Guys,
OK. I have read a tremendous amount on the internet and watched enough videos on youtube that I have convinced myself I know what I am doing, or at least I thought I did.
many, many years ago I was in to reloading and did a bunch. All of it with Lee stuff. I had a small budget and the stuff was cheap! Got married, had kids and life happaned. I had little time for reloading and guns. Sold everything, except a few cherished guns, off.
Fast forward 23 years and I find myself back in the hobby again. I am now also getting back into reloading. So, now that I have a successful career and can afford the finer things (at least some of them) I want to get setup right this time. I am in the market for dies for 308 and decided I would start out with the good stuff. I ordered a die set from Sinclair. They are the redding Type-S full length sizing die and competition bullet seater. Now I realize that I should also get different bushings to match the case rim thickness that I want to resize... But wait, I need to measure case thickness first, and then, well, maybe I should of just got the Type-S neck sizing die also. I will then need the competition shell holders for shoulder bump and I guess I will need to know the size of the chamber so I will need a tool for that as well... So on and so fourth.
And I have yet to load a single 308 round.
So, let me ask this question... Should I just get the standard 308 sizing die from Redding and start out simple? Is it a waste of money? Or is what I am doing worth it? I mean, how much more accuracy am I going to squeeze out of the catridge if I do all of it? Will the standard resizing die shoot good enough for the .25 inch groups I desire?
For reference purposes the rifle is a GAP Crusader. I have been successful getting .25 groups with factory Hornady ammo.
So, what the heck am I asking here... I guess I just want to hear how many people go to these great lengths to make the most accurate round for tactical shooting? My range is out to 300 yards. Would I be best served by purchasing the standard dies and then slowly working myself into the higher end comp stuff or should I jump in with both feet? I do not remember all of this fancy stuff back when I reloaded.
I posses the techincal competancy to make all of this work but want to hear if it will be noticable on paper aftr I spend all of the money or will I get the same results with the standard dies?
Thanks for listening to that long and drawn out story.
Phil
OK. I have read a tremendous amount on the internet and watched enough videos on youtube that I have convinced myself I know what I am doing, or at least I thought I did.
many, many years ago I was in to reloading and did a bunch. All of it with Lee stuff. I had a small budget and the stuff was cheap! Got married, had kids and life happaned. I had little time for reloading and guns. Sold everything, except a few cherished guns, off.
Fast forward 23 years and I find myself back in the hobby again. I am now also getting back into reloading. So, now that I have a successful career and can afford the finer things (at least some of them) I want to get setup right this time. I am in the market for dies for 308 and decided I would start out with the good stuff. I ordered a die set from Sinclair. They are the redding Type-S full length sizing die and competition bullet seater. Now I realize that I should also get different bushings to match the case rim thickness that I want to resize... But wait, I need to measure case thickness first, and then, well, maybe I should of just got the Type-S neck sizing die also. I will then need the competition shell holders for shoulder bump and I guess I will need to know the size of the chamber so I will need a tool for that as well... So on and so fourth.
And I have yet to load a single 308 round.
So, let me ask this question... Should I just get the standard 308 sizing die from Redding and start out simple? Is it a waste of money? Or is what I am doing worth it? I mean, how much more accuracy am I going to squeeze out of the catridge if I do all of it? Will the standard resizing die shoot good enough for the .25 inch groups I desire?
For reference purposes the rifle is a GAP Crusader. I have been successful getting .25 groups with factory Hornady ammo.
So, what the heck am I asking here... I guess I just want to hear how many people go to these great lengths to make the most accurate round for tactical shooting? My range is out to 300 yards. Would I be best served by purchasing the standard dies and then slowly working myself into the higher end comp stuff or should I jump in with both feet? I do not remember all of this fancy stuff back when I reloaded.
I posses the techincal competancy to make all of this work but want to hear if it will be noticable on paper aftr I spend all of the money or will I get the same results with the standard dies?
Thanks for listening to that long and drawn out story.
Phil
