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Definitely NOT happy with new Redding Dies!
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<blockquote data-quote="engineer40" data-source="post: 1214283" data-attributes="member: 90399"><p>I started reloading over a year ago. The very first sets of reloading dies I got were for my 30-06's and a set for 223, and they just happened to both be Lee die sets. </p><p></p><p>I had such great luck with the Lee dies, I have since acquired 7 more Lee reloading die sets (for a total of 9). No complaints at all. </p><p></p><p>I'm putting together a 6.5-284 Norma rifle. Well crap, Lee doesn't make a die set for that cartridge. I've always heard great things about Redding dies and they are expensive, so they're probably a safe bet for a quality set of dies right? </p><p></p><p>Wrong...</p><p></p><p>I cleaned the manufacturing lube from the dies and while putting both the Full Length sizing die and Neck sizing die back together I noticed the decapping pins were gyrating all over the place as I screwed them in. </p><p></p><p>So either the threads in both die bodies are cut off center or both decapping pins are bent from the factory. I couldn't figure out a way to get the decapping pins into my concentricity gauge to measure if they are concentric. However, either way, I've never had this problem with my Lee dies that are 1/4 the cost. </p><p></p><p>I haven't used them yet, but I just have to assume this would definitely not be good for concentric case necks. It's amazing how your opinion of a company can be formed when the very first time you try one of their products it's a letdown. I can see the potential of something going wrong with the manufacturing process and then getting by Quality Control, but both dies? Come on Redding... </p><p></p><p></p><p><img src="https://s31.postimg.org/m7npxn6zv/Reloading_Die.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="engineer40, post: 1214283, member: 90399"] I started reloading over a year ago. The very first sets of reloading dies I got were for my 30-06's and a set for 223, and they just happened to both be Lee die sets. I had such great luck with the Lee dies, I have since acquired 7 more Lee reloading die sets (for a total of 9). No complaints at all. I'm putting together a 6.5-284 Norma rifle. Well crap, Lee doesn't make a die set for that cartridge. I've always heard great things about Redding dies and they are expensive, so they're probably a safe bet for a quality set of dies right? Wrong... I cleaned the manufacturing lube from the dies and while putting both the Full Length sizing die and Neck sizing die back together I noticed the decapping pins were gyrating all over the place as I screwed them in. So either the threads in both die bodies are cut off center or both decapping pins are bent from the factory. I couldn't figure out a way to get the decapping pins into my concentricity gauge to measure if they are concentric. However, either way, I've never had this problem with my Lee dies that are 1/4 the cost. I haven't used them yet, but I just have to assume this would definitely not be good for concentric case necks. It's amazing how your opinion of a company can be formed when the very first time you try one of their products it's a letdown. I can see the potential of something going wrong with the manufacturing process and then getting by Quality Control, but both dies? Come on Redding... [IMG]https://s31.postimg.org/m7npxn6zv/Reloading_Die.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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