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Anyone try the Frankfort Universal Seating Die? Cool idea.

Some good reviews out there and sure would be a lot less expensive than buying a bunch of Forster BR seaters.

https://www.amazon.ca/Frankford-Ars...g=N00o0&pd_rd_i=B084HLRHY8&psc=1

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Looks alot like the RCBS unit. I'd give a set a shot.


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Have had one for a while. It works fine and the micrometer dial is fairly accurate. It is easy to pull apart and re-configure, although you do have to experiment a little to get the right seating stem figured out.

My biggest gripe is the seating stem can leave seating marks on some bullets. But with a one-size-fits-all seater, there's no way they could design seating stems that perfectly fit every conceivable bullet.

The directions say to drop the bullet through the window in the side of the die. Doing that with 308 gave me more runout than what I was happy with. Placing the bullet on top of the case mouth gave me much better runout.

I am currently using mine for 6mm arc, and the last round I measured runout on, came in at about three thousandths. I doubt I could load any straighter ammo with anything else.

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I usually buy the Forster BR seaters but cannot get one for my 300H&H. Buying one of these would be a good solution to that and at $99 CDN, it's a great deal.

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Originally Posted by auk1124
The directions say to drop the bullet through the window in the side of the die. Doing that with 308 gave me more runout than what I was happy with. Placing the bullet on top of the case mouth gave me much better runout.


Thanks .... Funny it would work like that. You'd think it would be straighter to feed thru the window port thingy as the tip of the bullet would engage the stem faster.

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The directions say to drop the bullet through the window in the side of the die. Doing that with 308 gave me more runout than what I was happy with. Placing the bullet on top of the case mouth gave me much better runout.


Thanks .... Funny it would work like that. You'd think it would be straighter to feed thru the window port thingy as the tip of the bullet would engage the stem faster.


That was just my personal experience. The window may work better for you than it did me. For me there was a noticable difference with 308 rounds.

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Originally Posted by auk1124
That was just my personal experience. The window may work better for you than it did me. For me there was a noticable difference with 308 rounds.


Thanks ...... Will certainly look into that when mine arrives. Most reviews give pretty good report for run out. smile


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