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Which seater die?
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<blockquote data-quote="boomtube" data-source="post: 421520" data-attributes="member: 9215"><p>"...all of my Forster seaters there seems to be about .0015" of backlash (say about .002"), but I've also found the Reddings seem to run about .005"."</p><p> </p><p>Backlash effects come from the necessary slack in the threads, it can easily be compensated for, on both dies and scopes. There is no backlash at all when a screw adjustment is going in (clockwise) under pressure, only when it's reversed and started out. If you need to back it out, simply go further than needed by perhaps a quarter turn, then turn back it in until you reach your goal from the proper direction.</p><p> </p><p>Neither Lee's collet die nor any other sizer can make non-concentic necks straighter than they are. I lightly skim turn the necks of all my cases simply to uniform them a bit. It's easily and quickly done with most any hand held neck turner if you chuck the cases in a 1/2" variable speed electric drill chuck run at slow speed. My quick turned necks may not be "BR" quality but I don't shoot BR rifles! They're more than sufficent for use in factory chambers and with the Lee collet neck sizer and a Forster seater, I get some very low run out. (I use Forster's HOT-100 neck turner because of it's low cost and a carbide blade that will last forever.)</p><p> </p><p>We can easily use a common FL 7-08 or even a .308 die for a "body die" for .260 or .243. Or use a 30-06 FL for a .270. Etc.</p><p> </p><p>Redding seems to have combined the case holding sleeve from the seating die with a bushing neck sizer to insure complete on-axis alignment during neck sizing. I won't be getting one because I have a good assortment of Lee collets but it might be a great option for those with low mechanical skills but seeking high neck sizing concentricity.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="boomtube, post: 421520, member: 9215"] "...all of my Forster seaters there seems to be about .0015" of backlash (say about .002"), but I've also found the Reddings seem to run about .005"." Backlash effects come from the necessary slack in the threads, it can easily be compensated for, on both dies and scopes. There is no backlash at all when a screw adjustment is going in (clockwise) under pressure, only when it's reversed and started out. If you need to back it out, simply go further than needed by perhaps a quarter turn, then turn back it in until you reach your goal from the proper direction. Neither Lee's collet die nor any other sizer can make non-concentic necks straighter than they are. I lightly skim turn the necks of all my cases simply to uniform them a bit. It's easily and quickly done with most any hand held neck turner if you chuck the cases in a 1/2" variable speed electric drill chuck run at slow speed. My quick turned necks may not be "BR" quality but I don't shoot BR rifles! They're more than sufficent for use in factory chambers and with the Lee collet neck sizer and a Forster seater, I get some very low run out. (I use Forster's HOT-100 neck turner because of it's low cost and a carbide blade that will last forever.) We can easily use a common FL 7-08 or even a .308 die for a "body die" for .260 or .243. Or use a 30-06 FL for a .270. Etc. Redding seems to have combined the case holding sleeve from the seating die with a bushing neck sizer to insure complete on-axis alignment during neck sizing. I won't be getting one because I have a good assortment of Lee collets but it might be a great option for those with low mechanical skills but seeking high neck sizing concentricity. [/QUOTE]
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