For the life of me, I cannot figure out exactly which dies I need to cover all aspects of loading accurate 6.5-284 rounds.

Most of my reloading is done with Hornady Custom Grade for the 223, 6.8 SPC, 30-06 etc. However, with the 6.5-284, I want to get a little more detailed in my reloading procedures.

For bullet seating, I already have the Wilson stainless seater and the 21st Century Arbor press so I am covered there. Since I am running Lapua brass, I would like to run an expander ball through the case necks before the first load. Do I need to full length resize brand new Lapua brass? If not, then I could expand the necks and load.

After the first shot, the plan is to do a partial neck size and oal length check and trim if needed.

Any advice regarding which brand and type (bushing or standard) to go with would be most appreciated and stop me from banging my head into the keyboard.

Thanks,

Shawn