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maggys drawers · April 19, 2010, 06:02 PM

I've had the same problem with a lee seater die and military pull down bullets for 30-06. I seat them long, pull them out and measure them and then calculate how much deeper they need to go and seat a 2nd time. With the Lee die, if they need to go .015 deeper, just turn the knob like a clock face 1/4 turn. .010 deeper, the same as 10 minutes on a clock face...it works for me. My loads usually come out within .001-.002 of what I want with this method.

Better bullets will almost always be closer than pull downs when it comes to seating depth. Seems to be the nature of the pull down beast.

April 19, 2010, 06:02 PM	#20
maggys drawers Senior Member Join Date: March 4, 2006 Posts: 178	I've had the same problem with a lee seater die and military pull down bullets for 30-06. I seat them long, pull them out and measure them and then calculate how much deeper they need to go and seat a 2nd time. With the Lee die, if they need to go .015 deeper, just turn the knob like a clock face 1/4 turn. .010 deeper, the same as 10 minutes on a clock face...it works for me. My loads usually come out within .001-.002 of what I want with this method. Better bullets will almost always be closer than pull downs when it comes to seating depth. Seems to be the nature of the pull down beast.