hornady seeding stem

souther33 · July 21, 2015, 09:05 AM

does anyone have any experience with the hornady microjust bullet seading stem. how does it compare to a redding stem. can you use it on all calibers. can it be used on other die sets besides hornady. I'm interesting in buying one but want to know more about one.

Mobuck · July 21, 2015, 09:09 AM

If you're referring to the "bullet seating stem", no I haven't.

F. Guffey · July 21, 2015, 11:59 AM

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=...stem&FORM=IGRE

I have a small pile of Hornady seating/sliding stems.

Micro adjust? all of my seating dies are micro adjust, all I have to do is use a height adjuster to adjust the stem above the die. I have a few RCBS competition type seating dies, I go for the bullet alignment with the case neck, the micro adjust is nice. When it is critical I make a transfer to adjust the seating die, then measure the height of the stem above the die.

F. Guffey

wogpotter · July 21, 2015, 12:45 PM

I have several. They do work, but with reservations.

One will NOT let the sliding alignment sleeve drop because it vacuum seals the top of the die body, unlike the original knurled nut with a hole in it. None of the others suffer from this, just the one. I ended up drilling a small (1/16") hole at the top end of the die body to act as a vent & its fine now.

The micrometer scales are hard to read being silver on silver.

snuffy · July 22, 2015, 12:11 PM

Spelling challenged? I wondered if you were planting a reloading garden!

I never heard of them before just now. It looks like they will only work on the Hornady seating dies. Which means I will never use them, since I have no Hornady dies anymore, the ones I bought got traded at gunshows for cash or other items on a table.

Hornady has a long way to go to even get as-good-as lee concerning loading dies. They come out with dies that are not tested, then when they are sadly lacking in performance and quality, make changes that you have to pay for. MAYBE then you have something that works.

They make great bullets. They should have stuck with just making bullets, let others make loaders and dies.

July 21, 2015, 09:05 AM	#1
souther33 Member Join Date: February 9, 2013 Location: Northwest Georgia Posts: 59	hornady seeding stem does anyone have any experience with the hornady microjust bullet seading stem. how does it compare to a redding stem. can you use it on all calibers. can it be used on other die sets besides hornady. I'm interesting in buying one but want to know more about one. Last edited by souther33; July 21, 2015 at 11:50 AM.

July 21, 2015, 09:09 AM	#2
Mobuck Junior member Join Date: February 2, 2010 Posts: 6,846	If you're referring to the "bullet seating stem", no I haven't.

July 21, 2015, 11:59 AM	#3
F. Guffey Senior Member Join Date: July 18, 2008 Posts: 7,249	http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=...stem&FORM=IGRE I have a small pile of Hornady seating/sliding stems. Micro adjust? all of my seating dies are micro adjust, all I have to do is use a height adjuster to adjust the stem above the die. I have a few RCBS competition type seating dies, I go for the bullet alignment with the case neck, the micro adjust is nice. When it is critical I make a transfer to adjust the seating die, then measure the height of the stem above the die. F. Guffey

July 21, 2015, 12:45 PM	#4
wogpotter Senior Member Join Date: September 27, 2004 Posts: 4,811	I have several. They do work, but with reservations. One will NOT let the sliding alignment sleeve drop because it vacuum seals the top of the die body, unlike the original knurled nut with a hole in it. None of the others suffer from this, just the one. I ended up drilling a small (1/16") hole at the top end of the die body to act as a vent & its fine now. The micrometer scales are hard to read being silver on silver.

July 22, 2015, 12:11 PM	#5
snuffy Senior Member Join Date: May 21, 2001 Location: Oshkosh wi. Posts: 3,055	Spelling challenged? I wondered if you were planting a reloading garden! I never heard of them before just now. It looks like they will only work on the Hornady seating dies. Which means I will never use them, since I have no Hornady dies anymore, the ones I bought got traded at gunshows for cash or other items on a table. Hornady has a long way to go to even get as-good-as lee concerning loading dies. They come out with dies that are not tested, then when they are sadly lacking in performance and quality, make changes that you have to pay for. MAYBE then you have something that works. They make great bullets. They should have stuck with just making bullets, let others make loaders and dies.