Redding Bullet seating Micrometer

[Ralph Littlefield]

Anyone have any experience with this die accessory?

Will it work with other brand dies?

https://www.midwayusa.com/product/101263582

 

[avidflyer]

Its just the top half of a seating die. It will change it to a micrometer top, you still need the seater body. You may want the Redding comp seater die (complete)

 

[JFrank]

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[watercam]

I tried that combination on a .223 die. Ended up buying the Comp. Seating Die as suggested by avidflyer. Not the same die to be sure. Comp. die is much more precise.

 

[piie]

If I'm not mistaken, the difference between a "retrofit" seater die (Redding of course) and the Competition die is that the Competition die has a "floating sleeve" within which the case fits to assist with alignment and reducing runout. The normal Seater die does not have this sleeve.

 

[Tommie]

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[Ralph Littlefield]

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I had a typo in the title and he gave instructions on how to fix it.

 

[Whitehunter]

If I'm not mistaken, the difference between a "retrofit" seater die (Redding of course) and the Competition die is that the Competition die has a "floating sleeve" within which the case fits to assist with alignment and reducing runout. The normal Seater die does not have this sleeve.

YES Competition die has floating sleeve and your gun smith can run your reamer in die so die is same as chamber. This is a great die I use them in long range benchest and have a sat 10 match light gun score record in 1000 yard and hold current 600 yard G.B.A. group record.

 

[Fotheringill]

I have the .223 Competition die. I like it. I probably would like the Whidden a lot more, but such is life.

Be aware that you are going to need a modified stem for VLD bullets.