Wilson Chamber dies and Arbor Press

hounddawg · April 30, 2018, 02:28 PM

I have been thinking about trying one of the Wilson chamber dies for seating and the DIY press thread got me to thinking. Is a arbor press really necessary? Why not just sit the bullet seater base on the top of the ram of a regular press and hold the die in place as you raise the ram. You can put a old die or 7/8ths bolt in the press to stop upward movement. Or even easier just use it like a Lee hammer die. It does not take a tremendous amount of force to seat a bullet

Dufus · April 30, 2018, 03:00 PM

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It does not take a tremendous amount of force to seat a bullet

You are correct, it does not.

I think that is why the old Lee Loader did it well....same concept.

As long as the case neck is not crooked, it should turn out good.

F. Guffey · April 30, 2018, 03:23 PM

I have Lyman in-line seaters, I also have other seaters that only require the heel of the hand with the die setting solid on the floor, bench etc. to seat bullets.

And If I came across a case that required 90 pounds of effort to seat the bullet I would immediately suspect there is something wrong. Most in-line seaters had a good system for aligning the bullet with the neck of the case mouth.

F. Guffey

old roper · April 30, 2018, 05:02 PM

My Wilson seater for 30-06 with no bullet in it is 5" long, 223 is 3 3/4" and 284 is 4 3/8" and if you use base add about 1/8". My arbor press got good solid base and I got it when I started shooting BR.

I think mallet be good to use.

hounddawg · April 30, 2018, 07:11 PM

What kind of results are you guys getting with these ?

I am getting acceptable but not great bullet runout with my Redding bushing and a Forster micro seating die but wondering if the Wilson chamber might give a tad better results. I am not a big fan of seating into the lands so I like a concentric cartridge.

I am thinking I may just pick up a regular Wilson chamber seater in .260 and a die base just to test. I figure I can make dummy bullets with the micro adjust die to set it with and use it with a mallet and a piece of heavy wood

old roper · April 30, 2018, 10:59 PM

You get die base with seater. I can't answer your question as I've never compared.

April 30, 2018, 02:28 PM	#1
hounddawg Senior Member Join Date: March 1, 2009 Posts: 4,232	Wilson Chamber dies and Arbor Press I have been thinking about trying one of the Wilson chamber dies for seating and the DIY press thread got me to thinking. Is a arbor press really necessary? Why not just sit the bullet seater base on the top of the ram of a regular press and hold the die in place as you raise the ram. You can put a old die or 7/8ths bolt in the press to stop upward movement. Or even easier just use it like a Lee hammer die. It does not take a tremendous amount of force to seat a bullet __________________ “How do I get to the next level?” Well, you get to the next level by being the first one on the range and the last one to leave.” – Jerry Miculek

April 30, 2018, 03:23 PM	#3
F. Guffey Senior Member Join Date: July 18, 2008 Posts: 7,249	I have Lyman in-line seaters, I also have other seaters that only require the heel of the hand with the die setting solid on the floor, bench etc. to seat bullets. And If I came across a case that required 90 pounds of effort to seat the bullet I would immediately suspect there is something wrong. Most in-line seaters had a good system for aligning the bullet with the neck of the case mouth. F. Guffey Last edited by F. Guffey; April 30, 2018 at 03:25 PM. Reason: remove a

April 30, 2018, 05:02 PM	#4
old roper Senior Member Join Date: June 11, 2007 Posts: 2,155	My Wilson seater for 30-06 with no bullet in it is 5" long, 223 is 3 3/4" and 284 is 4 3/8" and if you use base add about 1/8". My arbor press got good solid base and I got it when I started shooting BR. I think mallet be good to use. __________________ Semper Fi Vietnam 1965 VFW Life member NRA Life Member

April 30, 2018, 07:11 PM	#5
hounddawg Senior Member Join Date: March 1, 2009 Posts: 4,232	What kind of results are you guys getting with these ? I am getting acceptable but not great bullet runout with my Redding bushing and a Forster micro seating die but wondering if the Wilson chamber might give a tad better results. I am not a big fan of seating into the lands so I like a concentric cartridge. I am thinking I may just pick up a regular Wilson chamber seater in .260 and a die base just to test. I figure I can make dummy bullets with the micro adjust die to set it with and use it with a mallet and a piece of heavy wood __________________ “How do I get to the next level?” Well, you get to the next level by being the first one on the range and the last one to leave.” – Jerry Miculek

April 30, 2018, 10:59 PM	#6
old roper Senior Member Join Date: June 11, 2007 Posts: 2,155	You get die base with seater. I can't answer your question as I've never compared. __________________ Semper Fi Vietnam 1965 VFW Life member NRA Life Member