Looking to pick up new die set for 6.5 Grendel for an AR.
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I've been looking at this: https://www.midwayusa.com/product/10...ter-seater-die
And this: https://www.midwayusa.com/product/10...ngth-sizer-die
Not sure what else is needed for Grendel...crimp die?
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The Forster and Redding dies are the best but way too expensive for me.
RCBS are top-notch but I don't want a small-base set. Works the brass too much and shortens it's life.
Hornady gets great reviews everywhere I've looked. Until the end of the year they have a rebate that gets you some free bullets.
So I'm getting the $31 die set with about $20 worth of free bullets. Hard to beat that deal.
And I like that Hornady sells a micrometer seating stem that can be added later."In any war, political or battlefield; truth is the first casualty."
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Originally posted by Randy99CL View PostThe Forster and Redding dies are the best but way too expensive for me.
RCBS are top-notch but I don't want a small-base set. Works the brass too much and shortens it's life.
Hornady gets great reviews everywhere I've looked. Until the end of the year they have a rebate that gets you some free bullets.
So I'm getting the $31 die set with about $20 worth of free bullets. Hard to beat that deal.
And I like that Hornady sells a micrometer seating stem that can be added later.
Yes, a SB die will work the base more than a standard die. No, it won't wear the brass out unless the brass was shot from a MG, your chamber is grossly out of spec or something else is stretching or blowing out the brass way past normal.
If your blaster has a decent chamber and is functioning properly, you will open the primer pockets or crack the necks from overuse before you have a headspace separation due to a SB die.
With the Grendel, I have not experienced a need for a SB die. Some on the forum have so will wait and see if any of them have destroyed their brass from using a SB die.
LR55
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Originally posted by LR1955 View PostR99:
Yes, a SB die will work the base more than a standard die. No, it won't wear the brass out unless the brass was shot from a MG, your chamber is grossly out of spec or something else is stretching or blowing out the brass way past normal.
If your blaster has a decent chamber and is functioning properly, you will open the primer pockets or crack the necks from overuse before you have a headspace separation due to a SB die.
With the Grendel, I have not experienced a need for a SB die. Some on the forum have so will wait and see if any of them have destroyed their brass from using a SB die.
LR55
Since the Hornady set is so cheap (and reportedly good) I'm getting one and only resizing as much as needed. It is good to know that the RCBS dies are available if my chamber is tight."In any war, political or battlefield; truth is the first casualty."
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Originally posted by ErikS View PostI have always used RCBS dies in my Rock Chucker, will any brand dies work?Cliff
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