tensnxs

I've been loading for 24 years and used the Redding Comp for 9x19, 45acp, 223 and 308 for over a decade. The Redding Comp pistol seating dies are pretty simple. Not much to watch for except cleaning the lube out after you load lead bullets. I modify my 550B's tool head to 'float' sizing and seating dies to allow more concentric rounds. But I could never get 100% perfectly straight loaded rounds no matter how careful I was. As a side note, Recently I discovered Xtreme bullets loaded with Dillon dies have reduced diameter and damaged bullet bases when pulled. Accuracy was horrible. I read some posts here and studied some of my friend's Hornady dies loaded rounds. Now I use Hornady New Dimension dies. I like the way the sizer is actually tapered as 9x19 should. I like the way the seater has an alignment sleeve to help straighten bullet alignment in the seating process. But it still doesn't seat straight 100%, especially with lead bullets. After studying the Redding Comp seater, I added a spring in the Hornady seater to keep sleeve down which forces the bullet to line up in the sleeve and supports the case mouth. Now I have 100% straight ammo. I'll report back when I have Ransom results.