I have Redding, Lee, RCBS, Hornady and Forster. The Redding Type S Bushing Dies are great. The only draw back is that they will cause excessive runout if you size the neck more than .004-.005 in one shot. This sometimes requires two different size bushings and can be a pain.
The Forster Bench Rest Dies http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=568794&t=11082005 Are excellent. They produce the most concentric of any of the FL dies I own. I highly recommend them.
I do not think you will need the "Small Base Dies" for your Remington. The SB dies are hard on brass and IMO not necessary. A properly set up FL die should work just fine.
Neck sizing is NOT an option when loading for an auto-loader. When a round is fired in a bolt gun the brass expands to the chamber dimentions and springs back slightly to allow for easy extraction. Things are a bit different in an auto-loader. The brass is extracted when the brass is still under a slight bit of pressure thus causing the brass to be of different dimentions, longer, fatter etc. than the chamber. The fired brass is not a "perfect" fit as in a bolt gun. It is stretched out of whack and need to be FL sized back into place.

I have never used a neck sizer only, but have been considering it for my bolt-actions. Does the neck sizer have the primer extractor pin so that the primers are kicked out at the same time (similar to a full sizer)?

RCBS has the BEST warranty in the business. You could dig a rcbs die up in a field,send it in,and get it back as new or a new 1. That said,rcbs sizer buttons screw in instead of collet(clamp pressure). Go with rcbs and you have dies for not only your life,but your kids and grandkids lifetime!

Mr. Longbeard, just where in MD do you live, anyway? I'm 4.5 miles N. of Hagerstown, just N of Mason-Dixon line. Maybe we could get together some time and I could help you with some of your challenges. I've been loading rifle ammo now since 1953.......

I am all the time ridin my cycle in the chambersburg area, we should meet up sometime. Maybe you don't want too[X(]. But I am pretty good guy.

iv had nothing but bad luck with lee. they dont stay locked down that well with o-rings nuts. i have had really good luck with rcbs dies. the company garentees everything and once you get them set to your press, they stay for good.

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Hey eldeguello. I'm from the baltimore area... But I drive I-70 almost every week end in the fall and spring... Maybe we can hook up... I always thought you were in Texas with the aviator

What ranges do you shoot at in Hagerstown???

RCBS, great dies and lifetime warranty

Mr. Longbeard, I am currently doing my shooting at the Waynesboro Fish & Game Preservation Club at Quincy, PA about 2 miles northeast of Waynesboro PA. I think this is about the closest range to my house, yet it it about 30 miles, as I live 4 miles north of Greencastle just west of I-81.

I currently live in PA, for no particular reason. I was born in Ft. Worth TX, attended college in TX, but was an Army (and later, AF) brat and never lived anywhere more than about 18 months as a kid. Then I spent 38 years in the Army myself, retired at Ft. Hood TX, and later moved to NY, then PA! My kids live in CO and TX respectively. Guess I should move back there. But at my age, moving is a real chore!