Redding 6.5 Creedmoor Competition Bullet Seating Die (55446)

Description

The Redding Competition Bullet Seating Die for 6.5 Creedmoor is built around one idea: get the bullet pointed perfectly straight before it ever starts into the case. A spring-loaded sliding sleeve inside the die fully supports and aligns both the case and the bullet in a precision-ground chamber, so everything stays concentric as the seating stroke begins. That design is why so many precision handloaders consider this the standard that other straight-line seaters get measured against.

What Sets the 6.5 Creedmoor Competition Seater Apart

The heart of this die is the floating seat stem. Redding grinds it to match the bullet diameter so closely that the stem essentially rides on a cushion of air, which cuts down on the runout you'll see with ordinary seaters. The stem contacts the bullet on the ogive rather than the tip, so you get cleaner, more consistent seating without marking up your projectiles.

Dialing In Seating Depth with the Micrometer

Up top you've got a micrometer head calibrated in .001-inch increments, and it's infinitely adjustable with no clicks to fight. There's a zero-set feature too, so once you find the seating depth your rifle likes, you can mark it and come right back to it after a caliber change or cleaning. For anyone load-developing or tuning to the lands, that kind of repeatability saves a lot of guesswork at the bench.

Fit and Setup Notes

The die uses standard 7/8-14 threads, so it drops into just about any single-stage press and plays well on progressives where you want top-down adjustment. It ships with the standard profile seat stem that handles most common 6.5mm bullets. If you're loading long, high-BC VLD or secant-ogive bullets like some ELD and Berger designs, Redding offers a separate VLD profile stem (55746) that seats those shapes more effectively. This is a seating die only and does not crimp. Made in the USA.