lesson learned

[tiny68]

Being a newbie, I am slowly acquiring the proper equipment to load at the range. I have been sizing with a Redding F/L S-bushing for both my 6BR and 30BR. I had been using an RCBS Partner press for sizing and my inline Wilson dies for seating. I have a Redding Competition seater with the micrometer that I used to tune seating depth with the Partner press at times. I recently picked up a Harrell's compact press to "save space"... (that was my excuse) and took it to a club match for the first time this weekend. New bullets, new brass, with new barrel in the 30BR. Fireformed the first round. I had the bullets seated a little depth and they were a little tough to close the bolt. I decided to switch to the Redding comp seater to push them back a little to finish the round..... That's when I figured out the stroke on a Harrell's compact press will not allow you to use the bushing dies because you can't get the seated bullet out. I don't want to cut the sleave off on the seater. Is there a quick fix that I am missing? I like that Harrell's press, but the comp seaters are handy.

Thanks, Tim

 

[Dick Grosbier]

Tim
Harrels also makes a 308 press that has a longer stroke but it is probably still too short to use with a bullet seater die. The Harrels press is designed with full length sizing in mind I don't think it was really intended for what you want to do. Most Benchrest shooters loading at the range seat bullets with a straight line seater and an arbor press.

oops I think you are talking about a different Harrels press

Dick

 

[LRCampos]

It happenned to me. I wanted a Harrel for resize and seat the 6BR, 30BR and .308win.

I ordered the .308win size, but found in a minute that it only resize it. There is no space for a seating die like Redding Competition.

So I asked the shop I bought (Russ Haydon Shooters Supply) if they could change it for the Magnum size.. And they did it fast and straight!

So, you need the Magun size to seat the bullets you want on the calibers you have.