450 Bushmaster reloading dies

[Runt8401]

I've searched and couldn't find the answer to my question.

is there a certain brand of dies that is preferred for the the 450 in the AR platform?

[PRKL8R]

Back when I got into 450, the only dies were Hornady. Most guys here bought them also. The biggest complaint IIRC was the lack of proper instructions from Hornady. I like mine .They are 10 yrs. old and I havn't any complaints. Now seems everybody has 450BM dies. Lee dies got a lot of negatives early on, but may have fixed issues. Redding makes aquality set (pricey). I have read a lot of negatives about the new small based Lyman. RCBS have always been my choice, but they were not available back then. Maybe somebody with RCBS's will chime in. Personally I like Hornady.

[Al in Mi]

Ditto on Hornady, have had mine since the 450 came out, nadda a complaint.

[Texas Sheepdawg]

I've searched and couldn't find the answer to my question.

is there a certain brand of dies that is preferred for the the 450 in the AR platform?

Hornady is the #1 choice. Trust me.

[Runt8401]

thanks for the answer to my question

[Texas Sheepdawg]

You won’t regret it. Plus most of the Team here uses the Hornady dies. If you have any issues, we have experience with those dies.

[Zad Fnark]

I guess I'm an exception as I use Lee dies.

I've had absolutely zero issues with them. Also like the factory crimper.

[coyote wacker]

I'am approaching 5000 cases threw my Hornady dies....RCBS was my first choice for close to 30 years about 25 years ago I switched up to Hornady....still have a few Lee's that have been in service for over 50 years....