300BlkTalk

Dr.Phil wrote:It was posted up on another thread in this board that the Redding Dies are Good to GO as long as you do not use the crimp function.
I'll post up a link if I get a chance.
http://www.silencertalk.com/forum/viewt ... 28&t=64923

Awesome - thank you!

silencertalk wrote:Why Forster? They don't make 300-221 dies.

There is no link to 300 AAC BLACKOUT case specs. They are available to SAAMI members or certain companies under an NDA though.

Old age is catching up to me - they are REDDING dies, not Forster - duh.

silencertalk wrote:You can try your dies, and see if they produce brass within 300 AAC BLACKOUT specs. Or you can ask your die maker if their dies produce brass to 300 AAC BLACKOUT specs.

Gotcha - I'll have to send an email to Forster then.

Anyone have a link to the AAC BLACKOUT specs?

Hard to say as 300-221 is not a standard so people could do whatever they wanted and call it that. I got the barrel and chamber from TP555 at Quarterbore - he owns Paladin Machine. The 8" works great but the 16" was having issues - he rechambered it to 300 BLK Dies are Forster 300-221 Jus...

New guy here (old guy on other forums and in real life - LOL) I have Forster 300-221 dies. My 16" AR upper is in 300 AAC BLK now, but my 8" is still in 300-221. Can I continue to use the 300-221 dies even after rechambering into 300 AAC BLK, or will I need to get the new dies? I was trying...

I would also like one of these case gauges. Would I need both a "go" and a "no-go"? One further question - I have Forster 300-221 dies. My 16" AR upper is in 300 AAC BLK now, but my 8" is still in 300-221. Can I continue to use the 300-221 dies even after rechambering i...