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If you handload 6.5×55 Swedish Mauser and care about seating bullets straight, the L.E. Wilson BS65-55N is the die precision reloaders keep reaching for. Rather than threading into a press like a conventional 7/8"-14 die, this is a chamber type inline seater. The primed and charged case drops into the die body, the bullet sits on the case mouth, and a close-fitting seating stem presses the bullet straight down into the neck while the case stays captured and perfectly aligned. That design is exactly why it produces loaded rounds with very little runout.
This die holds the case stationary and pushes the bullet into it, which keeps everything concentric from the first round to the hundredth. Each seater is machined from turned steel rather than cast, and the body is hand reamed to the correct headspace so tolerances stay tight. The seating stem is matched closely to the bore hole, so the bullet gets supported and guided through the whole stroke. Run it with a small arbor press for the smoothest, most repeatable results, though you can also tap it with a soft-faced mallet if you want to load on the go.
Seating depth on this standard model is set by adjusting the seating stem and locking it with the set screw, so you can tune your loads to the lands and keep them there. Seat a dummy round, measure your overall length, and adjust from there. For a lot of competitive and long range handloaders, this is the final piece that ties a good sizing setup together and gets those cartridges running true.
Made in the U.S.A. for the 6.5×55 Swedish Mauser, this is one of the most proven bullet seaters on the bench. Whether you are feeding an old military Mauser or a modern precision rig, it is a simple, reliable tool that quietly makes your ammo better.
No, the BS65-55N is the standard chamber type seater, not the micrometer version. Seating depth is set by adjusting the seating stem and locking it down with the set screw. If you want a built-in micrometer scale in .001" graduations, that is L.E. Wilson's separate micrometer-top model.
An arbor press is the recommended way to run it and gives you the smoothest, most repeatable seating stroke. That said, the die is designed as a hand die and can also be operated by tapping the cap with a soft-faced mallet, which makes it handy for loading at the range. It is not made to thread into a conventional reloading press.
The die fully captures both the case and the bullet before seating, holding them in alignment while the stem presses the bullet straight down. There are no threads introducing slop into the seating motion, so bullets go in concentric to the case. That is what produces the low runout benchrest and precision shooters look for.
Yes, it works with properly prepped 6.5×55 Swedish Mauser brass whether you full-length or neck size. For best results, pair it with good case prep and consistent neck tension, usually around .002" under bullet diameter. Clean, chamfered case mouths help feed the bullet smoothly for the straightest seating.
| UPC | 815145021700 |
|---|---|
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| Manufacturer Part Number | BS65-55N |
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