Reloading dies, sheeeeesh
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Topic: Reloading dies, sheeeeesh
Posted By: JW in MO
Subject: Reloading dies, sheeeeesh
Date Posted: 05 Feb 2026 at 8:15am
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When in the world did reloading dies get so expensive. I usually buy dies with a new caliber purchase and went to the Midway website and was shocked. I have a bunch of RCBS dies, I think I need to move to a safe.
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Posted By: Thad in AR.
Date Posted: 05 Feb 2026 at 10:22am
Not happy to read this. I’m getting ready to buy some for 22-250. I have yet to price Dies, powder, primers or projectiles |
JW in MO wrote:Posted By: Michael V (NM)
Date Posted: 05 Feb 2026 at 11:25am
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pretty much why I never got back in to reloading several years ago, and I don't shoot enough anymore to do any reloading now if ya got a special load that works well with your shooter,,might be worth doing if ya shoot a lot. its just about as efficient to jus buy over the counter stuff,, sometimes there's bargins to be found on Gun broker...
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Posted By: DMiller
Date Posted: 05 Feb 2026 at 2:15pm
| Have all the Dies I need as far as Cartridges, HOWEVER was looking at a Shot Shell reloader, NOPE NOT Now, Holy smokes are HIGH! |
Posted By: IBWD MIke
Date Posted: 06 Feb 2026 at 6:10am
| I've got a lot of dies I would sell...... |
Posted By: Thad in AR.
Date Posted: 07 Feb 2026 at 6:07am
I’m looking for 22-250 dies I prefer Lee dies but would look at any brand. |
Posted By: DMiller
Date Posted: 07 Feb 2026 at 7:19am
| Started using RCBS and quit on Lee. |
Posted By: JW in MO
Date Posted: 07 Feb 2026 at 8:25am
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I found one set with the $18.55 price tag still on it. Been looking for a 22-250 for the coyotes around here. Had one years ago, kid lost his dad, wanted $100 for the gun, told him he knew where it was if he ever wanted it back. He got out of the army and called one day. ------------- Maximum use of available resources! |
Posted By: Ray54
Date Posted: 07 Feb 2026 at 12:01pm
May the gun gods bless you with one that suits your needs. I had a Savage heavy barreled 22-250 I come on to at a good price when looking for a coyote gun. That was very good shooting gun, but really needed a rest as heavy as it was. So more trading and a 22 Hornet now sits in that space on the safe. And a cheap single shot 223 became riding behind the seat truck gun. The dealer told me I had a 50% chance on the single shot. Either real good or bad. My luck I got a bad one. Treble trigger and does not eject shells very well.
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Posted By: modirt
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2026 at 11:48am
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Maybe I'm a heathen, but I've been as happy with LEE dies as any. And I also have dies from RCBS, Hornady, Dillon and Forster. For day in, day out stuff, the LEE dies work fine for me. If not, keep an eye out on Craigslist or Marketplace. They show up now and then.....often with brass and bullets to match. For me, I've found the press matters more than the dies. Now running a Forster for the metalica. That is a precision machine.
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Posted By: Thad in AR.
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2026 at 7:09pm
Most all my reloading stuff is RCBS with a little hornady mixed in. I also have a few different brands of dies but I really like the Lee factory crimp dies. |
Posted By: IBWD MIke
Date Posted: 10 Feb 2026 at 7:16am
| My favorite dies are the old Pacific durachrome. Think that's what they called them. Hornady bought, and eventually ruined Pacific. |