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This is the starting point for a truly custom bullet seater. L.E. Wilson sends the SCB-65 out as an unchambered blank in the 6.5mm (.264) caliber family, so you or your gunsmith can run your own chambering reamer into it and end up with a seater that mirrors the exact dimensions of your rifle's chamber. That's the whole appeal here. Instead of settling for a SAAMI-spec off-the-shelf die, you get a seater cut with the same reamer that chambered your barrel, which is one of the best ways to keep bullet runout down and seating depth dead consistent.
The blank is machined from stainless steel for long life and comes topped with Wilson's micrometer adjustment head. Once chambered, the micrometer lets you change seating depth in .001" increments on an easy-to-read scale, and you can go back and forth between loads or rifles without losing your place. Major adjustments are handled through the threaded cap. Like all Wilson in-line seaters, the case and bullet are held in tight alignment as the bullet goes home, which is why these dies have such a loyal following among benchrest and long-range crowds.
This is a hand die meant to run on an arbor press or with a plastic mallet, not a threaded die for a conventional reloading press. Plan on handing the blank off to a gunsmith along with a loaded dummy round so it gets reamed and headspaced correctly for your cases. It covers the full 6.5mm bore range, so it works for wildcats and custom 6.5 chamberings that Wilson doesn't offer as a ready-made die.
If you're running a standard cartridge like 6.5 Creedmoor or 6.5 PRC, Wilson already makes a finished seater for you. The blank is really for folks chasing a wildcat, a tight custom chamber, or that last bit of precision from a seater cut to their own reamer. Machinists building dies for customers lean on these too, since the stainless body isn't hardened and reams cleanly.
No, it ships unchambered, which is the whole point of a blank. You or a gunsmith needs to run a piloted chambering reamer into it, ideally the same reamer used on your barrel, so the die matches your chamber. Bring along a loaded dummy round so the blank gets reamed and headspaced to the right length.
No. This is a hand die designed for an arbor press or a plastic mallet, not a threaded press-mounted die. Most precision handloaders run Wilson seaters on an arbor or in-line press for the best feel and consistency.
If you shoot a standard chambering, Wilson already offers a finished seater and that's usually the simpler route. The blank shines for wildcats, custom chambers, or anyone wanting a seater cut with their own reamer for the tightest possible fit and minimal bullet runout.
Yes. Once chambered, the micrometer head adjusts seating depth in .001" increments on an easy-to-read scale, and major changes are made through the threaded cap. It also lets you jump between different seating depths for various loads or rifles and return to your settings.
| UPC | 815145029904 |
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| Manufacturer Part Number | SCB-65 |
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