I have several Redding Custom Comp. seating dies that mar my bullets during seating. Specifically in .30,.270 and .22 cal. They mark all of the various types of bullets I seat, from Hornady SST and Interlocks to Accubonds, NBT's and Sierra Game Kings.

I have heard of people honing or polishing these die seaters to eliminate this issue, I am simply seeking some guidance on how to do this to these seaters--any insight would be appreciated.

Regards--Don

I would call Redding and see if they are as good at honoring their warnanty as RCBS. They should be replacing that die.

I too have experienced the same issue. My 308 die will shave very slight amount of copper from the bullets as they are seated. I have gone back to my old RCBS which does just fine. I will follow this thread in hopes of the voice of experience will shed light on what can be done without having to send the die back to the factory. That is such a pain!!

Chuck a bullet into a drill and coat it with Clover brand (or something from NAPA) grinding powder. Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr....rrrrrrr. Voila, perfect fit. No seating piece is perfect for all bullets. They only cost about 50 cents. Get a few extra in case you use a different bullet with a radically different shape. With big bore rifles especially I will pick up a couple extra seating cups and set one up for spizters and another up for round nose bullets.

Easy, peasy, puddin' & pie.

LD

LD, thanks, that's the kind of plan I was seeking. I hadn't thought of being able to buy some additional seating cups, that I will do also.

Regards--Don

if it is possible, align the seater plug and bullet the best you can. Then as lawn dart stated, coat a bullet (the type you wish to use) in some grinding compound and run it into the plug while turning in the drill. This lapps your plug into the shape of the bullet nose and allows it to make contact with more of the bullet profile.

I have done this with many types of plugs, not just redding.