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After loading probably several thousand rounds of 6BR, I finally pulled the bullet seating stem from the top of my Wilson seater and stuck the tip of an 80gr Berger FB up into the seater stem. It's a very "pointy" bullet, so it wasn't a huge surprise to see that the seater is pushing against the tip of the bullet, not against the shoulder where the bullet becomes full diameter.
I've read that in a situation like mine you should take a small-diameter drill and carefully open up the inside of that seating stem until the stem can bear against the full diameter of the bullet, not just the tip. I also understand that some guys have contacted die makers and paid them to build a new stem that matches a particular bullet profile.
If you've done this yourself or asked Wilson to build you a custom stem, I'd love to know what I don't know. Thanks!
I've read that in a situation like mine you should take a small-diameter drill and carefully open up the inside of that seating stem until the stem can bear against the full diameter of the bullet, not just the tip. I also understand that some guys have contacted die makers and paid them to build a new stem that matches a particular bullet profile.
If you've done this yourself or asked Wilson to build you a custom stem, I'd love to know what I don't know. Thanks!