is it really necessary ?
is it really necessary ?
Larry Gibson
“Deficient observation is merely a form of ignorance and responsible for the many morbid notions and foolish ideas prevailing.”
― Nikola Tesla
Absolutely, particularly when seating onto powder coated boolits!
Hold Still Varmint; while I plugs Yer!
I can't see what it actually does.... it squares the check better than the threaded rod seat and just better support for the die plunger ?
Last edited by castmiester; 12-23-2023 at 06:29 PM.
I made my own, and one for a friend. you need a piece of conduit pipe with an inside diameter bigger that the stopper nut on the press.
Solder a washer on top and drill a 5/16 hole, take a hacksaw and cut a slot all the way to the circle on the washer, and open up the slot on the bottom to fit the stopper bar. took about 1/3 hour. it doesn't require a shoulder to work. All it does is prevnt the inner piston from retracting more that 3/32"
I put a flat piece of Steel or a round 'knock out' from a Steel electrical box over the top of the sizer press.
Then bear down on the boolit & gas check with the sizer handle.
It seats the problem children very well for me.
I do all the seating, then stand 'em up on the bench. It's easy to see if one isn't straight & square.
Then size/lube 'em all.
Years ago, I was once tempted to buy the seater thing.
But at the time it was $15.oo, and you couldn't find a picture of one.
That made me think they were something super simple you could make yourself.
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In life: We are given tests, and learn lessons.
OK People. Enough of this idle chit-chat.
This ain't your Grandma's sewing circle.
EVERYONE!
Back to your oars. The Captain wants to waterski.
I use mine regularly whenever the gas check shank is just a touch large.
I have also give the bullets a rap on the bench top but it’s retiring to do more than a few.
I use mine frequently to insure it is square with the driving bands.
If you are going to make a hole in something. MAKE IT A BIG ONE!
Mine is an NOE that helps get the GC square with the boolit base. Extra work when needed but I'll do a hundred then size.
Steve,
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BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |