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  • Briano23
    Warrior
    • Jul 2019
    • 102

    Reloading Dies suggestions

    Hello. I'm m new to the forum and also 6.5 grendel I have been rifle reloading for sometime now and i need dies for the grendel.
    I have a forster coax and a rockchucker for my rifle reloads.
    I have look at forster full length and the micro seater die but wondering what dies everyone is using to give them the best results.
    Thanks
    Briano
  • stubshaft
    Bloodstained
    • Jun 2020
    • 46

    #2
    I get by just fine with Hornady New Dimension dies and was thinking of getting a Lee collet die for sizing. I load for over 45 different calibers and have dies in every flavor imaginable and the Hornady dies get me under MOA.
    If I agreed with you, then we'd both be wrong.

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    • Rosecrans1
      Warrior
      • Feb 2019
      • 435

      #3
      Plus 1 for the Hornaday dies.

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      • rwh
        Warrior
        • Jun 2014
        • 188

        #4
        I use a Redding full length bushing die and an LE Wilson seater with a micrometer top and the VLD seater stem.

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        • Wheelhorse
          Warrior
          • May 2014
          • 225

          #5
          I used to use a Hornady seating die until I bought a Redding competition seating die. Both dies have a floating chamber that holds the bullet in place on the way up.
          This chamber on the Redding is an extremely tight fit without any side to side looseness.
          With the Hornady, there's quite a bit of side to side flop in the floating chamber. The Hornady dies worked but given flop or a precise fit, I'll take the latter.

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          • Briano23
            Warrior
            • Jul 2019
            • 102

            #6
            Thanks. The lee die you will use it to size the neck?
            My 308 I use a Redding body die to size my brass a and bump the shoulder and a lee collet die to size the neck tension. Is that the purpose for the lee collet die?

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            • Popeye212
              Chieftain
              • Jan 2018
              • 1596

              #7
              Replaced most of my Hornady dies with Forster or Redding.

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              • A5BLASTER
                Chieftain
                • Mar 2015
                • 6192

                #8
                Ar grendel= foster full length

                Bolt grendel= Redding body die and bushing type s neck die

                Seater= foster micro seater

                Works great for my needs.

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                • Mesa1978
                  Warrior
                  • May 2015
                  • 255

                  #9
                  Forster - solid choice for Grendel in my experience.

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                  • stubshaft
                    Bloodstained
                    • Jun 2020
                    • 46

                    #10
                    Originally posted by Briano23 View Post
                    Thanks. The lee die you will use it to size the neck?
                    My 308 I use a Redding body die to size my brass a and bump the shoulder and a lee collet die to size the neck tension. Is that the purpose for the lee collet die?
                    The collet die reduces case stretching because you do not have to drag the expander ball out.
                    If I agreed with you, then we'd both be wrong.

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                    • Briano23
                      Warrior
                      • Jul 2019
                      • 102

                      #11
                      Thanks all I think I'll go with a body die and for the neck tension use the Lee collet die. Seating Forster micro seater.

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                      • monty
                        Bloodstained
                        • Nov 2017
                        • 94

                        #12
                        I use a Redding full length sizer die with the expander ball removed. Then a mandrel to set neck tension. Bullet seating with Forster micrometer seating die.

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                        • FLshooter
                          Chieftain
                          • Jun 2019
                          • 1380

                          #13

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                          • Briano23
                            Warrior
                            • Jul 2019
                            • 102

                            #14
                            What mandrel to set neck tension,

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                            • monty
                              Bloodstained
                              • Nov 2017
                              • 94

                              #15
                              Originally posted by Briano23 View Post
                              What mandrel to set neck tension,

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