Thank you for being an outstanding teacher to new handloaders like myself. I have learned much watching your KZread videos.

Love your review videos. Very thorough thoughtful and informative. Glad i stumbled across your page. Keep up the good content and looks like i got a lot to catch up on👍

Great video and explanation of the difference of the new Redding Nexgen Die set from the former Redding Premium die set FC45! I have many Redding and Lee die sets. Lee Precision is also doing a similar thing with all new "M" style expanders on their pistol die sets with powder thru expanders for progressive press use as well! Lee and Redding heads must have been at the same backyard BBQ and realized they needed to get their products to appeal to the the cast boolit reloaders. I almost wonder if the patent on the Lyman "M" style expander ran out. Whatever it was, it is good for all of us. Lee is making it a permanent new upgrade to all their pistol dies with Powder thru expanders. Lee is selling the new "M" style replacement expanders for all the older die owners as well. Lee even released a list of part numbers of them for all the existing Lee die users so they can just order the expansion plugs to upgrade the older die sets. They are not Titanium nitride coated but Lee die owners are able to upgrade at a very reasonable cost. Pretty great news from both Redding and Lee. I really almost wonder if the patent on the Lyman "M" style expander ran out. Maybe it is just a very weird coincidence, we may never know.

Finally, a good video on these dies! Thanks, Fortunecookie. You never disappoint ;)

As usual, great information well presented. Thanks again for another top grade video.

Will be watching on the "other" platform. Thanks.

Me: What makes it a next generation die set? Redding: Marketing

There are definitely many decisions to be made, I really need to get on the reloading band wagon. I like the idea of anything like a micrometer die. Precision and consistency are important.

Thanks for the rundown of these dies. I bought the dual ring carbide dies in several calibers not long before the NXGEN dies were released, and I thought I might have thrown money out the window if the NXGEN sizing dies are better, and also cheaper to boot. But from your results, I am happy that I was able to get the dual ring dies before they were continued, they really work the brass a lot less By the way, a good indication of how much the brass is worked during sizing, is to measure how much the cases stretch after sizing. Could you do a comparison between a regular sizing die and the NXGEN sizing die? If one makes the brass longer than the other?

Hiya FC! I watched on the Patreon channel! 🤛🏻🔫🇺🇸

Greetings. Watched this over there, here to type something and like.

The expander die is really great in this set. I’ve ordered the expander individually for each of my handgun die sets. I already had the competition seating die…. Like the videos but man, you really love to talk….

I live in Indiana….. I was in Indy yesterday buying my .257 Roberts… wish I’d known you were around

Hello F.C. when using small powder charges how do you keep the powder in the case at the bottom closers to the primer?

@FortuneCookie45LC

8 ай бұрын

@pkplith - If you wish to do that, two ways 1) fiberfill or dacron filler or 2) a punched out milk carton or card wad - best to chose a powder that has bulkiness to not require this...

@FortuneCookie45LC

8 ай бұрын

@pkplith - forgot to mention that powders such as TiteGroup are not position sensitive so no fillers needed. We seldom use fillers or wads in our smokeless loads anyway...the loading manuals do not recommend the use of fillers as a rule.... Good reloadin' to ya...

Little disappointed too. But is this a sign of the times? Redding, RCBS and Lee all seem to be sorta stuck in a rut in the recent years. But I believe Lee is catching up fast with the addition of their in line bullet feeders and past many with it's 6 pack and earlier debut of their AP press in the progressive realm. And with all the new innovation in brass cleaning and annealing fantastic coming on it's just gets better. Sometimes a little costly if not careful. The more new shooters/firearms inthuisist coming to the light and pricier ammunition is a real innovation driver now for the reloading world

@PatriotPaulUSA

3 ай бұрын

In case you didnt hear already Lee Precision is also doing a similar thing as Redding with all new "M" style expanders on their pistol die sets with powder thru expanders for progressive press use! Lee and Redding heads must have been at the same backyard BBQ and realized they needed to get their products to appeal to the the cast boolit reloaders. I almost wonder if the patent on the Lyman "M" style expander ran out. Whatever it was, it is good for all of us. Lee is making it a permanent new upgrade to all their pistol dies with Powder thru expanders. Lee is selling the new "M" style replacement expanders for all the older die owners as well. Lee even released a list of part numbers of them for all the existing Lee die users so they can just order the expansion plugs to upgrade the older die sets. They are not Titanium nitride coated but I don't believe anyones are except Reddings newer ones. Lee die owners are able to upgrade at a very reasonable cost. Pretty great news from both Redding and Lee

@davidunderwood3605

3 ай бұрын

@@PatriotPaulUSA yes I'd like to try out the new m expander replacement units. Never was a fan of tin coating although it's getting a lot better than some of my first encounters with tin coated toolings. And with nitrided barrel treatments I'm surprised they are not using it in the reloading die world as it's very slick, very hard surfaced and the corrosion resistance is way better than the norm.

Indianapolis i used to live near there

i love my nexgen redding dies.

Redding marketing money grab. There good and have many Redding dies and many micrometer seating dies which are fabulous. Dual ring carbide been around a long time to combat the issue with tapered cases like 9mm to combat the wasp waist effect. They never really helped noticeable except seeing your wallet get lighter. You just can't taper a carbide ring. That's why a non carbide sizer die is actually tapered and forms a taopered case properly without the wasp waist effect. Problem is you have to lube the cases. No way around tapered case sizing proper without a measured bulge with carbide. Its a marketing ploy.

@VictorRichardson14

4 ай бұрын

Lee has tapered the carbide ring on 9mm dies for decades.

@PatriotPaulUSA

3 ай бұрын

@@VictorRichardson14 In case you didnt hear already Lee Precision is also doing a similar thing as Redding with all new "M" style expanders on their pistol die sets with powder thru expanders for progressive press use! Lee and Redding heads must have been at the same backyard BBQ and realized they needed to get their products to appeal to the the cast boolit reloaders. I almost wonder if the patent on the Lyman "M" style expander ran out. Whatever it was, it is good for all of us. Lee is making it a permanent new upgrade to all their pistol dies with Powder thru expanders. Lee even released a list of part numbers of them for all the existing Lee die users so they can just order the expansion plugs to upgrade the older die sets. They are not Titanium nitride coated but I don't believe anyones are except Reddings newer ones. Lee die owners are able to upgrade at a very reasonable cost. Pretty great news from both Redding and Lee

@alanmeyers3957

2 ай бұрын

@@VictorRichardson14I’ve sold all of my Hornady, Redding, RCBS dies, almost all, and replaced them with Lee, they are very good dies, and they’re bench mount priming tool, is a jewel.

What are you buying with these dies, other than the name? What do these do, that my Lee dies won't? (Aside from emptying my bank account faster?)

@departmentoftruth2855

8 ай бұрын

Lee dies have poor machining and tolerance compared to Redding and RCBS dies. Lee dies are good for straight wall cartridges especially the carbide tip dies. But their bottle necked cartridge dies have poor machining and a lot more open tolerance.

@yeayeasautoadventures

8 ай бұрын

even the lee 9mm luger dies are subpar imo@@departmentoftruth2855

@paulvenn4447

8 ай бұрын

@@departmentoftruth2855 Have you got any empirical data for that claim?

@Yoda052

8 ай бұрын

I understand what you’re saying and have loaded thousands of rounds with Lee dies over the years. I got into Redding after having issues with small caliber reloads (.380 and .32) and switched on a suggestion. I found the tolerance differences made it worthwhile, since I was investing my time to make the best reloads possible. Now with my 9mm loads, this new die set is like night vs day to my old dies. The expanding die is perfect and ultra smooth, the competition seating micrometer allows me to repeat perfectly, batches loaded separately. I use a 4th taper crimp die and couldn’t be more pleased. Yes, they’re pricey, but they make the absolute best, in my opinion. I also use the 10x competition powder measure which is even more precise than the dies. Spot on, every setting. I currently load VV N320 for 9mm, .38, .38 Super, 10mm, and 45 acp with several different bullet weights for each. Switching between the two is so fast and easy now it’s silly. My 929 pistol load is a bunny fart 100gr Berry RN with 3.2 grs, my Sig MPX is a 135gr Blue bullet TC with 3.7 with virtually no felt recoil. Maybe I’m just being a reloading snob but Redding’s products just make better ammo than I was making with cheaper dies… my 2 cents…

@michaelkaminsky9914

8 ай бұрын

My other complaint other than Lee's tolerances are their seating dies. I personally don't like the idea of friction coming from an oring on an aluminum plug. I worry about changing die plates out and knocking that adjustment out of whack. For the most part I stick with RCBS dies.

Maybe first? Love this guy