Small Base .223 Dies Needed for AR?

[Adam Helmer]

dovehunter,

I agree with Skinny and Gil; LET the rifle dictate IF you need small base dies. Lots of horse pucky is printed about resizing cases. The RCBS resiging die instructions are a case in point: They say to run the sizer down to the shell holder and then go a half turn more. WRONG!

I have reloaded for 3 Match Garands and 3 Match M14s using my RCBS dies. I ALWAYS backed off the regular sizing die an eighth or a quarter turn, depending on the rifle reloaded for, to get a slight "crunch" fit. I shot many matches with the .30-06 and .308 and never had a hiccup.

Try your regular resizing die and try the cases in your rifle after resizing to see how much is enough. I have never needed a small base die, YET!

Adam