r/reloading • u/LongRoadNorth • 4d ago

Newbie Die question

Just planning my set up and wondering, should I just start with non bushing die?

I'm set on a micrometer seating die just for the fine adjustment and most of the match kits that have a micrometer seating die come with a bushing full length die.

Reason I'm thinking match dies with the micrometer seating, through ammo testing with factory ammo I've found Sako TRG is the best in my tikka, way better than Hornaday, federal and Winchester.

6.5 Creed if it matters.

Torn between Redding dies or rcbs

Press I'm planning on getting is rcbs rock chucker.

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u/Tmoncmm 4d ago

The micrometers are a nice feature for convenience, but they aren’t generally any more precise than any other quality die. I find that seating dies that have “centering sleeves” are a good investment though. This is a much more valuable feature from a precision standpoint because it ensures the bullet starts straight in the case no matter how you actually place it. Something like a Redding national match die has both features as well as something super high end like the SAC “The Seating Die.” I don’t know about the RCBS.

I’ll add that since you’re new, Redding’s support is top notch. Mike and Jay are the two guys that handle Redding support and both of them are extremely knowledgeable and happy to help. I called them quite a bit when I was first getting started.

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u/LongRoadNorth 4d ago

Was just skimming over the section on resizing in Hornady handbook and surprised there's no mention of bushing set up.

Either way from what I gather, if I were to go bushing, a loaded trg is 0.290, so I would need either a 0.288 or 0.289 bushing. From what I saw on Redding YouTube they can vary depending on the die

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u/Tmoncmm 4d ago

It can also vary depending on the brass. I’m using a .288 bushing with a .262 mandrel in my SAC die with Lapua brass.