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223 dies.... FL or small base?
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01/20/16 03:05 AM
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Looking at buying some 223 dies to reload for my AR. Should I get a small base set or just full length?
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Re: 223 dies.... FL or small base?
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01/20/16 03:16 AM
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DStroud
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Regular FL dies are fine.
"Anyone taking up handloading necessarily plays with unknown factors and takes chances. But so does anyone who drives a car,goes to a cocktail party,eats in a restaurant,or gets married."
Jack O'Connor 1963
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Re: 223 dies.... FL or small base?
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01/20/16 03:41 AM
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kmon11
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^^^^^^^^^Agree^^^^^^^^^
Standard full length dies have worked well for the ARs I have loaded for.
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Re: 223 dies.... FL or small base?
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01/20/16 03:48 AM
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thanks guys. RCBS, Hornady, or Lee?
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Re: 223 dies.... FL or small base?
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01/20/16 03:50 AM
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Depends on the gun. Some AR's I've seen required small base dies. Depends on how "tight" the chamber of your gun is.
However there are some pro's of getting RCBS X Die's for 223. After your first sizing and trimming, you may not have to trim your brass as often.
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Re: 223 dies.... FL or small base?
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01/20/16 03:52 AM
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Cleric
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Also depends on where the brass came from
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Re: 223 dies.... FL or small base?
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01/20/16 09:29 AM
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kry226
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Small base guy here and mostly Lake City brass. RCBS dies.
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Re: 223 dies.... FL or small base?
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01/20/16 04:29 PM
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Re: 223 dies.... FL or small base?
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01/20/16 09:54 PM
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I'd get the RCBS dies out of the three you mentioned
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Re: 223 dies.... FL or small base?
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01/20/16 10:03 PM
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Only get small-base dies if regulars don't work. Can't go wrong with RCBS & I think the X-Dies may be just the ticket!
FWIW
"Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.” - George Orwell
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Re: 223 dies.... FL or small base?
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01/21/16 12:51 AM
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I buy RCBS or Dillon, fwiw.
Instagram @justinkingwoodworking
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Re: 223 dies.... FL or small base?
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01/22/16 01:31 AM
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Small base dies. Eliminate problems before they start. I learned the hard way.
Uprisings started or quelled, tornadoes rerouted, elections rigged.
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Re: 223 dies.... FL or small base?
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01/23/16 10:21 PM
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Phlash
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Small base here. My Hornady dies weren't enough.
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Re: 223 dies.... FL or small base?
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01/24/16 12:17 AM
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I've been shooting and loading for AR's for over 3 decades and have never needed small base dies for any of them. I have 3 of them right now and use standard dies for them. I use Lee,Hornady and RCBS 223 dies for all of them.They all load very accurate ammo.
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