Description
“The” Seating Die
The Bullet Seating Die is designed to be the ONLY bullet seating die you will ever need for a family of cartridge bodies.
Imagine being able to easily and precisely being able to seat bullets from a 22 Creedmoor, 6 BR, 6.5 Creedmoor and 308 Winchester all with the same die. Or a 6.5 SAUM, 28 Nosler, and a 300 RUM with the same die. “The” Seating Die will be your one stop shop for a family of cartridges.
Here is a list of cartridges compatible with each type of “The” Seating die:
- Type 1 (Any 223 Rem Based Cartridges with .373″ body diameter), comes with Model 1 & 2 stems, as well as dedicated 300BLK stem
223 Remington
223 Remington Ackley Improved
222 Remington
204 Ruger
6x45mm Remington
221 Fireball
22 Hornet
300 Blackout
- Type 2 (Any Valkyrie Based Cartridges with .424″ body diameter), comes with Model 1 & 2 stems
.224 Valkyrie
6.8 SPC
- Type 3 (Any ARC/PPC Based Cartridges with .444″ body diameter), comes with Model 1 & 2 stems
6 PPC
6 ARC
7.62x39mm
6.5 Grendel
- Type 4 (Any 308 Win Based Cartridges with .480″ body diameter), comes with Model 1, 2, 3, & 4 stems & spacer ball
22 / 6 / 25 / 30 BR
22 / 6 / 25 BRA
22 / 6 / 25 BRX
22 / 6 / 25 Dasher
22 / 6 / 25 / 6.5 / 30 x 47 Lapua
22 / 6 / 25 / 30 GT
22 / 6 / 25 / 6.5 / 7 / 30 Creedmoor
22-243 / 243 / 260 / 7mm-08 / 308 Winchester
6 XC
.303 British
22-250
Will not work for long action cartridges
- Type 4XL (30-06 Springfield Based Cartridges with .480″ body diameter and longer OAL), comes with Model 1, 2, 3, & 4 stems
25-06 / 6.5-06 / 30-06
270 Winchester
35 Whelen
- Type 5 (Any .284 Winchester Based Cartridges and .501″ body diameter), comes with Model 1, 2, 3, & 4 stems
6.5×55 Swede
6.5 – 284 Winchester
284 Winchester
284 Shehane
- Type 6 (Belted Magnums and PRCs with .535″ body diameter), comes with Model 1, 2, 3, & 4 stems
300 Winchester Magnum
7 Remington Magnum
6.5 PRC
7 PRC
300 PRC
7 LRM
264 Winchester Magnum
264 Weatherby Magnum
270 Weatherby Magnum
7 Weatherby Magnum
300 Weatherby Magnum
- Type 7 (RUM & SAUM Cartridges with .551″ body diameter), comes with Model 1, 2, 3, & 4 stems
6 / 6.5 / 7 / 300 SAUM (Short Action Ultra Magnum)
26 / 28 / 30 Nosler
7 / 300 / 338 RUM ( Remington Ultra Magnums)
- Type 8 (WSM Based Cartridges with .558″ body diameter), comes with Model 1, 2, 3, & 4 stems
7-300 / 300 WSM (Winchester Short Magnum)
7 WSM
- Type 9 (Lapua Magnum Based Cartridges with .595″ body diameter), comes with Model 1, 2, 3, & 4 stems
338 Lapua Magnum
338 Lapua Magnum Ackley Improved
300 / 338 Norma Magnum
33 / 37 XC (For most bullets. Will not work with single feed Cutting Edge ® Bullets unless you unscrew the die for no shell holder contact)
Here is how “The” Seating Die works. The center bore of the die body is drilled and bored to ensure concentricity and parallelism to the bottom of the die and 7/8 x 14 threads. Next we precision ream the center bore for a perfect finish, lastly the hole is internally burnished for a mirror like surface finish while controlling the inside diameter to a tolerance of +/-.0002″. This precision guide channel only has .001″ to .002″ total clearance around the base of the cartridge, properly locating the cartridge in the die body.
Next the spring loaded Cartridge Shoulder Centering Sleeve and precision guided Bullet Seating Stem are held concentric and are guided by this precision cartridge bore in the die body. This ensures the absolute most concentric and true assembly.
Furthermore, we top off “The”Seating Die with a Mitutoyo Micrometer head which has .001″ graduations for a total travel of .500″ for the more precise bullet seating adjustments. Type 6 / 7 / 8 / and 9 will have a 1.000″ travel micrometer head to give “The” Seating Die the ability to seat short and long magnums. Lastly, we incorporated a micrometer tension system to achieve a very positive feel when turning the micrometer head and prevent accidental movement.
Bullet Seating Stems
Model 1: Works best with 22 cal to 6.5mm bullets
Model 2: Works best with 6mm to 30 cal bullets
Model 3: Works best with 30 cal to 338 cal bullets
Model 4: Works best with 338 cal to 375 cal bullets
Depending on the Type of “The” Seating Die you ordered you will not receive all the stems. Types 1, 2, and 3 will come with Model 1 and 2 stems only. Types 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 will come with Model 1, 2, 3, and 4 stems. Type 1 seating dies will also come with a specialized 300BLK all-in-one cartridge centering sleeve and seating stem, plus the standard model 1 and 2 seating stems.
Type 6, 7, 8, & 9 will NOT work on the Forster Co-Ax press due to their overall height!!!
James (verified owner) –
This seating die is fantastic. It’s very easy to set up and get dialed in, and seats bullets extremely consistently. Seating Berger Hybrid bullets leaves no marks or any other damage. I am very happy with this die, obviously, and recommend it highly.
Steve E (verified owner) –
I’ve struggled with consistency using numerous other brand loading dies, to the point I was ready to buy a new press thinking that was the problem. I ordered ‘The’ Seating Die and the modular sizing die for my new rifle, with high hopes. They are hands-down the nicest dies I own. Expensive, yes, but the results are consistent, accurate, and repeatable – and I can use this seating die on multiple cartridges, so now I’m not buying a competition seating die for every cartridge I shoot. I don’t need a new press after all.