I already own a 6.5 Creedmoor Forster Micrometer Seating Die and I am hoping it can pull double duty seating 260 Rem for me as well. Does anyone have any experience with this?
6.5 CM Seating Die Compatible for Seating 260 Rem. Case
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In order to load straight and concentric ammo the seater die must properly support the case during the seating process..meaning a snug fit in the seater die. If you do a little research on the dimensions of the 6.5 Creedmoor case and 260 Remington case, other than them both being 6.5 calibers they are totally different cartridges. You can’t do double duty..end of story...Ray ?
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Just what part of the case is supported in a seating die, the neck sure is not in any die. I say he'd be fine. A lot of guys shoot a 6 comp match, I've never seen a specific seater for it.
I seat my 2- 6XC's with a 6.5x47 and a 6x47 Lapua die, I seat 6 creed with a 6.5 creed seater, all Redding comp dies.
Virtually none, still a 30 deg shoulder, I do not ram and jam seating though. No seating die actually supports the neck, if that was the case, neck turning brass would almost be disasterous.
O/P, why don't you just try it, see it it works without damaging the brass? Then check runout. I have a Hornady 30/06 seating die with the micrometer top. I have it adjusted so I can seat 30/06 and 300 Win. Mag. Works fine for both.
Yea I believe I am going to try it before I go out and purchase another Seater... Being two very fairly popular calibers, I just wanted to see if anyone had or is doing the same thing.
There are times you can use the same dies in certain situations when the brass is from the same family, 243 Winchester, 260 Remington, 308 Winchester 20 degree shoulder angle. I load for both 6.5 Creedmoor and 260 Remington, 6.5x47 Lapua also. I use Wilson inline seating dies for everything I reload, 308, 243, 30-06. The 6.5 Creedmoor cases will not fit in the 260 Remington die because the base of the Creedmoor case is larger than the 260 case. The 260 case fits in the Creedmoor die but hangs out of the bottom because it is longer. L.E. Wilson and Forster (a really nice die) in their wisdom make different dies for different caiibers because serious reloaders insist upon tight tolerances for their ammunition. If you are looking just to be able to push the bullet into the case your Forster die might get the job done, provided you don’t have too much neck tension. If you are serious about loading precision ammunition with minumun run out I would recommend getting the proper tools. That said there are those that prefer using a pliers and a monkey wrench for just about everything, discounting the need for obtaining the proper tools. I was asked a question and I gave an answer based on my experience with hand loading. In the end I really don’t give a rats ass what you do. Ray ?
I shoot 260 mostly and 6.5 creed occasionally. I seat 6.5 Creedmoor rounds with my 260 seater without issue, but I also haven't measured run-out. It could be way off, but I haven't checked to see. The 6.5 Creedmoor seems to shoot just fine. Obviously best case is to get the seating die meant for the specific caliber and seating stem for your specific bullet, but the seating die doesn't hit the shoulder of the case; it just holds the case straight and true in line with the bullet. The diameter of the 260 (eyeballing the midway point) measures .466, and coincidentally, the 6.5 Creedmoor is also .466 in diameter at the midway point. With that said, I don't know if i would go the other way; trying to seat bullets into a 260 Remington with a 6.5 Creedmoor seater. The 260 is longer and might not even fit into the 6.5 Creedmoor seater.
As I wrote this, I had to go check; it turns out I don't even own a 6.5 Creedmoor seating die and my Desert Tech puts them .3-.4 MOA routinely....
As I wrote this, I had to go check; it turns out I don't even own a 6.5 Creedmoor seating die and my Desert Tech puts them .3-.4 MOA routinely....
Throw in all sizing dies do not have the same tolerances. Look back to when sliding sleeve seaters were not around, and people still use reg seat dies, do you think most guys even screw the die down onto the case before adj the seat plug?
Just altering your bump now pulls or pushes the shoulder into or out of the die.
Edit: Guys used to and some still do neck size, national BR champions did it, there's nothing supported in a neck die, right here should be a runout factory, yet it isn't, explain that one.
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Give a call to Forster, you might be able to buy a 260 seater die chamber #DIESTRP30 for $29.00 for your 6.5 seater and switch it out without having to buy a complete 260 seating die.
