Thread: So a good set of 308 dies for accuracy (spot the flame war/troll)

Originally Posted by ebf

I'd leave off the crimp die, unless Petone usually does this, most folks I've checked with dont crimp rifle rounds

Lee deluxe die set includes fl and collet neck sizers (you'll need both eventually) and a seater.

With the money you save on the seater, I'd buy gauges: headspace, comparator set, OAL and decent digital calipers.

Two other important bits: digital scales and a powder trickler.

Petone's club rounds are not crimped, and yes most ppl dont, but those most ppl cant say to me they have tested and found no difference, they simply dont. There seems to be some case for it if you have jump according to Lee, so something Im going to read more on and probably test, its all of $25 anyway.

FL will be Lee I think (so yes the delux set), I see no real point in spending more money on a FL's round that wont be that accurate anyway. But the neck seems to be the critical point so Im wondering on an "expensive" neck die (and hence why I wonder on Lee crimping).

I have forster headspace gauges for 308, okie for 54R and 303Brit.

I have digital caliper's and vernier caliper's.

Digital scales I suspect the hornady one at $69 especially with my eyes, or maybe the federal at $59?. Powder tricker, yes definately, brand?.

Comparitor set yes well maybe I like the look of the Hornady set,

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/348...ith-14-inserts

however there is a suggestion that touching the land isnt good, so some jump (10 or 20 thou) or jam is best. btw If you are jamming then thats acting like a crimp. If you are jumping and since we need to be able to remove a round this seems best (someone had jam and flooded the gun and trigger mech when the RO ordered a case fire) then a crimp seems sensible even if it makes no odds on accuracy (unless its worse). On top of that as its a club gun they use a std length so it maybe moot.

regards