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Micrometer Seater useful?
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Why not? I seat my bullets all to +/- .0005 without adjusting the micrometer. The ones that are out of spec are fowlers . Your press setup and annealing and bullets have to be dead nuts to make this happen tho. I used to have couple tho variance and fuss with micrometer to seat to length on each.
VenatusDominus
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I have the Frankford Arsenal Universal Bullet Seating Die with micrometer and get consistent results with it. Fits every caliber I own. It is easy to set up and use and makes fine tuning my seating depth a breeze.
I recently bought one of these units. Much to my surprise, they work pretty darn good. I seated a bullet and then adjusted the dial down to .005 and it seated the bullet exactly .005 deeper.
Micrometer seaters are the bomb.
I had a RCBS Gold Medal Match, Forster, Whidden and Hornady micrometer seater dies. Then one day came across someone selling a set of eight Redding micrometer seaters for $50. I snapped that up and now have a micrometer stem for every one of my Redding seater dies. For the ones that matter where I do not have a micrometer stem, I use the Frankford Arsenal Universal Bullet Seating die, like @newmexkid mentioned. It's a total rip-off of the RCBS gold medal match seater, but with a set of different stems and guide bushings for 1/3rd the price of the RCBS GMM seater.
[edit] The Redding micrometer seater stems are a different part number for each seater die. I would have thought them to be universal, but each of the ones I bought were a different part number, and as luck would have it, all matched the dies that I had. [/edit]
I had a RCBS Gold Medal Match, Forster, Whidden and Hornady micrometer seater dies. Then one day came across someone selling a set of eight Redding micrometer seaters for $50. I snapped that up and now have a micrometer stem for every one of my Redding seater dies. For the ones that matter where I do not have a micrometer stem, I use the Frankford Arsenal Universal Bullet Seating die, like @newmexkid mentioned. It's a total rip-off of the RCBS gold medal match seater, but with a set of different stems and guide bushings for 1/3rd the price of the RCBS GMM seater.
[edit] The Redding micrometer seater stems are a different part number for each seater die. I would have thought them to be universal, but each of the ones I bought were a different part number, and as luck would have it, all matched the dies that I had. [/edit]
I have always felt that the Lee dead length bullet seater is one of the best seating dies, if not the best, that comes in a standard die set. Just out from Lee is a micrometer attachment for these dies. I purchased one ( very well priced $20 CDN ) and found it to work great. Easy to see #'s and very accurate. Worthwhile addition for those who use them. JMO
Each caliber is different - some work well with universal seaters giving low runout and others prefer case to be held more concentric with seating stem. All get you to right length just concentricity that varies - and that may not matter depending on bullet and relation to lands. Light neck tension jam into lands seating method doesn't matter a hoot. Seat it with the bolt !
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nksmfamjp
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Does THIS show up on the target?
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Sure does ..
Basically mirroring what @lancetkenyon is saying.. and doesn't matter the make
Micro seaters in my experience will speed up the process, allow undeniable accuracy round to round and offer ease of use over a standard "nut and stem situation" which will work, but when precision is the end goal making rounds exact same every time .. micro seaters work better for guys wanting to fine tune every round!
Not saying a guy cant get the old style to "work" but for myself and pretty much everyone I know, they use some sort of micro seater die!
We spend time and money on everything else .. why would one skimp on dies that will make the job easier, more accurate, Ultra fine tunable on the fly and simply faster!
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We used RCBS Match Dies and a few years ago switched to Whidden Custom "Click Adjustable" Dies for most of our cartridges. Have micrometer on Seater and Sizer Dies. For the other non Whidden Dies that don't have a micrometer we put Whidden Click Lock Rings on. We have Click Adjustable on all our Dies. Won't load without micrometer Dies.
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lancetkenyon
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Some bullets are MUCH better than others at being consistent. Berger and Sierra.
Others SUCK for consistency, so a micrometer seater is a must when you get variations up to .006" with every round.
And yes, having rounds with bullets seated to .000-.0005" shows on a target.
MarkInPA
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Not arguing here. Just a question. Should sorting the bullets by measuring from the base to the ogive help in this regard?
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