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Reloading
Which Dies Are Best?
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<blockquote data-quote="boomtube" data-source="post: 457702" data-attributes="member: 9215"><p>"Has anyone used RCBS's Competition Seater die? It's the one that you can place your bullet in the side of the die before seating. It appears to me that it would be a time saver, particularly when loading smaller bullets like .224 on a progressive press."</p><p> </p><p>I haven't, as such, but I've used a Vickerman which is what RCBS copied. I didn't think it was a bit faster than the normal way of seating, in fact it seemed a tad slower than the normal way. I mean, it doesn't take long to sit a bullet on top of a case mouth and push it home while putting a small bullet into a specific slot in the side of the die at just the right time can't be as fast.</p><p> </p><p>Thing is, the old Vickerman seaters died out of the market because they were costly then too, and didn't add a damp thing to the speed of loading nor the quality of the ammo. I see no reason to think that has changed in the last 45 years! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="boomtube, post: 457702, member: 9215"] "Has anyone used RCBS's Competition Seater die? It's the one that you can place your bullet in the side of the die before seating. It appears to me that it would be a time saver, particularly when loading smaller bullets like .224 on a progressive press." I haven't, as such, but I've used a Vickerman which is what RCBS copied. I didn't think it was a bit faster than the normal way of seating, in fact it seemed a tad slower than the normal way. I mean, it doesn't take long to sit a bullet on top of a case mouth and push it home while putting a small bullet into a specific slot in the side of the die at just the right time can't be as fast. Thing is, the old Vickerman seaters died out of the market because they were costly then too, and didn't add a damp thing to the speed of loading nor the quality of the ammo. I see no reason to think that has changed in the last 45 years! :D [/QUOTE]
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