Skull Hooker 185 Posted December 28, 2014 Report Share Posted December 28, 2014 Evening people Merry Christmas A while ago I upgraded my 204 Ruger from RCBS standard dies to Competition dies and have been really pleased with them. I bought a 223 Rem recently and am in the process of doing the same thing. I went on to the Optics Warehouse website, where I bought the last ones from, and clicked on the 'select calibre' dropdown menu, There, as expected, was the '204 Ruger' option, but the 223 is quoted as '223 Comp', and this got me thinking. Is the 223 Comp a calibre that stands alone Is this die suitable for normal hunting reloading for my Ballistic Tips, or is it meant for competition bullets only? Maybe the FMJs used for competition shooting are designed differently.I will ring around tomorrow for some advice, but any thoughts from you experts in the meantime would be appreciated. Regards Skully Quote Link to post
dicehorn 38 Posted January 8, 2015 Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 Evening people Merry Christmas A while ago I upgraded my 204 Ruger from RCBS standard dies to Competition dies and have been really pleased with them. I bought a 223 Rem recently and am in the process of doing the same thing. I went on to the Optics Warehouse website, where I bought the last ones from, and clicked on the 'select calibre' dropdown menu, There, as expected, was the '204 Ruger' option, but the 223 is quoted as '223 Comp', and this got me thinking. Is the 223 Comp a calibre that stands alone Is this die suitable for normal hunting reloading for my Ballistic Tips, or is it meant for competition bullets only? Maybe the FMJs used for competition shooting are designed differently.I will ring around tomorrow for some advice, but any thoughts from you experts in the meantime would be appreciated. Regards Skully The word 'comp' is short for competition. These will do the same job as RCBS 's ordinary dies. The difference is that the comp dies are built to a higher standard and have a micrometre so as to be able to make precise adjustments to the die. Also they are very much more money and you will have to decide whether the additional cost is worth it for the intended use of the round you are making. Quote Link to post
zx10mike 137 Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 can't answer it better than dice Quote Link to post
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