04-16-2020, 07:36 PM
As to your seating stem question, pull the stem out of the die and set an A-tip in it and see if is contacting the ogive or not.
Hornady has sold multiple seating stems with different profiles and until past few years they weren't marked. The older unmarked VLD stem fits many different projectiles, the newer # stamped offerings seem to be tailored to their specific projectile families.
Forster's seating die seems to have the most flexibility in this regard.
Hornady has sold multiple seating stems with different profiles and until past few years they weren't marked. The older unmarked VLD stem fits many different projectiles, the newer # stamped offerings seem to be tailored to their specific projectile families.
Forster's seating die seems to have the most flexibility in this regard.