bozo699
Gold $$ Contributor
I would like to touch on this Aluminum short run tool thing, First of all if they had ordered or built a new mold when there comp dies first came out it would have paid for itself years ago. I work for a ammunition plant and they build all there own plastic boxes, strips and packaging that's plastic, I work on all the plastic mold machines, some of the molds have been there for more than 40 years and still working perfectly, there is no reason they haven't purchased or built there self a mold, heck there already charging a premium price if they charged another $5.00 or so for the whole set I wouldn't hesitate, and they could make a over run and the thousands upon thousands die set that are already out there in our loading room could probably easily be sold to us to house our dies properly, I know I would buy a couple dozen of them to house my comp dies! If they didn't want to mold them in house they could hire the boxes built they would only make money on the deal, there would be no loss to them in the long run. Today I am ordering two sets of 6brx competition dies from 6mmar.com and a set of 6mm AI competition dies from sinclair, $251.95 from Redding and $415.90 from 6mmar.com =$667.85 I would gladly pay $697.85 if the dies would fit the boxes after I set them up, I might add that is more money then the average hunter has in his entire re-loading room, We precision shooters spend a butt load of money every year on our fancy equipment, and want to be able to take care of them buy storing them correctly so they don't rust and collect dust, so I am sure we would be willing to spend a few dollars more to protect our dies 
Now lets touch on this business of the ammunition companies not upgrading there lines,... that's bunk We have been upgrading on a large scale, meaning upgrading old equipment and adding all new equipment every since the phoney election of 08 and we haven't stopped, the big layoff of 09 was very short lived, the upgrades never stopped! what does that tell you? I didn't read this or hear it second hand, I am a electrician at the plant, so I have installed all this new equipment, so I know it is a fact!! Redding was no different! they can afford this pocket change to them upgrade to there molds, The heads of Redding will wine and dine perspective clients,Governors and other important people on a single weekend outing,spending far more then the molds would cost!
Wayne.
Now lets touch on this business of the ammunition companies not upgrading there lines,... that's bunk We have been upgrading on a large scale, meaning upgrading old equipment and adding all new equipment every since the phoney election of 08 and we haven't stopped, the big layoff of 09 was very short lived, the upgrades never stopped! what does that tell you? I didn't read this or hear it second hand, I am a electrician at the plant, so I have installed all this new equipment, so I know it is a fact!! Redding was no different! they can afford this pocket change to them upgrade to there molds, The heads of Redding will wine and dine perspective clients,Governors and other important people on a single weekend outing,spending far more then the molds would cost!
Wayne.
