- Thread starter Jerry D
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There is a 6.5 creedmoor thread that has about 9 years worth of info in it and also if you search there are plenty of other threads about reloading for a 6.5 creedmoor including which dies people are using what size bushings and etc...
Dont buy them. Buy Hornady match 6.5 CM dies. Twice the quality for half the price. You’re welcome.
Having used both I have to say “what you smokin’ boy?”
Ive owned a lot of Redding(thousands of dollars worth). I’ve taken castings of them, looked at them under magnification, compared them directly with their competition, and it’s not even close. Only thing they have going for them is a big cartridge menu, otherwise they're just overpriced mediocrity.
Edit: Any chance you had custom grade and not match grade hornady’s? I’d agree with you then.
Really taken castings of them looked at them under magnification? Crap i use them they seem to work. Maybe a little expensive. I do prefer Forster. Sombody slap me .
Redding is great for the price. Buy with confidence. Get a s type bushing die and an expander mandrel and you are set.
Ok why a expander mandral?
Because it better uniforms the inside of the neck. Which is what matters more because that’s what contacts bullet. Along with being better on brass than dragging expander ball through it.
The set posted above will work. Definitely get the FL bushing die so you can bump the shoulder. Load a round and measure the neck to get your bushing size needed. Most go .002-003" smaller than loaded.
Now you can buy the set or just buy the Type S FL die and then buy a different seater. The Forster BR Ultra Micrometer seater is a very good choice. You don't have to buy a full set.
Also as mentioned the Hornady Match grade will work also.
First it started with finding dies that actually matched the chambers well. .308 and .223 (what everyone was shooting back then ) are all over the map, and some dies weren’t a good fit. After you end up with a few different sets of dies in the same caliber, you can’t help but ask yourself why the Redding’s are so sensitive to lube, take so much effort, and leave shiny spots on your cases. Casting the dies ruled out dimensional issues. It’s because their internal finish sucks. It sucks across all cartridges as well. The Hornady sizers are dimensioned well, and their internal finish is very nice, for about half the cost.
If the OP must blow $170-200 bucks on a seater and a sizer, buy a Whidden sizer and a Forster seater.
The redoing will suit you well. Buy with confidence.
As far as which bushing, that will depend on what brass and bullet combo you’ll be running. Load a round and then measure the outside of the neck with the bunker in it. Take that number and subtract .002 and that’s going to be the bushing number you want to get.
As far as which bushing, that will depend on what brass and bullet combo you’ll be running. Load a round and then measure the outside of the neck with the bunker in it. Take that number and subtract .002 and that’s going to be the bushing number you want to get.
J
Just wondering i dont use a expander ball or a mandrel. I fond i get excessive runout with both. Could be me im not a expert or perfect
Ok probability of why i get 3 die sets before i can make good rounds. In that case i have better luck with forster then redding then rcbs nope struck out 3 times with hornady never got good dies with them .
Getting to much runout i just got new die sets or seating dies till the problem went away started with good new brass so that wasn't the issue.
