Tried to locate this to no avail. Have tried to ream the existing seater. Have also tried polishing it with an 88 ELD and rubbing compound. No luck. Does RCBS make a seating stem that will seat 88 eld without pinching the noses on them? Cartridge is 22 Creedmoor. Thank you
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Do you mean denting the jackets where the stem contacts it?
Yes, about 1/8" behind the tips.
Dumb question, but does the Forster seater stem, fit the RCBS die? Or just buy another seating die from Forster?
If you’re going through all this much trouble with a die, just buy a Forster Ultra.
But before you do that, look to 1) your bullet tension, and (2) how much you are compressing your powder.
Either one can cause issues with bullet crimping, regardless of stem.
Call RCBS. They normally respond like champs. Very good customer service. 
Just got ahold of them. They said to send in 3 88 ELD bullets, and they would make a custom plug for $34. So guess I'll have to do that to get this one to work. Noticed Hornady has a seating die with the 88 ELD seater option at $44. So that is another option I guess.
