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Re: New reloader
[Re: Matthew H]
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10/07/19 11:12 PM
10/07/19 11:12 PM
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Joined: Sep 2007
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trlrdrdave
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I have several brands I am happy with. I don't have any Lee dies. I was offered a few for free. I still don't have any. RCBS are good to go.
"In time of war, send me all the Alabamians you can get, but in time of peace, for Lord's sake, send them to somebody else." General Edward H. Plummer
"Blessed are those who, in the face of death, think only about the front sight." Jeff Cooper
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Re: New reloader
[Re: Matthew H]
#2921821
10/08/19 08:05 AM
10/08/19 08:05 AM
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Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 17,927 North AL
AU338MAG
Old Mossy Horns
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Old Mossy Horns
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Best FL sizing dies are made by Forster. Spend a little and get the Forster micrometer seating die also for your 308.
Dying ain't much of a living boy...Josey Wales
Molon Labe
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Re: New reloader
[Re: Matthew H]
#2922048
10/08/19 02:18 PM
10/08/19 02:18 PM
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Joined: Apr 2016
Posts: 1,534 Elmore County
treemydog
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If you can't find varget, imr 4064 will also shine in 308. So will BL-C2 and Accurate 2460... at least they do in mine.
You gonna pull them pistols, or whistle Dixie?
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Re: New reloader
[Re: Matthew H]
#2922053
10/08/19 02:26 PM
10/08/19 02:26 PM
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Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 3,331 Hoover, AL
Squeezebox
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10 point
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I've been loading for .308 Win for almost 40 years. Currently using Lee Dies, but have used RCBS (which are still packed up in a box somewhere). IMHO, RCBS sizing dies have worked better in that I have had -some- Lee dies over the years that were not a polished as they could have been and scratched the brass. That is not the case with my current Lee dies. Lee seating dies are easier to work with and adjust, or at least to me.
I've seen no difference in accuracy between those and any other dies- and I would think unless a die were defective, you wouldn't.
Since I am currently loading for 3 different .308 rifles I full length resize all cases-- but for years I had only one and never had an issue with neck sized rounds in my bolt action rifles.
One thing to remember is if you buy RCBS dies you'll also need to buy a shellholder. With Lee Dies the shellholder is included.
"You cain't teach what you don't know any more than you can come back from where you ain't been"-- John Osteen, Houston Texas, 1986
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Re: New reloader
[Re: treemydog]
#2922055
10/08/19 02:32 PM
10/08/19 02:32 PM
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Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 3,331 Hoover, AL
Squeezebox
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If you can't find varget, imr 4064 will also shine in 308. So will BL-C2 and Accurate 2460... at least they do in mine. Second for Varget and BLC(2)- I have also had very good accuracy (and deer on the ground) with 748, 760, and IMR 3031. 760 is on the slow end for .308 Win, but has been very accurate in all my my .308s. It also gives an impressive fireball from a short barrel!
"You cain't teach what you don't know any more than you can come back from where you ain't been"-- John Osteen, Houston Texas, 1986
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Re: New reloader
[Re: Matthew H]
#2922082
10/08/19 03:41 PM
10/08/19 03:41 PM
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Joined: Sep 2015
Posts: 5,236 Behind your shadow
Reloader79
Bitch Peas, I'm a Kitty Whisperer
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Bitch Peas, I'm a Kitty Whisperer
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Posts: 5,236
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I’d stay away from the Lee dies, I’ve had some that were fine and some that were rough inside and would scar the cases. Anything rcbs, Forster, Redding and you’ll be fine.
If I agreed with you, we'd both be wrong.
Bluetick serpentines around green fields and rock spit a lease
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Re: New reloader
[Re: Matthew H]
#2922618
10/09/19 11:39 AM
10/09/19 11:39 AM
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Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 12,651 behind my Dillon
dave260rem!
Skinny’s Ex
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Skinny’s Ex
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 12,651
behind my Dillon
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John Taffin whose forgotten more about big bore sixguns than most wrote about powder coating bullets in the latest American Handgunner. Coolwhip container shake bake@400 degrees 10 mins on nonstick aluminum foil and size. Something to think about.
Only hits count.
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Re: New reloader
[Re: Matthew H]
#2922636
10/09/19 12:08 PM
10/09/19 12:08 PM
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Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 17,927 North AL
AU338MAG
Old Mossy Horns
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Old Mossy Horns
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thanks for all your help. I will get RCBS for the 41mag and once i am out of my factory ammo, i Will get the Forster or RCBS dies for the 308. Ive been having trouble finding Varget, so i may have to order some (theyre on backorder through Basspro) and get enough to last me a while. I am mainly reloading to save $ on the 41 but also to develop a great hunting load for next fall when i go to Montana for 2 weeks to do antelope and backcountry elk hunts. (luckily BC elk opens 3 weeks before general elk so i will be able to do it all in one trip) Look at Powder Valley.com for your online powder supplies.
Dying ain't much of a living boy...Josey Wales
Molon Labe
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Re: New reloader
[Re: Dixiepatriot]
#2941419
10/31/19 11:04 AM
10/31/19 11:04 AM
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Joined: Jul 2019
Posts: 39 tuscaloosa-ish
Matthew H
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I see Varget everywhere in stores. I hate to rehash this old conversation. I recently went and bought some H4895 before i saw this, Where about have you been seeing varget? i see you are in decatur area and i drive up to nashville a good bit to see family, if i can, maybe ill swing by somewhere there while i am on my way and pick up a few pounds.
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Re: New reloader
[Re: Dixiepatriot]
#2941672
10/31/19 03:36 PM
10/31/19 03:36 PM
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Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 17,927 North AL
AU338MAG
Old Mossy Horns
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Old Mossy Horns
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I see Varget everywhere in stores. Please tell us which stores, because the online stores I've checked don't have any and Simmons doesn't have any. Simmons told me it will likely be January before they see a shipment of Varget or H1000.
Dying ain't much of a living boy...Josey Wales
Molon Labe
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Re: New reloader
[Re: Matthew H]
#2942004
10/31/19 10:24 PM
10/31/19 10:24 PM
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Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 3,336 Demop
1bamashooter
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Posts: 3,336
Demop
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Willinghams sports in demopolis has plenty of Varget some 1lb and 8lb
Keep your booger hooker off the bang switch.
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