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Michael b Freeman
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Does a pressure gauge on an arbor press really make any difference?


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Texas Killartist
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It can, BUT will not matter unless you are shooting a bench rest rifle (built as a bench rest rifle) AND going through all of the 'bench rest' loading procedures.
 
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Michael b Freeman
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that's what I thought makes no difference on a deer rifle intended to be used no further than 300 yards.


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SR4759
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A deer is a huge target.
Use of bench rest procedures might make your rifle group 3" at 300 yards instead of 4" at 300 yards.
 
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I seat all my bullets using arbor press hunting/varmint rifles.

I started years ago working loads up at the range using arbor dies. You could adjust seating depth at the range see instant results and cut way down on range trips.

I haven't used standard type seater in years so couldn't tell you if it's better and if I never loaded at the range I might still be using standard seater.


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Opus1
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    The main concern is concentricity and neck tension - An arbor press obviously helps with the concentricity issue and the pressure gauge helps determine neck tension. You can do the same with a standard press and achieve exactly the same results however it just requires a little more finesse and fiddling.

    There is no question that an arbor press is very handy at the range. tu2


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tom holland
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Originally posted by Opus1:
    The main concern is concentricity and neck tension - An arbor press obviously helps with the concentricity issue and the pressure gauge helps determine neck tension. You can do the same with a standard press and achieve exactly the same results however it just requires a little more finesse and fiddling.

    There is no question that an arbor press is very handy at the range. tu2


I not only use arbor seating die but also use arbor bushing dies so I can loaded a fired case at the range.


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