Absolutly love my L.E. Wilson tools! My case trimmer is spot on every cut....just very high quality stuff imo. Glad you shared this, i have always been curious of this setup and how it works!
Every time I have waited in saved up the few extra bucks for Wilson, I have never been disappointed. I have a full set of custom dies for the 28 Nosler. That gun will put them in the same hole at 100 yd and I mean the same hole! Excellent video!
Thanks, Jeff. It's hard to convey to people what the quality of these products is all about. On "TV" all reloading dies look pretty much the same, which is to say you can't see which dies and products will give you ammo that shoots into the same hole. Fortunately there are enough of us who've used these things to tell others it's all worth the money. Thanks for your comment.
@@RexRoach I went with Norma brass for my .300 H & H and Nozler brass for my .270 Win rifles. Knee deep snow and below zero temps, so no shooting up here until spring....but plenty of time to hand load!
Wilson bullet seaters are still the best bullet seaters for accuracy ! For my new rifle in 22-250 I've chosen a Forster benchrest seater (with the floating chamber system), after testing I still prefer the old Wilson seater, for the time and the seating depth precision ! Maybe it will help persons who are wondering about those dies
Thanks, I'm glad you took it in a positive way. I notice that Ian on Forgotten Weapons is one of the few to use the correct "gair-un" instead of the common "guh-RAND." According to many first-hand accounts, Mr. Garrand knew how to pronounce his own name and he said "gair-un." LOO-pold seems to fair better with maybe half the population getting it right with the remaining 50% confusing it with a former king of Austria.
@@RexRoach I enjoyed that lesson. Same thing with Russian firearms, they get mispronounced, but most annoying pronunciation is Hornady as "Horna - day" it's "Horna - di" like Normandy! I mean clearly there is no A at the end. I have no idea why people mispronounce it.
The knob on top which you press down with, is threaded to the stem which seats the bullet. There's a lock screw in the knob. You turn the knob in or out on the stem to get to your setting. A lot of people, when working up a setting, will set the knob/stem to the longest length, i.e. the deepest bullet seating, and then use circular shims (like washers) to move the seating depth out incrementally. Several years ago Wilson began offering a micrometer adjustment top knob so it's a lot easier to dial in a setting. On the other hand, if you have a favorite load and don't need to experiment, the locked-in nature of the original die is a plus.
You can use the micrometer for fast adjustement but you'll still need a seating depth gage on calipers to check and fine tune. If you dont need this micrometer feature you can also take the basic version and many "heads" (or seating stems?), one for each kind of bullet . Like that it will be faster to set you bullet seating depth
On the basic models like mine, the knob you press down is threaded onto the stem and held with a set screw. You loosen the set screw and turn the knob up or down the stem to get the desired COAL. The newer models have a micrometer-like knob which is easier to work with as you can see exactly how much up or down adjustment you have made.
You are absolutely right. Today's seating dies with their internal sliding and self-aligning designs will give you close to perfect bullet seating using typical loading presses. The point of the Wilson hand dies is the "hand" part whereby they were developed for use at the range by benchrest shooters. Because they load most of their ammo during the match using the same five cases over and over, a small, convenient system was needed, hence the Wilson dies. Actually the earliest reloading systems were similar allowing cowboys and buffalo hunters the ability to load their ammunition in the field with hand operated systems that looked a lot like pliers. Thanks for your comment. It's a valid point.
Absolutly love my L.E. Wilson tools! My case trimmer is spot on every cut....just very high quality stuff imo. Glad you shared this, i have always been curious of this setup and how it works!
Every time I have waited in saved up the few extra bucks for Wilson, I have never been disappointed. I have a full set of custom dies for the 28 Nosler. That gun will put them in the same hole at 100 yd and I mean the same hole! Excellent video!
Thanks, Jeff. It's hard to convey to people what the quality of these products is all about. On "TV" all reloading dies look pretty much the same, which is to say you can't see which dies and products will give you ammo that shoots into the same hole. Fortunately there are enough of us who've used these things to tell others it's all worth the money. Thanks for your comment.
Very informative video sir. Great work.
Great information and very helpful!! My bench always has a cup of coffee on it when I'm loading.
Thanks Rex. That was cool.
Good therapy. Coffe + good music I can stay all day long reloading....
Just found your channel. Great videos
I wish Lapua made brass for my rifles up here in Alaska (.270 Win, 300 H & H). I love my LE Wilson bullet seater with pressure gauge.
Very high tech, that pressure gauge. How does Starline brass do for you?
@@RexRoach I went with Norma brass for my .300 H & H and Nozler brass for my .270 Win rifles. Knee deep snow and below zero temps, so no shooting up here until spring....but plenty of time to hand load!
Wilson bullet seaters are still the best bullet seaters for accuracy !
For my new rifle in 22-250 I've chosen a Forster benchrest seater (with the floating chamber system), after testing I still prefer the old Wilson seater, for the time and the seating depth precision ! Maybe it will help persons who are wondering about those dies
I like it!!! It's good to give us correct pronunciations too. Garand and Leupold are often mispronounced. good job Rex!
Thanks, I'm glad you took it in a positive way. I notice that Ian on Forgotten Weapons is one of the few to use the correct "gair-un" instead of the common "guh-RAND." According to many first-hand accounts, Mr. Garrand knew how to pronounce his own name and he said "gair-un." LOO-pold seems to fair better with maybe half the population getting it right with the remaining 50% confusing it with a former king of Austria.
@@RexRoach I enjoyed that lesson. Same thing with Russian firearms, they get mispronounced, but most annoying pronunciation is Hornady as "Horna - day" it's "Horna - di" like Normandy! I mean clearly there is no A at the end. I have no idea why people mispronounce it.
@@DimaProk Joyce would be proud of you.
Looks like it will last for ever.
How is the bullet depth set on that Wilson die??
The knob on top which you press down with, is threaded to the stem which seats the bullet. There's a lock screw in the knob. You turn the knob in or out on the stem to get to your setting. A lot of people, when working up a setting, will set the knob/stem to the longest length, i.e. the deepest bullet seating, and then use circular shims (like washers) to move the seating depth out incrementally.
Several years ago Wilson began offering a micrometer adjustment top knob so it's a lot easier to dial in a setting. On the other hand, if you have a favorite load and don't need to experiment, the locked-in nature of the original die is a plus.
You can use the micrometer for fast adjustement but you'll still need a seating depth gage on calipers to check and fine tune. If you dont need this micrometer feature you can also take the basic version and many "heads" (or seating stems?), one for each kind of bullet . Like that it will be faster to set you bullet seating depth
How do set up COAL?
On the basic models like mine, the knob you press down is threaded onto the stem and held with a set screw. You loosen the set screw and turn the knob up or down the stem to get the desired COAL. The newer models have a micrometer-like knob which is easier to work with as you can see exactly how much up or down adjustment you have made.
@@RexRoach thank you
my new Redding seating die is much easier and faster to use and gives me less than 1k bullet runout every time..
You are absolutely right. Today's seating dies with their internal sliding and self-aligning designs will give you close to perfect bullet seating using typical loading presses. The point of the Wilson hand dies is the "hand" part whereby they were developed for use at the range by benchrest shooters. Because they load most of their ammo during the match using the same five cases over and over, a small, convenient system was needed, hence the Wilson dies. Actually the earliest reloading systems were similar allowing cowboys and buffalo hunters the ability to load their ammunition in the field with hand operated systems that looked a lot like pliers. Thanks for your comment. It's a valid point.