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<blockquote data-quote="Buzzgun" data-source="post: 3071583" data-attributes="member: 4715"><p>A forester sizing die is designed differently than the others and I think it is worth the extra money. The location of the expander ball is higher on the de-priming stem, placing the ball higher locates it where there is more leverage on the press requiring less effort to pull the ball back through the neck of the case. I believe the higher location of the expander also results in less run-out at the case neck because the resize ball is not hanging out at the end of the de-priming spindle where it is easier to deflect.</p><p></p><p>Forester:</p><p><img src="https://www.forsterproducts.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Decapping-Unit-600x600.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>RCBS:</p><p><img src="https://media.midwayusa.com/productimages/880x660/Primary/372/372886.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I believe the design of the seater die also results in less run-out in the seated bullet which can also be detrimental to accuracy.</p><p></p><p>None of this is going to make a huge difference if you are shooting 100 yards and are happy with a 1.5"-2" group......and I'm certainly not saying you can't assemble very accurate ammunition on a set of Lee dies.....just saying the Forester dies, in my opinion, are worth the difference in price. However, on straight walled cases, I would not necessarily spend the extra money for forester dies.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Buzzgun, post: 3071583, member: 4715"] A forester sizing die is designed differently than the others and I think it is worth the extra money. The location of the expander ball is higher on the de-priming stem, placing the ball higher locates it where there is more leverage on the press requiring less effort to pull the ball back through the neck of the case. I believe the higher location of the expander also results in less run-out at the case neck because the resize ball is not hanging out at the end of the de-priming spindle where it is easier to deflect. Forester: [IMG]https://www.forsterproducts.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Decapping-Unit-600x600.jpg[/IMG] RCBS: [IMG]https://media.midwayusa.com/productimages/880x660/Primary/372/372886.jpg[/IMG] I believe the design of the seater die also results in less run-out in the seated bullet which can also be detrimental to accuracy. None of this is going to make a huge difference if you are shooting 100 yards and are happy with a 1.5"-2" group......and I'm certainly not saying you can't assemble very accurate ammunition on a set of Lee dies.....just saying the Forester dies, in my opinion, are worth the difference in price. However, on straight walled cases, I would not necessarily spend the extra money for forester dies. [/QUOTE]
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