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I've been loading 556/223 with a standard RCBS FL die set so far with no issues. Is it worth spending the extra money to get the AR set with the small base taper crimp set?
I've been loading 556/223 with a standard RCBS FL die set so far with no issues. Is it worth spending the extra money to get the AR set with the small base taper crimp set?
I am also in the "No Crimp" camp with my rifle ammunition. There are some tubular magazine rifles and shoulder buster cartridges that benefit from crimping but I do not own any of those.
My recommendation on purchasing dies for AR-15s is "If you do not own any dies, get a small base resizing die. It is cheap insurance from chambering problems in the future and has no ill effects. But if you already own dies, a standard resizing die will serve you well, just be aware that cases not shot in your rifle may (low percentage chance) cause chambering issues."
As Hungry1 noted, I like seater dies with the micrometer seating stem for cartridges where I change bullets frequently. It makes it easy to reset the die for a different bullets. While Redding and RCBS seater dies with a micrometer stem are nice they are pricey. The micrometer seater stem for Hornady dies is a reasonable cost alternative.
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