Home Forums Reloading Big Game Rifles Need help picking my next Seater die

My goal is to reduce, as much as possible, run out for my next cartridge.

The RCBS Competition Seater die $74.99 and is built to reduce run out. The Fosters BR Seater is $42.49. The Redding Seating Die includes a bullet guide and runs $25.99, but I don't know if that bullet guide will reduce run out. Their Competition Seater runs $93.99.

The Hornady Seater die has an alignment sleeve to reduce runout and runs $17.99.

Is the $17.99 die going to do what the other more expensive dies do when it comes to reducing run out?

TIA

BJ

"The RCBS Competition Seater die $74.99 and is built to reduce run out."

If that was their goal they missed the mark.

Of all the standard dies (7/8x14) only the Forster BR and Redding Comp dies are designed & made well enough to actually reduce average run-out.

Even with the best of seaters we need straight case necks to start. You can spend a lot of money for a finicky bushing type sizer or get a Lee Collet nwck sizer which does the job better and easier. If you want to FL size, get a body die as well, the two do a fine job for any factory chamber.

Boomtube is right. Forster and Redding make some really good seaters.

2 for booms answer

Lookin like Fosters. Thanks.

Another vote for the Forster seater. Add a Lee collett sizer and you'll produce some nice straight rounds.

I know that the Forster is a fantastic product but not first hand.

I do have a couple of the Hornady seater dies and they're fantastic; I intend to get another for the 6mm-250 I just picked up.

The Forester seems to seat by bullet nice and straight every time.

Oh ya, I like Forester.

What bullets?

I have some Redding and Forster seaters, two of the very best.

In 22 cal/Forster, I have had issues with secant ogive bullets (read Hornady A-Max) with compressed loads.

The Reddings were fine with such bullets.

FWIW Forster will make a different cupped seater stem if you need it and still run less than the Reddings.

Reddings won't do what Forsters will do, much cheaper, IMO.

I am a user of Forster...been real happy with them.

Forster BR seater for nearly all my seating...

Lee collet for nearly all my neck sizing..

Forster or Redding or Lee FL dies.....

6.5mm 142gr Sierra Match King for a 6.5x55 Sweed