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This IS the shit right here!

JGorski

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Got my new 6xc Ultra Micrometer Seater yesterday and kinda got to use it today to seat these DTACs in a bit further than they were seated. Oh yeah, also got the Hornady OAL gauge to I know where the lands are exactly, but was very close with my other method. I did have Tubb's Redding modified seater but that thing just wasn't working, as far as I could tell there was no course adjustment, but I could be wrong. I could seat some of the bullets I use only so far, it was denting the nose near the top of the Hornadys, the Forster is totally different, course adjustment and micro adjustment, as you can see the micro top is almost all the way up, so I've got lots of room to spare. I really don't need to load more of the 6 Creeds up, although my 2nd build will be here in a couple months and I could load for it, then I will get to see how well it does as far as runout, the micro adjust works perfect, so far, btw.
Oh, one thing I did notice when reading the directions for this seater was, turn the die down till it compresses all the way then back out one turn, there were no directions for the Redding seater, maybe since I had never backed that seater off one turn it made it work wrong or something, I don't know, but it didn't work right for me.
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I have been using the Forster Micrometer seating dies for quite awhile now, although not absolutely necessary, they give me a better/easier/faster control of seating depth.

I just like 'em, make me feel all warm and fuzzy etc.
 
^^^There ya go!! That's all there is to it.

They are great dies, but for most fodder I just don't want to lay out the cash.

My super cool guns I have my GS make me a set of reloading dies when he builds my rifle. The dies stay with the rifle, even if it sells. In my fanatic days I used hand dies, but I'm kind of glad I quit using those.
 
I'm sorry, but just to clarify, I think micrometer seating is vastly overrated. For 90% of the shooters out there, it's primary function is to drain your wallet. I own 25 rifles, (i think) and handload for every one. (except the rimfires) I only have ONE set of rather expensive dies for a tight necked 22-243Middlested, which features micrometer seating...whoopee! The rest, I struggle with plain vanilla RCBS, or Redding dies, and for a half a dozen rigs, Wilson chamber type dies and an arbor press. (and THAT really is the shit, in my opinion)

Try to not over think this stuff. If your accuracy is dependent on seating depth to the .0001", SUM TING WONG?