6mm BR Dies?

[jschroed]

I am finishing my 6 mm BR build and now need to get a set of dies. What do you recommend? The gun will be used for informal target and varmint shooting. Guess I'd be looking more for the best value, not the best die set. Your thoughts?

 

[johnmyers]

How about Forster FL die and Ultra seater set for $97.95 from Sinclair or FL die and Bench rest seater set for $76.95

 

[fguffey]

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/145611/redding-3-die-set-6mm-br-bench-rest?cm_vc=S016ID367367

F. Guffey

 

[in2deep]

fguffey,
are those standard Redding dies the same quality as their "Competition" dies? Always been curious of the difference.
Thanks.

 

[gunsandgunsmithing]

fguffey,
are those standard Redding dies the same quality as their "Competition" dies? Always been curious of the difference.
Thanks.

Totally different... Go to Redding's website. It'll show the differences, but the type
"S" full, and the comp. seater set is a hard setup to beat, IMO---Mike Ezell

 

[Sighter]

Harrels Precision 6 BR Resizing Die and a Wilson Seater Die. Or if you do not have an arbor press substitute the Redding Competition seater for the Wilson seater.

The Harrels uses Wilson or Redding neck bushings and can bump the shoulder back with each use with minimal full length resizing: http://harrellsprec.com/index.php?crn=207&rn=384&action=show_detail

 

[SS427]

If you have an Arbor press or willing to buy one, the Wilson seating die is the obvious choice. If no Arbor press, the Redding competition seating die would be my suggestion. Don't have experience with the Forester dies, but hear they are just as good. As for sizing, you need to decide if you want to FL size each time or just neck size. Either way the Redding type S version is a great choice. I would not pay the extra money for the micrometer top on the Redding competition sizing dies. I have two of them and don't find the micrometer that useful. (I do on my seating dies though.)

 

[TxBoy]

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[SierraCJ5]

I'm another newbie to the 6BR and have questions very similar to Jschroed. My new 26" 8 twist Criterion should be arriving shortly and I want to make sure I don't sacrifice performance when it comes to reloading. My primary use for the rifle will be club competition at 600 yds and recreational steel shooting out to 750-800 yds. The chamber will have a .272" neck which means I will not be turning. The barrel will be mated to a Savage 110 that used to be my 22-250. I plan on being conscientious during loading but I don't want to follow a full competition routine.

I'm leaning towards FL sizing each time with either a custom Harrell's die or a Forster which has been honed. The only reason I'm not sold on the Harrell's die is due to it being a bushing die; I would like to stay away from bushings due to the donut. Will I even notice a difference between the two since this is primarily a recreational rifle? Am I giving the donut too much emphasis?

Another question related to the Forster, since it comes with an expander ball decapper, what options exist to replace this assembly once the die is honed and the need to expand necks no longer exists? I would still like to size and decap at the same time.

I've also read that it is advisable to use an expander mandrel on new Lapua brass prior to the first loading. Who makes a suitable mandrel and are they available in different diameters?

This forum and website in general have been a terrific resource and both have been instrumental in convincing me to give the 6BR a try. Some of my longtime shooting buddies can't believe I'm taking my 22-250 apart to try something they've never heard of. I can't wait to see how it comes together.

Thanks again
Jeff

 

[bsekf]

If you want to use a Lee Collet die. They do not make a 6BR but I understand you can us a 6PPC which they do make.

 

[fguffey]

“are those standard Redding dies the same quality as their "Competition" dies? Always been curious of the difference.
Thanks”

“Guess I'd be looking more for the best value, not the best die set”

3 Dies for $88.00, full length sizer, neck sizer and a seating die, I would say that is the ‘best value’. Competition dies, I have RCBS Gold medal and Competition seater dies because of the alignment between the neck of the case and bullet, I also have a universal Lyman 7mm inline seater die, then there are the old Lee target models, a bargain because of the neck reamer included.

The difference in dies, all my seater dies are adjustable in thousands, with height gages and or the dial caliper a seater die can be adjusted, it helps if the reloader has a standard/transfer to use when indexing the seater stem/plug .000 off the lands.

As to sizing with competition dies, I have too many dies to start over, I use the feeler gage as the companion tool to the press, my first concern is the length of the case from the head of the case to the shoulder, most everything else when sizing results in air between the case and chamber, because I am a fan of ‘time as a factor’ and I have rifles that are not influenced by air when shooting outstanding groups, I find spending an additional $100.00+ on a set of dies does not improve the results.

Again, I have the (one of the) ugliest rifle ever built, groups move but never spread like a pattern. I have more money in the scope/mount and rings than I have invested in the rifle, I purchase it for the sum of the parts.

F. Guffey

 

[artbosco]

I am finishing my 6 mm BR build and now need to get a set of dies. What do you recommend? The gun will be used for informal target and varmint shooting. Guess I'd be looking more for the best value, not the best die set. Your thoughts?

You only need TWO dies.

Redding's standard Full Length Sizing Die, since that die is also made to minimum SAAMI specs and their standard Bullet Seating Die.