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Offline corbanzo

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new dimension
« on: August 03, 2008, 11:00:57 PM »
I know they have been brought up before...  but I have had one set of hornadys new dimension dies for a while, with the seating sleeve, and after getting tired of my seating not being as exact as I want, and tussling with my bullets, I decided to say screw it, and bought 5 or 6 new dimension seating dies for all the calibers I currently reload.  I think they are the only way to go for seating alignment. 
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Re: new dimension
« Reply #1 on: August 04, 2008, 02:26:07 AM »
Well, they do seem to be easier for some folks to use.
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Re: new dimension
« Reply #2 on: August 04, 2008, 06:07:02 AM »
Got a set for the 223, and agree the inline seating die is nice. Been thinking of getting the seating die for the o6. ;)
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Re: new dimension
« Reply #3 on: August 04, 2008, 06:17:59 AM »
Hmm.  I had some issues with my set (I got Hornady New Dimension set for a .225 Winchester).  After tweaking it I got my seating depth perfect, but the die puts a small "ring" mark on the bullets about 3/16" down from the nose.  Admittedly they still shoot just fine, but it does annoy me as none of my other dies mark up the bullets like that. 
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Re: new dimension
« Reply #4 on: August 04, 2008, 06:44:15 AM »
corbanzo,

Did you score on the 100 free bullets offer with each of your new dies, see link below.

http://www.hornady.com/get_loaded.php

I have Hornady New Dimension Dies in 223 Rem, 22-250 Rem and 257 Weatherby Magnum.

Looking to buy them for my 30-06 Springfield and 308 Winchester as well.

yooper77
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Re: new dimension
« Reply #5 on: August 04, 2008, 07:42:59 AM »
Quote from: MGMorden on August 04, 2008, 06:17:59 AM
Hmm.  I had some issues with my set (I got Hornady New Dimension set for a .225 Winchester).  After tweaking it I got my seating depth perfect, but the die puts a small "ring" mark on the bullets about 3/16" down from the nose.  Admittedly they still shoot just fine, but it does annoy me as none of my other dies mark up the bullets like that. 

That ring is good, the die should be using the ogive in seating, which that is showing it does. 
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Re: new dimension
« Reply #6 on: August 04, 2008, 09:07:38 AM »
Three out of the last four sets of dies have been the Hornady's.  It would have been 4 out of, but they don't make the proper die for the Swiss K31 7.5x55.  Theirs specifically says it's for the 1911 S-R, not the K31.  I did take advantage of the 'free' bullet offer though.

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