thump_rrr
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When I started shooting a little o er 2 years ago I was unsure if I would be successful in reloading or would enjoy it so I bought a Lee 50th Aniversary kit for $89.00 and dies in 9mm, 40 S&W, and .45ACP.
I enjoyed reloading enough to buy a Hornady LnL AP Progressive setup and a bunch more dies.
I had no problem with Lee pistol dies so I bought a set of their .308 Win. dies and had great success with them.
I also own Hornady dies for each caliber that I reload on the progressive press.
I find that the Hornady dies are deeper and fit that press well.
I own a couple of sets of RCBS dies for calibers that I didn't find in Lee dies in stock when I needed them.
As for what I think are the best rifle dies I will go with Redding for a couple of reasons.
Micrometer seating dies for when you are seating more than 1 type of bullet and you want to be able to go back to a different seating depth.
Neck bushing dies for the most repeatable neck tension with match grade ammo.
I still love posting this 100y photo which reminds me that if I do everything else right it doesn't matter whose dies I use.
That's (3) 5 shot groups and a pair in the lower right target.
I enjoyed reloading enough to buy a Hornady LnL AP Progressive setup and a bunch more dies.
I had no problem with Lee pistol dies so I bought a set of their .308 Win. dies and had great success with them.
I also own Hornady dies for each caliber that I reload on the progressive press.
I find that the Hornady dies are deeper and fit that press well.
I own a couple of sets of RCBS dies for calibers that I didn't find in Lee dies in stock when I needed them.
As for what I think are the best rifle dies I will go with Redding for a couple of reasons.
Micrometer seating dies for when you are seating more than 1 type of bullet and you want to be able to go back to a different seating depth.
Neck bushing dies for the most repeatable neck tension with match grade ammo.
I still love posting this 100y photo which reminds me that if I do everything else right it doesn't matter whose dies I use.
That's (3) 5 shot groups and a pair in the lower right target.