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The Redding #23 VLD Bullet Seating Micrometer is a direct drop-in replacement for the standard seat plug in your Redding seating die. Instead of guessing and checking with a wrench, you get a graduated micrometer head that lets you set and repeat your seating depth right down to a thousandth of an inch. For anyone chasing tight groups, that kind of repeatable control over cartridge overall length is where real accuracy lives.
This one is the VLD version of the #23 plug, which means the seating stem is contoured for the long, sleek ogives of Very Low Drag bullets. That contour contacts the bullet lower on the nose, which helps keep tips from getting dinged and keeps the bullet seating straight in the case. If you shoot slick match projectiles in the smaller twenty-two centerfires, the VLD plug is the shape you want over the standard profile.
The #23 designation fits a specific family of .22-caliber cartridges, including 221 Remington Fireball, 220 Swift, 22-250 Remington, 223 Remington, 22 BR Remington, 219 Zipper, 222 Remington Magnum, 225 Winchester, and the Ackley Improved variants of the 22-250 and 223. Check the number stamped in brackets on the top of your current seating stem to confirm you are matching the right plug to your die.
It threads into dies using the standard 1/2-20 seating stem thread, and swapping it from one die to another takes just a minute. Worth knowing up front: this micrometer is made for Redding's standard seating dies and is not intended for the Competition Seating Dies, which already come with their own micrometer built in. Machined from quality steel and hand finished, it is the kind of upgrade that pays off every time you sit down at the press and want your loaded rounds coming out the same length, every single time.
The #23 plug covers a group of .22-caliber centerfires including 221 Remington Fireball, 220 Swift, 22-250 Remington, 223 Remington, 22 BR Remington, 219 Zipper, 222 Remington Magnum, and 225 Winchester, along with the Ackley Improved versions of the 22-250 and 223. The quickest way to confirm fit is to check the number stamped in brackets on top of your existing seating stem. If it reads 23, this is your match.
No. This replacement micrometer is designed for Redding's standard seating dies that use a 1/2-20 seating stem thread. Competition Seating Dies already include a micrometer head from the factory, so you would not need this part for those.
The VLD seat plug is contoured to match the longer, sleeker ogives of Very Low Drag bullets, contacting the bullet lower on the nose to protect the tip and keep seating straight. The standard plug is shaped for more conventional bullet profiles. If you shoot match-style VLD projectiles, the VLD version is the one you want.
The micrometer head adjusts in increments of one thousandth of an inch, so you can set and repeat your cartridge overall length with real consistency. That kind of repeatability is a big help for load development and for keeping every round in a batch seated to the same depth.
| UPC | 611760091834 |
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| Manufacturer Part Number | 09183 |
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