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Also it depends on what you are looking for. I am happy with my RCBS dies and the accuracy that they produce. I also have the carbide dies that don`t produce any more accuracy but don`t scratch as easy. I like the RCBS competition dies the most because they a-line the bullet straight in the brass when you load it. That makes a lot of difference in accuracy of the round.
As for pistol dies I don`t know, I don`t load for accuracy to the precision of match grade ammo. I only hunt or self defense with my handguns so I do really well with small groups at short distances[25 -50 yards].
Competition dies are probably going to be your best bet in my opinion and any manufacture will have their selection.
Let me know what you picked and how they worked for you. I like hearing about different equipment that worked for other people. Grandman
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For my match 45 ACP shooting, my set is mix and match from several die makers.
For my 223 and 308 match shooting, the die sets are still mix and match, but I have a micrometer seating die. The neck expander has a carbide bead and this took years of shooting to find what worked the best in my guns.
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AOakley
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IMHO, If you have a Dillon RL 550B press, go with Dillon or Redding 3-die pistol sets. I like RCBS products very much and have purchased many of their products. I do not use their pistol dies, however, because they combine the seating and crimping steps into one die. I prefer the method of using separate dies for seating and crimping. Several companies such as Redding, Dillon, and Speer, recommend this method. Also, because the Dillon powder charge system also bells the cartridge case, this makes the expander die superfluous and there is room in the tool head for separate seating and crimping dies.
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BigJakeJ1s
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AOakley wrote: I do not use their pistol dies, however, because they combine the seating and crimping steps into one die.
Any seating die, RCBS included, can be adjusted such that it does not crimp while seating!
On a 550, seating and crimping in one step would give you an extra station in which to check the powder level with a lock-out die, etc. (though the ergonomics of where you insert bullets changes a bit).
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Personal preferences aside, the inner, working parts of ALL dies are made to normal SAAMI dimensions and that's a range, minimum to maximum, not a specific point. Saying any die brand or type is held to a "tighter tolerance" is, on average, untrue and would be meaningless if it were true. What would it require, holding closer to the minimum or to the maximum side of the specified acceptable range? And, the same tolerance thing applies to chambers. I I would prefer that my chambers to be on the minimum side and my dies to be on the maximum side but that's hard to obtain.
Actually, getting a die set of any brand that matches a given chamber well is a matter of luck. Pay what it takes to make you feel comfortable but ideal die-to-firearm fit is not by brand, not price, not user features; just luck.
NONE of us would be content to buy second or third rate dies. EACH brand has it's die hard supporters and committed bangers but they are running on emotion, not facts. IF any maker had a consistant, or even average, advantage for die accuracy they would have long ago captured the whole reloading market. No one has done that simply because it's not true.Last edited on Tue Sep 22nd, 2009 06:20 PM by Busted
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