I have been thinking about trying one of the Wilson chamber dies for seating and the DIY press thread got me to thinking. Is a arbor press really necessary? Why not just sit the bullet seater base on the top of the ram of a regular press and hold the die in place as you raise the ram. You can put a old die or 7/8ths bolt in the press to stop upward movement. Or even easier just use it like a Lee hammer die. It does not take a tremendous amount of force to seat a bullet
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Wilson Chamber dies and Arbor Press
- Thread starter hounddawg
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It does not take a tremendous amount of force to seat a bullet
You are correct, it does not.
I think that is why the old Lee Loader did it well....same concept.
As long as the case neck is not crooked, it should turn out good.
I have Lyman in-line seaters, I also have other seaters that only require the heel of the hand with the die setting solid on the floor, bench etc. to seat bullets.
And If I came across a case that required 90 pounds of effort to seat the bullet I would immediately suspect there is something wrong. Most in-line seaters had a good system for aligning the bullet with the neck of the case mouth.
F. Guffey
And If I came across a case that required 90 pounds of effort to seat the bullet I would immediately suspect there is something wrong. Most in-line seaters had a good system for aligning the bullet with the neck of the case mouth.
F. Guffey
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What kind of results are you guys getting with these ?
I am getting acceptable but not great bullet runout with my Redding bushing and a Forster micro seating die but wondering if the Wilson chamber might give a tad better results. I am not a big fan of seating into the lands so I like a concentric cartridge.
I am thinking I may just pick up a regular Wilson chamber seater in .260 and a die base just to test. I figure I can make dummy bullets with the micro adjust die to set it with and use it with a mallet and a piece of heavy wood
I am getting acceptable but not great bullet runout with my Redding bushing and a Forster micro seating die but wondering if the Wilson chamber might give a tad better results. I am not a big fan of seating into the lands so I like a concentric cartridge.
I am thinking I may just pick up a regular Wilson chamber seater in .260 and a die base just to test. I figure I can make dummy bullets with the micro adjust die to set it with and use it with a mallet and a piece of heavy wood