6mm dasher dies

[Hal]

I'm putting together a 6MM Dasher for 6oo - 1000 yd shooting.
.270 neck with Lapua brass.
What dies do you recommend?

Redding, Forster or Hornady ?

I like the idea of the sliding sleeve, that Forster and Hornady use ,that fully supports and aligns the case as the bullet is being seated.

I would like the sizer die to full length size the case the minimum amount.

I'm open to any ideas and can use all the help I can get.

Hal

 

[Phil]

In NO particular order....

Hornady
Redding
Forester
Wilson
Harrells
Neil Jones.....

I`m sure there are more,but the top of my head is empty now..... :

 

[T 700]

Hal, Sent you a PM

 

[johnmyers]

Hal
I just did a Dasher and bought Forster competition die set and sent it to Forster to have FL die honed out for the neck tension I wanted and the runout is almost 0 on loaded rounds. Works great and great value for cost. If 1 FL die is not enough you can buy a second FL die and have it honed to what you want and still be less than buying other brand competition sets and different size bushings.

 

[Hoier]

John Whidden makes dies now, I would give him a jingle plus they are very reasonably priced.

 

[Hal]

Thank you everyone for the PM's and the replys.

Hal

 

[Killshot]

Hal, the Redding Competition Seater also has the containment sleeve. It is VERY good.

I have been using the Redding FL "S" Bushing die and recently got one of John Whidden's versions. It is, I think, better made than Redding die (though the internal stem is sourced from Redding). They use the same bushings as well.

I've not used them, but Forster's dies are also well-respected.

 

[ridgeway]

Harrells. Send them three fired cases and they will send a die that works best with your chamber. This will provide you with the best die possible. The next step up is getting a full custom die made exactly for sizing to your chamber. The best part is, the Harrells die is like $80 shipped to your door.

The problem with Redding, they don't make 2 the same. I had 2 Redding Dasher dies and each one sized different. The sized the shoulder more and the other sized the base more.

For a seater, get a Wilson seater blank and have your smith make one from the chamber reamer. I got one made for $60-70 and its perfect! Huge difference from a loose fitting factory seater! For reference, I do have a Wilson factory Dasher and a Forster seaters. The custom Wilson seats the straightest.

 

[Hal]

Killshot

I didn't know that ,thanks for the info.

Ridgeway

I need a set of dies to load ammo with. Than if they don't size correctly I'll have to order a Harrell die.

Hal