308 Redding dies...can't make up my mind.

[Otto]

Help me make a choice between these two Redding sets....
http://www.midwayusa.com/product/271533/redding-type-s-match-bushing-2-die-set-308-winchester
and...
http://www.midwayusa.com/product/357095/...-308-winchester
The first set has a Type S full length sizer.
The second set neck sizes only with the addition of a body die.
Does a Type S FL sizer make more accurate ammo at the expense of over-working the brass?
I guess what I'm asking is which one would you get?

 

[RTodd]

Re: 308 Redding dies...can't make up my mind.

I don't know enought about what you're doing to advise one set or the other. I will share what I know from my limited experience.


I've used the type S dies only in .223 and .308, and my experience is that the type S shows a loaded concentricity advantage only with good quality (concentric) brass. If the brass has varying wall thickness, your runout results will likely be no better than with a conventional die.

Where the S die pays for itself for me is getting to dump the expander ball, or keep it but make a very slight neck expansion instead of a heavy one. May allow you to eliminate the case lube on neck dies, and for me that is worth the admission price.



Randy

 

[427Cobra]

Re: 308 Redding dies...can't make up my mind.

#1 all the way, add the floating carbide expander with the correct bushing and you'll have a great setup. Yes I use the floating expander, it barely touches and I have concentric loaded ammo.