Quick ? on Dies

[jlitt619]

Im going to start reloading soon for .223 and not sure which set of dies to get. Any suggestions would be great.

[C.G.]

Im going to start reloading soon for .223 and not sure which set of dies to get. Any suggestions would be great.

Gas gun or bolt gun, high end or low?

Personally, I stay away from Lee. RCBS dies are decent for the money, Forster are generally better but more expensive, Redding are better yet but very expensive.

[SID45]

rcbs small base die for semi auto

[r08ert209cali]

I like my redding dies better than the rcbs ones. Seam to be more precise.

[ireload]

Can't go wrong with RCBS. Mine has not given any problem so far. I've been using it for more than 12 years now.

[popeye4]

I prefer Redding dies. I use the small base full sizing die and the Competition seater (I'm loading match ammo for an AR).

There is nothing wrong with RCBS, but Redding equipment seems to me to be a notch above in quality and workmanship. Their customer service is also top notch and fast. There have been a couple of threads lately about RCBS not answering their phones......

[jlitt619]

Gas gun or bolt gun, high end or low?

Personally, I stay away from Lee. RCBS dies are decent for the money, Forster are generally better but more expensive, Redding are better yet but very expensive.

It's going to be for my AR. What is the difference between small base dies and regular dies

[ar15barrels]

It's going to be for my AR. What is the difference between small base dies and regular dies

Small base dies size the case body a little smaller.
Most current production dise have gone to "small base" dimensions.
It's really a change that's been happening since the 80's.
It's getting harder to find new dies that are NOT small base dimensioned already.

Small base dies work the brass more, but aid in semi-auto function.