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Redding Type "S" dies, are they worth the extra money?
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<blockquote data-quote="Pdvdh" data-source="post: 1124665" data-attributes="member: 4191"><p>Call me nit picky, because that's what I did for reloading .223s. Purchased a Forster FL die and then had them hone the neck to 0.2435". The high mounted expander worked the case necks very little. My case neck runout was substantially reduced resizing once-fired brass compared to the former RCBS full length sizer I'd been using. However I will say that the RCBS was an older die that was <em>really</em> sizing down the case necks excessively. The neck diameter in the RCBS die was much smaller than what Forster told me they manufactured/sold in their standard FL sizing die. The runout I had with the RCBS die caused me to try out a neck-honed Forster.</p><p></p><p>This past week I began outside neck turning some .223 cases. Lake City and Federal. Cleaning up about 40-100% of the outer case necks at the same cutting depth. Goes to show the variability of the case neck thicknesses on plain-Jane brass. Turns out I can now I can use the Forster die without the expander button. I could outside neck turn a little more brass off the necks and still maintain sufficient neck tension, using the Forster die without the expander.</p><p></p><p>Or if I don't want to turn necks, I can replace the expander stem/button and continue as I have been for the past couple years. I'm happy with the improved/reduced runout I'm getting either way.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pdvdh, post: 1124665, member: 4191"] Call me nit picky, because that's what I did for reloading .223s. Purchased a Forster FL die and then had them hone the neck to 0.2435". The high mounted expander worked the case necks very little. My case neck runout was substantially reduced resizing once-fired brass compared to the former RCBS full length sizer I'd been using. However I will say that the RCBS was an older die that was [I]really[/I] sizing down the case necks excessively. The neck diameter in the RCBS die was much smaller than what Forster told me they manufactured/sold in their standard FL sizing die. The runout I had with the RCBS die caused me to try out a neck-honed Forster. This past week I began outside neck turning some .223 cases. Lake City and Federal. Cleaning up about 40-100% of the outer case necks at the same cutting depth. Goes to show the variability of the case neck thicknesses on plain-Jane brass. Turns out I can now I can use the Forster die without the expander button. I could outside neck turn a little more brass off the necks and still maintain sufficient neck tension, using the Forster die without the expander. Or if I don't want to turn necks, I can replace the expander stem/button and continue as I have been for the past couple years. I'm happy with the improved/reduced runout I'm getting either way. [/QUOTE]
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