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Arbor press w/ pressure gauge

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03 October 2014, 22:31
Michael b Freeman
Arbor press w/ pressure gauge
Does a pressure gauge on an arbor press really make any difference?


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03 October 2014, 22:37
Texas Killartist
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.
03 October 2014, 22:51
Michael b Freeman
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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03 October 2014, 23:46
SR4759
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.
05 October 2014, 15:41
tom holland
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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05 October 2014, 16:50
Opus1



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06 October 2014, 02:46
tom holland
quote:
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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