Redding Competition seating die issue / question (not very accurate?)

[muleman69]

I'll check my math...

Yes I cleaned the dies before installing them.

Could be my error... I'll re-think it...

I don't sort brass nor bullets. I don't trim and I don't turn.

I reload...

I have the very same set up with no seating issues(run out is a different story). I have read were people cuss there T-7 ,mine I really like and thinking of ordering another. You also mentioned that you don't trim, be sure and keep a close eye on your brass length as if it gets to long for your chamber you can be creating a real hazard.

 

[muleman69]

Are you using the turret bushing that came with the turret that you indicated has too much slop?

I talked to Redding when I first got my T-7 and he said two things are very important. First, the turret should be torqued to 42-45 lbs and second, use only the bushing that came with the turret. They're manufactured as a matched pair and shouldn't be mixed up. He also told me that an almost imperceptible amount of play is manufactured into the press and will be accounted for in the operation of it.

I have no reason to doubt anything that he said, especially since I had called on a completely unrelated issue. I follow his instructions and have never had a problem with inconsistencies in any of my ammo.

Good info, I have a couple of turrets and never gave it a thought about keeping the bushings separate

 

[iowamike]

Any chance your primers are taller than the primer pockets? I had a couple out of every dozen that did that and I only noticed the problem when checking CBTO length. They were probably seating to a consistent depth but the tall primer threw off the measuring tool. Got a primer pocket uniformer and now I seat with a Redding comp seater and Rockchucker to +/- .001" consistently.

I kept the seating dies and sent the seating stem cup back to Redding with a couple of the VLD bullets that were hanging up in the seater die. Props to Redding for lapping them out. That resolved all the problems. Thanks for the tip though, I did check the primers and they were properly seated.