I just wondered how many have used Hornady custom dies, the ones you send in a fired case and they develope the die based on the fired case, and what you thought of their performance compared to other dies? Would love to hear about experience with these. Are they worth the cost and trouble?
Hornady custom dies ??
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I will never buy another set of dies from anyone else. By wide and far the Hornadys are top dog. Adam
Originally Posted By: 260fanI just wondered how many have used Hornady custom dies, the ones you send in a fired case and they develope the die based on the fired case, and what you thought of their performance compared to other dies? Would love to hear about experience with these. Are they worth the cost and trouble?
260fan,
Given that this is a "Hunting" blog, if hunting is your reason for reloading, you are wasting your money to have "custom dies" made. Now if you are into Benchrest or even F-Class Target Shooting competition, that's another story. And if by your moniker "260" is the rifle you are using, no need for custom dies for hunting because the 260's (6.5's) shoot very well using your plain old standard dies made by most manufacturers. I'm an accuracy freak, but don't compete and use Redding standard dies that work just fine for me in 6 different calibers. Now my Bullet Seating Dies are Wilson's, but thats because they provide the best run-out/concentricity for accuracy. The custom die thing is way overrated for the average reloader, unless you have lots of money to burn and then have at it. It might help to improve your score by moving the impact point .025 on the target.
260fan,
Given that this is a "Hunting" blog, if hunting is your reason for reloading, you are wasting your money to have "custom dies" made. Now if you are into Benchrest or even F-Class Target Shooting competition, that's another story. And if by your moniker "260" is the rifle you are using, no need for custom dies for hunting because the 260's (6.5's) shoot very well using your plain old standard dies made by most manufacturers. I'm an accuracy freak, but don't compete and use Redding standard dies that work just fine for me in 6 different calibers. Now my Bullet Seating Dies are Wilson's, but thats because they provide the best run-out/concentricity for accuracy. The custom die thing is way overrated for the average reloader, unless you have lots of money to burn and then have at it. It might help to improve your score by moving the impact point .025 on the target.