HI,
I would appreciate your help on choosing which of my .308 WIN dies to use.
The intended use is score benchrest 100-300m. Unfortunately, F-Class hasn’t begun in Portugal and range time is scarce….
I have 2 rifles to reload for, a Steyr-Mannlicher Match UIT and a SAKO TRG 22. I know, they are not the best choices for Benchrest just as .308 WIN isn’t as well.
But it’s what I’ve got.
The dies:
- Lee collet dies
- RCBS Competion dies (FL size and competition seater in a wooden box)
- Redding Type S – Bushing Neck Die Set (normal seater (which I upgraded to a micrometer seater), bushing neck die and bodi die)
- L.E. Wilson Die Kit 2 (micrometer seater, FL size die and case gauge) – Have not used yet. Has just arrived.
- L.E. Wilson Neck Die and base (in the mail)
Most of my reloading will, from here on, be made with Wilson dies for my SAKO TRG 22.
But for the Steyr-Mannlicher Match UIT, I would like to know your opinion.
Should I use the Redding Type S – Bushing dies or the RCBS competition dies?
Using the Redding body die followed by the neck die function similarly to the Full-Length size die?
Will they (Redding and RCBS) have acceptable runout in comparison to the Wilson dies?
I have a Hornady concentricity tool and will eventually test them all, but in the meantime, what is your opinion?
I would appreciate your help on choosing which of my .308 WIN dies to use.
The intended use is score benchrest 100-300m. Unfortunately, F-Class hasn’t begun in Portugal and range time is scarce….
I have 2 rifles to reload for, a Steyr-Mannlicher Match UIT and a SAKO TRG 22. I know, they are not the best choices for Benchrest just as .308 WIN isn’t as well.
But it’s what I’ve got.
The dies:
- Lee collet dies
- RCBS Competion dies (FL size and competition seater in a wooden box)
- Redding Type S – Bushing Neck Die Set (normal seater (which I upgraded to a micrometer seater), bushing neck die and bodi die)
- L.E. Wilson Die Kit 2 (micrometer seater, FL size die and case gauge) – Have not used yet. Has just arrived.
- L.E. Wilson Neck Die and base (in the mail)
Most of my reloading will, from here on, be made with Wilson dies for my SAKO TRG 22.
But for the Steyr-Mannlicher Match UIT, I would like to know your opinion.
Should I use the Redding Type S – Bushing dies or the RCBS competition dies?
Using the Redding body die followed by the neck die function similarly to the Full-Length size die?
Will they (Redding and RCBS) have acceptable runout in comparison to the Wilson dies?
I have a Hornady concentricity tool and will eventually test them all, but in the meantime, what is your opinion?