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<blockquote data-quote="Trickymissfit" data-source="post: 442353" data-attributes="member: 25383"><p>The only seater I've seen better than a Forster is a Wilson. The Forster has about half the backlash in the micrometer dial than a Redding, and much better repeatability. Awhile back I did 100 .223 rounds with 55 grain Vmax bullets in them. Cases were neck sized with a Wilson die. The base of each case was stoned flat. I have a habit of checking the over all length at the ogive on every third round on a gauge line I keep a record for each barrel (after awhile I'll move up to every ten rounds, but still check often). All loaded rounds were less than .0015" variation. The same cases loaded in a Wilson seater will usually run +/-.00075". I have loaded lots that all held within a window of .001" many times. The Forster seater (which one? .222, .223, 22-250, 6mm etc) will always have less than .0025" runout on the bullet ogive when checking case runout, and I've done lots that ran about .0015" TIR (that's roughly .00075" off center). All measurments are taken off an Interrapid indicator as I no longer use gear and rack indicators to gauge anything. I also own a few Redding seaters and the others as well. The Redding seaters are very nice, and the numbers are easier to read in my old eyes. But not for their price tag. Taken apart, they are nothing but a copy of a Forster, and of course very good quality. Now why the backlash difference; I don't know exactly. But it's rather consistent from die to die. Does it matter much? Not really if you keep a log, and start out right. I've found thru the years that the greatest seating errors almost always come from poor case prep. If the case has run out the bullet will at least have that much if not double that.</p><p>gary</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Trickymissfit, post: 442353, member: 25383"] The only seater I've seen better than a Forster is a Wilson. The Forster has about half the backlash in the micrometer dial than a Redding, and much better repeatability. Awhile back I did 100 .223 rounds with 55 grain Vmax bullets in them. Cases were neck sized with a Wilson die. The base of each case was stoned flat. I have a habit of checking the over all length at the ogive on every third round on a gauge line I keep a record for each barrel (after awhile I'll move up to every ten rounds, but still check often). All loaded rounds were less than .0015" variation. The same cases loaded in a Wilson seater will usually run +/-.00075". I have loaded lots that all held within a window of .001" many times. The Forster seater (which one? .222, .223, 22-250, 6mm etc) will always have less than .0025" runout on the bullet ogive when checking case runout, and I've done lots that ran about .0015" TIR (that's roughly .00075" off center). All measurments are taken off an Interrapid indicator as I no longer use gear and rack indicators to gauge anything. I also own a few Redding seaters and the others as well. The Redding seaters are very nice, and the numbers are easier to read in my old eyes. But not for their price tag. Taken apart, they are nothing but a copy of a Forster, and of course very good quality. Now why the backlash difference; I don't know exactly. But it's rather consistent from die to die. Does it matter much? Not really if you keep a log, and start out right. I've found thru the years that the greatest seating errors almost always come from poor case prep. If the case has run out the bullet will at least have that much if not double that. gary [/QUOTE]
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