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If you've ever pulled a VLD or long hybrid bullet out of your seater and noticed a little ring pressed into the ogive, that's the standard stem making contact too high on a long, pointy profile. The L.E. Wilson VLD Drift Seating Stem for .30 caliber fixes that. It's reamed with a steeper internal angle so it engages lower on the bullet, where the geometry is more stable, which translates to straighter seating and tighter runout on the finished round.
The steeper cone matches the long, drawn-out nose you find on secant-ogive VLDs and hybrid designs. Because it grips down the bullet instead of pinching near the tip, you get better alignment of bullet to case as it's pushed home. The stem is machined to tight tolerances for a near-perfect fit against the bullet being seated, and reloaders running Sierra MatchKings and Berger bullets consistently point to it producing more uniform seating than the standard plug on those longer projectiles.
This is a drop-in part. It threads straight into the cap on your existing L.E. Wilson Chamber Type Bullet Seater, and it works with both the standard and the Stainless Micrometer versions of those dies. No gunsmithing, no fitting, just swap the stem and go. It carries the part number BSD-V30 and is made in the USA.
While it was built with VLD bullets in mind, it also plays nicely with hybrid profiles and can be run on secant, hybrid, and tangent bullets, so it's a versatile stem to keep on the bench if your .30-cal loads cover a few different bullet shapes. For anyone chasing consistency with long, high-BC bullets, it's one of those small upgrades that earns its spot in the loading room.
It's reamed with a steeper internal angle so it contacts the bullet lower on the ogive instead of near the tip. That gives you better alignment and more consistent seating on long VLD and hybrid bullets. It also helps avoid the pressed ring some reloaders see on bullet tips when using the standard stem on longer projectiles.
Yes. It's a direct replacement that threads into the cap of your existing L.E. Wilson Chamber Type Bullet Seater, and it works with both the standard and Stainless Micrometer versions. Just unscrew the old stem and thread this one in, no fitting required.
You can. While it was designed around VLD secant-ogive bullets, it works well with hybrid designs too and can be run on secant, hybrid, and tangent profiles. That makes it a handy stem to keep on hand if your .30-cal loads cover a few different bullet shapes.
It performs well with popular long-range match bullets like Sierra MatchKings and Berger VLDs and hybrids. These longer, high-BC bullets are exactly where the standard stem tends to grip too high, so the steeper VLD cone makes the most difference on them.
| UPC | 815145029102 |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | |
| Manufacturer Part Number | BSD-V30 |
| Caliber/Gauge | .30 Caliber |
| Shipping Weight | 0.1 |
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