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<blockquote data-quote="Kennibear" data-source="post: 926360" data-attributes="member: 51650"><p>You need a VLD bullet seating <em>stem /punch</em> for your seating die. If the die maker does not have one then you have to buy another maker's seating die w/ VLD punch.</p><p></p><p> Read the COAL listed in the manual for the load you are working on and use the author's COAL. That will keep you out of trouble for the most part. Don't mess with the seating depth until you have established a safe maximum load. The depth is adjusted to bring your group size down.</p><p></p><p>I have an RCBS and a Lee hand primer and like them both. I buy extra RCBS shell holders and keep them with the hand primer. The Lee has unique shell holders so there is always those to buy. I hand prime <strong><em>everything!</em></strong>Even for the progressive press.</p><p></p><p>There is no drawback to a single stage press. A progressive is faster, a little, but having done this for 40+ years I can crank the single stage pretty fast. I load bucket to bucket and it would amaze you how fast it can be done. My progressive is set up for a single load and changing it is a PITA. No progressive can load as accurate ammo as a quality single stage- close but not quite.</p><p></p><p>I've had good and bad die sets from most makers but Redding is consistently quality product. My 375 Ruger is a Hornady set and it is top shelf. The seating die is as good as a press setup as there is. Only a bench rest grade hand seater is better.</p><p></p><p>Most posters on this site reload and they are all really good at it. But the best part is everybody here loves to help the newbies. There isn't a better site than LRH!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kennibear, post: 926360, member: 51650"] You need a VLD bullet seating [I]stem /punch[/I] for your seating die. If the die maker does not have one then you have to buy another maker's seating die w/ VLD punch. Read the COAL listed in the manual for the load you are working on and use the author's COAL. That will keep you out of trouble for the most part. Don't mess with the seating depth until you have established a safe maximum load. The depth is adjusted to bring your group size down. I have an RCBS and a Lee hand primer and like them both. I buy extra RCBS shell holders and keep them with the hand primer. The Lee has unique shell holders so there is always those to buy. I hand prime [B][I]everything![/I][/B]Even for the progressive press. There is no drawback to a single stage press. A progressive is faster, a little, but having done this for 40+ years I can crank the single stage pretty fast. I load bucket to bucket and it would amaze you how fast it can be done. My progressive is set up for a single load and changing it is a PITA. No progressive can load as accurate ammo as a quality single stage- close but not quite. I've had good and bad die sets from most makers but Redding is consistently quality product. My 375 Ruger is a Hornady set and it is top shelf. The seating die is as good as a press setup as there is. Only a bench rest grade hand seater is better. Most posters on this site reload and they are all really good at it. But the best part is everybody here loves to help the newbies. There isn't a better site than LRH! [/QUOTE]
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