I bought the lee set since it comes with the crimp die with good results but in my experience crimping isn't necessary for the Grendel and may decrease accuracy
Grendel dies-my head is spinning!
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Originally posted by Greg_R View Post...Because of the way my bench is built I would have to cut a section out of the facing of my bench. A problem easily fixed by a 4" press riser from Inline Fabricators.If it's true that we are here to help others, then what exactly are the others here for?
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Originally posted by Grendelshooter View PostBefore starting this thread I didn't know anything about Forster dies or presses.
Now I think I'm in for a co-ax and set of dies lol. Short of going to a Dillon progressive it looks like the best thing going.
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Here is a video comparing "cheap" Lee dies to expensive Hornady dies.
Sometimes you get more than you pay for.
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Originally posted by bj139 View PostHere is a video comparing "cheap" Lee dies to expensive Hornady dies.
Sometimes you get more than you pay for.
I sized three Grendel cases with the Hornady New Dimension die, three with the Redding Type-S bushing die (no sizing ball), and three with a Lee collet crimping die to stand in for the neck sizer (the closest I have).
Both the Hornady and Redding dies produced cases which all had less than .001" of runout when measured on the RCBS Casemaster, same unit as used in the video. The Lee collet die produced cases which all had a bit over .001" of runout.
To get his Hornday die to give those results I suspect that the producer of that video:
A) chose a die which could have been dirty,
B) used a die which was worn, or
C) was sizing cases which had uneven wall thickness (remember, the sizing ball rounds out the inside of the case mouth, while the collet die rounds the outside).
YMMV.Last edited by NugginFutz; 07-09-2017, 02:21 PM.If it's true that we are here to help others, then what exactly are the others here for?
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Originally posted by bj139 View PostI believe you are confusing a crimping die with a sizing die.
I guess any die manufacturer can make a bad die from time to time.If it's true that we are here to help others, then what exactly are the others here for?
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LEE doesn't make a collet die for the 6.5 Grendel, and I don't understand why, since they do make one for the 223.
Which case (chambering) die did You use for Your test ?
If LEE gets around to making a collet die for the Grendel, I will use it and ignore the concentricity gauge, because I have proven to Myself with other chamberings that the LEE collet dies produce accurate reloads.
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Originally posted by FW Conch View PostLEE doesn't make a collet die for the 6.5 Grendel, and I don't understand why, since they do make one for the 223.
Which case (chambering) die did You use for Your test ?If it's true that we are here to help others, then what exactly are the others here for?
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10/4 "N F"....I'm on the same page with You now...Thanks
After being a LEE supporter for decades, I must say I'm disappointed in the LEE full length Grendel sizing die. It is stretching My cases more than I care to tolerate. The cost of the Redding Type S is a big pill for Me to swallow.
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Originally posted by FW Conch View Post10/4 "N F"....I'm on the same page with You now...Thanks
After being a LEE supporter for decades, I must say I'm disappointed in the LEE full length Grendel sizing die. It is stretching My cases more than I care to tolerate. The cost of the Redding Type S is a big pill for Me to swallow.If it's true that we are here to help others, then what exactly are the others here for?
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Originally posted by NugginFutz View PostI experienced the same trepidation about moving over to the Redding Type-S bushing dies. I figured that if I could reduce the case loss by 1/2, I could pay for the die and bushings on the first batch of 100 Lapua cases I sized with the Redding. Either way, the die has given me much greater control over neck tension now, and I can use different bushings for Hornady and Lapua brass so as to account for the thickness differences.
Exactly! A major reason I recommend Redding bushing dies.
LR55
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