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<blockquote data-quote=".300 Dakota" data-source="post: 2531053" data-attributes="member: 106514"><p>Exactly! My biggest challenge to loading accurately is the lack of dies available. It is easy enough to switch the sizer button on a 6.5 Creed die and expand/true the necks on new brass, but seating was a little different. Obviously this was a budget project, so a great fix for this and other potential wildcat loading problems is the Frankford Arsenal Universal seating kit. It's essentially a competition die that uses collets to switch bore diameter and comes with different seating stems, so it works on calibers .22 thru .338. It uses a micrometer to fine tune seating depth, and greatly increses efficiency for single stage users like me. You get the whole kit on Amazon or Optics Planet for $65.99. One Redding seater die would cost more than that. I'll try to get some load info posted as soon as is available. </p><p></p><p>Use to (couple years ago) I could build one of these minus the fluted bolt sleeve for under $1k. Not anymore. I think I have around $1400 or so into this one, and it's not a precision long range gnat killer, but it definitely turns some heads at the range and previous models have all shot sub-1/2 MOA down into the .1s. This is my first Preferred barrel, and we had some major hiccups getting it done and into my hands. I can say the threads are cut to tight tolerance, amd the finish is nice. The crown looks great. Other than that, you know as much about it as I do. I am a bit nervous considering the history of its production and shipping, but I am leeping my fingers crossed. If it fails, I can always rebarrel with Criterion or PVA.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE=".300 Dakota, post: 2531053, member: 106514"] Exactly! My biggest challenge to loading accurately is the lack of dies available. It is easy enough to switch the sizer button on a 6.5 Creed die and expand/true the necks on new brass, but seating was a little different. Obviously this was a budget project, so a great fix for this and other potential wildcat loading problems is the Frankford Arsenal Universal seating kit. It's essentially a competition die that uses collets to switch bore diameter and comes with different seating stems, so it works on calibers .22 thru .338. It uses a micrometer to fine tune seating depth, and greatly increses efficiency for single stage users like me. You get the whole kit on Amazon or Optics Planet for $65.99. One Redding seater die would cost more than that. I'll try to get some load info posted as soon as is available. Use to (couple years ago) I could build one of these minus the fluted bolt sleeve for under $1k. Not anymore. I think I have around $1400 or so into this one, and it's not a precision long range gnat killer, but it definitely turns some heads at the range and previous models have all shot sub-1/2 MOA down into the .1s. This is my first Preferred barrel, and we had some major hiccups getting it done and into my hands. I can say the threads are cut to tight tolerance, amd the finish is nice. The crown looks great. Other than that, you know as much about it as I do. I am a bit nervous considering the history of its production and shipping, but I am leeping my fingers crossed. If it fails, I can always rebarrel with Criterion or PVA. [/QUOTE]
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