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FL Bushing Die, FL Die, or Body Die/Neck Collet?
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<blockquote data-quote="marc357" data-source="post: 2963298" data-attributes="member: 1786"><p>This is super advice, and reflects my experience.</p><p></p><p>I shoot .300 WinMag as well, in a custom gun. I built it in 2001 and I went down the rabbit hole, bought all the stuff, did a lot of things/ extra work that didn't/ don't really make a difference. Most of those things I don't do any more, and those tools sit idle.</p><p></p><p> I would love to tell you that my 450.00 Redding Precision Ultimate Dies will load better ammo than my 45.00 Lee dies..... but I can't prove it on paper or steel. </p><p></p><p> I'm talking 3 shots in 1/4" at 100, occasionally 1" at 500, and 3" at 1000. With cheap Lee dies.</p><p></p><p>Berger 210 VLDs and Hornady 208s would shoot into the same group at 1000 yards for me, switched to the Hornady after shooting up a couple thousand of the Bergers.</p><p></p><p> What I have learned through loading (and shooting) 6k rounds of .300WM and burning 10 8lb jugs of H1000 and 2 barrels over the last 20 years is that "consistency of your process" is more important than the exact process itself. </p><p></p><p> One thing I do spend the time on is annealing case necks after every firing. I spin them in the flame of a plumber's torch with a cordless screwdriver, I can do 4 to 5 per minute like this, and I get better neck tension consistency and reduced seating effort. I think it's worth messing with, and I do it with a 20.00 plumber's torch and a bottle of 750° Tempilaq rather than a 1000.00+ machine.</p><p></p><p> All that said, I would never discourage anyone from buying quality tools/ dies/ presses. Good tools last a lifetime, and our kids & grandkids lifetimes if cared for.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="marc357, post: 2963298, member: 1786"] This is super advice, and reflects my experience. I shoot .300 WinMag as well, in a custom gun. I built it in 2001 and I went down the rabbit hole, bought all the stuff, did a lot of things/ extra work that didn't/ don't really make a difference. Most of those things I don't do any more, and those tools sit idle. I would love to tell you that my 450.00 Redding Precision Ultimate Dies will load better ammo than my 45.00 Lee dies..... but I can't prove it on paper or steel. I'm talking 3 shots in 1/4" at 100, occasionally 1" at 500, and 3" at 1000. With cheap Lee dies. Berger 210 VLDs and Hornady 208s would shoot into the same group at 1000 yards for me, switched to the Hornady after shooting up a couple thousand of the Bergers. What I have learned through loading (and shooting) 6k rounds of .300WM and burning 10 8lb jugs of H1000 and 2 barrels over the last 20 years is that "consistency of your process" is more important than the exact process itself. One thing I do spend the time on is annealing case necks after every firing. I spin them in the flame of a plumber's torch with a cordless screwdriver, I can do 4 to 5 per minute like this, and I get better neck tension consistency and reduced seating effort. I think it's worth messing with, and I do it with a 20.00 plumber's torch and a bottle of 750° Tempilaq rather than a 1000.00+ machine. All that said, I would never discourage anyone from buying quality tools/ dies/ presses. Good tools last a lifetime, and our kids & grandkids lifetimes if cared for. [/QUOTE]
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