Which Die?

drh1175 · 11-17-2006, 07:11 AM

I need a die for my .222 Rem which one to buy? I have looked at Hornady, Lee and RCBS. What is recomended?

DM · 11-17-2006, 07:43 AM

Unless your planning to squeeze every last bit of accuracy out of your rifle, it doesn't matter... Pick the one you like the looks of...

DM

Mykey · 11-17-2006, 07:51 AM

RCBS!

Dan in Alaska · 11-17-2006, 10:21 AM

I have been buying Redding dies, exclusively, for the past few years. I really like them, and in some cases they are cheaper than RCBS. I have die inventory that's about 50/50, Redding vs. RCBS. I also have a set of Dillon .45 ACP dies, and a set of Lee .454 Casull dies. I won't buy Lee again, except for their factory crimp dies.

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11-17-2006, 11:58 AM

I am not sure, but I think hornady is the only one that might have different threads than the rest.

I have good luck with RCBS, but had back luck out of redding. I do like the competition redding dies however.

eldeguello · 11-25-2006, 07:10 AM

IMO, the very BEST dies I have used are Redding and Forster. I especially like the Forster Benchrest bullet seating die.

RCBS stuff is also quite good. Lyman, Hornady, and a number of older brands will work too. And even Lee dies are acceptable, especially if you are not loading thousands of rounds.

Recently, I have taken to buying dies off e-bay, especially when it's for loading a caliber that I need right now, but won't use much!

James B · 11-25-2006, 09:29 AM

I am getting to prefer Hornady dies over most other. I have had no problem at all with Lee dies. I have more RCBS than anything else.

handloader1 · 11-25-2006, 10:45 PM

I like Forster. Good luclk

Hunter App · 12-09-2006, 04:41 AM

There are a lot of options and a number of successful companies out there making reloading dies. The reason these companies are successful is because they are making good Dies.

For a full-length die I think I would be Happy with Redding, Hornady, RCBS & Forester.

As mentioned above the Forster Benchrest bullet-seating die, is top notch. Redding makes a similar competition-seating die, which is similar to the Forester and looks nicer. Of course Redding wants a little more for their nicer looking, quality seating die than the Forester. I think either will do a great job.

Would anyone be able to compare Hornady"™ S seating die to the forester? I have never handled the Hornady dies B4, although I have heard good things about their dies.