Shell holder recommendaton

[muleman69]

Have four presses and would like to stick a shell holder of the same size in each so I'm not having to switch holder back and forth. What holders should I go with to get the most consistency?

 

[Kracken McGraw]

Redding has closer tolerances than RCBS in my experience. These are the only ones I’ve ever tried.

 

[KenOath]

Have four presses and would like to stick a shell holder of the same size in each so I'm not having to switch holder back and forth. What holders should I go with to get the most consistency?

What presses do you have? I use RCBS for Rockchucker and Redding for Redding.. Same brand machined for same brand makes sense to me.

 

[muleman69]

What presses do you have? I use RCBS for Rockchucker and Redding for Redding.. Same brand machined for same brand makes sense to me.

Sounds good to me,I have two t-7's,one old pacific and a lee to deprime with.

 

[JohnKielly]

I like Lees myself. The lead in bevel makes them easier to use - and I perform specific functions on one press only, so tolerance isn't an issue.

 

[chkunz]

The press is not the issue. The tolerances on the shell holder is what is important.

 

[JFrank]

Mr.Guffey has no less than 200 shell holders

 

[pirate ammo]

Mr.Guffey has no less than 200 shell holders

maybe more,

 

[snert]

I have found Redding to be tighter within tolerance. I switched over from a mix of various shellholders and I am content, FWIW

 

[Dans40X]

I agree to match equipment to their respective manufacturer....but

The Redding shell holders that I have mic'd in the last 3 decades were as consistent as a middle school students first shop class project.

The last Redding part that I ordered was a no crimp .062" die spacer that mic'd .069"
(Chinese Ingenuity at it's finest)
I folded it in half & sent it back to Redding in Cortland,N.Y.

The RCBS shell holders in my possession from the last 40+ years of which number close to 50 are consistent to .002" in all critical dimensions.

 

[watercam]

Could one use some shim material and simply epoxy to the bottom of the short ones to match the longest? Assuming we're talking sub -.010" measurements overall?

 

[JFrank]

Could one use some shim material and simply epoxy to the bottom of the short ones to match the longest? Assuming we're talking sub -.010" measurements overall?

Mr. Guffey uses feeler gauges
rather than Skip shims
And then there is measuring chambers "

 

[Peebles24]

I use one shellholder to do all of "X" caliber with as long a i stick with that one i foresee no problem.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Mr. Guffey uses feeler gauges
rather than Skip shims
And then there is measuring chambers "

You must have finally got @dmoran decoder ring and figured out how to use it

 

[JFrank]

^^^ I also collect Datums and keep notes