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Redding Micrometer Seating Stem on Lee or RCBS
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<blockquote data-quote="Garycrow" data-source="post: 1110280" data-attributes="member: 30743"><p>Putting that micrometer seating head on a regular redding die doesn't turn it into their competition die, all it does is make it easier to make consistent seating depth adjustments. The redding competition dies, like the forster benchrest and ultra micrometer seating dies, have an internal sliding sleeve that is the key to their operation. it's what makes them better than standard seating dies. The micrometer head has nothing to do with how straight they'll load. I tend to use forster dies whenever they're available and any more I just skip the micrometer head. I just get the non-micrometer bullet seater, it works just as well and I've found any benefit from the micrometer head to be greatly exaggerated. </p><p></p><p>Here's a link to a redding page where it says the micrometer head can be put on a die with 1/2-20 threads. I assume they're talking about their own dies but it might work with other brands if they have that thread. It really wouldn't interest me though because it's still just a standard seater with a micrometer head, it doesn't give any of the advantages of the competition seater die or the Forster seating dies. </p><p></p><p><a href="http://redding-reloading.com/online-catalog/126-micrometer-seat-stems-for-standard-dies" target="_blank">Micrometer Seat Stems for Standard Dies - Redding Reloading Equipment: reloading equipment for rifles, handguns, pistols, revolvers and SAECO bullet casting equipment</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Garycrow, post: 1110280, member: 30743"] Putting that micrometer seating head on a regular redding die doesn't turn it into their competition die, all it does is make it easier to make consistent seating depth adjustments. The redding competition dies, like the forster benchrest and ultra micrometer seating dies, have an internal sliding sleeve that is the key to their operation. it's what makes them better than standard seating dies. The micrometer head has nothing to do with how straight they'll load. I tend to use forster dies whenever they're available and any more I just skip the micrometer head. I just get the non-micrometer bullet seater, it works just as well and I've found any benefit from the micrometer head to be greatly exaggerated. Here's a link to a redding page where it says the micrometer head can be put on a die with 1/2-20 threads. I assume they're talking about their own dies but it might work with other brands if they have that thread. It really wouldn't interest me though because it's still just a standard seater with a micrometer head, it doesn't give any of the advantages of the competition seater die or the Forster seating dies. [url=http://redding-reloading.com/online-catalog/126-micrometer-seat-stems-for-standard-dies]Micrometer Seat Stems for Standard Dies - Redding Reloading Equipment: reloading equipment for rifles, handguns, pistols, revolvers and SAECO bullet casting equipment[/url] [/QUOTE]
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