Vickerman Seating dies.
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Privi457
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Vickermans have been around for decades and always been well regarded.
HARPERC
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I have an old one, and it's fantastic.
Mikecr
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I tried a Vickerman seater die in the past, but found wilson hand dies are better.
The Vickerman idea is good, but the die is not actually 'inline' per merchandising. You're screwing it into a press and using shell holders. They also claim their internal guide is chambered but the die is not ordered by cartridge (only caliber). https://www.vickermandie.com/products/
Well there are multiple/completely different cartridges in 22 caliber for instance, so no single guide by 'caliber' would match all cartridges. Not even close.
Wilson inline dies actually are inline. Free of outside alignment influences. And Wilsons ARE chambered by cartridge.
This leaves the benefiting feature of Vickerman as the loading window.
It's convenient, I'll give it that.
The Vickerman idea is good, but the die is not actually 'inline' per merchandising. You're screwing it into a press and using shell holders. They also claim their internal guide is chambered but the die is not ordered by cartridge (only caliber). https://www.vickermandie.com/products/
Well there are multiple/completely different cartridges in 22 caliber for instance, so no single guide by 'caliber' would match all cartridges. Not even close.
Wilson inline dies actually are inline. Free of outside alignment influences. And Wilsons ARE chambered by cartridge.
This leaves the benefiting feature of Vickerman as the loading window.
It's convenient, I'll give it that.
