Frankford Universal Bullet Seater?

[HTSmith]

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084HLRHY8/?tag=accuratescom-20

Anyone have one of these? Just now saw it in the Deal of the Week section. Seems like a great concept, but I'm not an early adopter. All feedback appreciated.

 

[Ccrider]

Looks well though out.

 

[Lefty Trigger]

RCBS already done this,... sort of. I use the original RCBS competition seater and when I change to another caliber I can buy the guide and seater plug and convert the die to another caliber. This setup looks a lot like that design with the bullet drop window.

 

[Just Say Moe]

I have one. Works great. So far I have used it on 338-06, 300 H&H, 6mm Rem.

 

[acloco]

How about runout on loaded rounds?

 

[RDA72927]

RCBS already done this,... sort of. I use the original RCBS competition seater and when I change to another caliber I can buy the guide and seater plug and convert the die to another caliber. This setup looks a lot like that design with the bullet drop window.

^^^^What Lefty said^^^^^

Robert

 

[Just Say Moe]

How about runout on loaded rounds?

I don't have any way of measuring runout.

 

[chkunz]

How about runout on loaded rounds?

And the more important question, does run out matter?
For my application I have done the statistically significant testing and it does not matter.
If I have a choice between straight ammo and crooked ammo, I will take the straight ammo.
But for my application I know from my testing that it does not matter.
I have posted on my testing and results here several times so if you are interested in the test description and the results you should be able to find it with a search.

 

[INTJ]

And the more important question, does run out matter?
For my application I have done the statistically significant testing and it does not matter.
If I have a choice between straight ammo and crooked ammo, I will take the straight ammo.
But for my application I know from my testing that it does not matter.
I have posted on my testing and results here several times so if you are interested in the test description and the results you should be able to find it with a search.

Runout may or may not matter, but controlling runout usually happens during sizing, not seating.

 

[HTSmith]

My question is do these dies yield consistent base to ogive measurements.

 

[tred1956]

This looks a lot like the Vickerman dies I seat with, but I do have one question for owners of this one. Watched a video of it on YouTube and looked like the bullet was dropped in window. How is this possible. If I drop a bullet in the Vickerman window without bringing the case up it drops straight through. What keeps the bullet from dropping through until case is raised into position. Been thinking about buying one for the calibers I don't load often.
Thanks in advance
Doug

 

[INTJ]

My question is do these dies yield consistent base to ogive measurements.

My experience has been that a seater die, as long as it is straight, will do the job. All the magic happens during sizing. Base to ogive variations seem to be caused by how consistently the brass work hardens
and springs back.

So I guess my question would be about the quality of these new seater dies.

 

[Monte F]

This looks a lot like the Vickerman dies I seat with, but I do have one question for owners of this one. Watched a video of it on YouTube and looked like the bullet was dropped in window. How is this possible. If I drop a bullet in the Vickerman window without bringing the case up it drops straight through. What keeps the bullet from dropping through until case is raised into position. Been thinking about buying one for the calibers I don't load often.
Thanks in advance
Doug

If they are like the RCBS Matchmaster die I use, there is a spring retainer in the guide that keeps the bullet from falling through. Very handy to use and this looks to be a reasonably priced way to handle multiple calibers.

 

[Mr. Zorg]

I saw this set had dropped in price to $60.80 with free Prime shipping on Amazon yesterday so I pre-empted Santa and ordered it.

 

[Bill Norris]

I saw this set had dropped in price to $60.80 with free Prime shipping on Amazon yesterday so I pre-empted Santa and ordered it.

Yea, I saw that too late last nite and jumped Santa for it as well.

 

[HTSmith]

Please give us a review when you get it

 

[Mr. Zorg]

I'll plan to do that but as a novice reloader don't expect much in the way of comparisons to other similar equipment.

 

[Bill Norris]

I will be happy to share my results from using the seater here.

 

[Murray Brook]

I have never used the die in question, but have used 2 different seater (RCBS Comp--Hornady) dies that use a bullet collar to line up the bullet and case. My findings are these dies give no better run-out #'s than standard dies and not as good a #'s as the Lee dead length bullet seater. I have found that a die (Forster---Redding) with a caliber chamber give me the best run-out #'s, but as @INTJ pointed out a lot happens during the sizing that relates to good run-out #'s in the end. JMO

 

[jasophil1]

I have used several dies like this and they improved the ammo but for the best i like the le wilson inline seaters .