Thread: Lee bullet seating die issues

Yep, as the others have said when loading flat base bullets, set it on the case mouth and support with a finger and thumb as you slowly raise the ram until the bullet touches the seating plug - then raise just enough to start seating.

Lower the ram and rotate the case, raise the ram and seat a bit more. Repeat until you're at full depth.

One thing I've found though is that the seating plugs in Lee dies are made to suit a particular nose profile which sometimes doesn't conform to the bullet I'm trying to load. My recent attempts at cast boolits in the 30-06 was postponed as the seating plug clearly preferred long skinny pointy noses over short fat flat ones and wouldn't cooperate at all.

Simple enough to modify the plug or turn a replacement for a perfect custom fit.

When loading cast boolits I also use Lee neck expander die which can be set to give just the absolute minimum flare to the case mouth, sufficient to allow an easier start to seating.