Franklin universal bullet seating die

[Mtns2hunt]

Does anyone have experience with the Franklin Universal Die?

I am considering one because I am having difficulty maintaining the correct seating deph and the kit covers a broad spectrum of calibers.

The more I read and learn on Rokslide the more precise I want to be. I have not been able to find much on this setup except on the general web. Feed back on Rokslide has usually proven more accurate. Thank for any feedback

 

[sndmn11]

I use it, it's very easy and I think it saves me money.

 

[Mtns2hunt]

Is it truly accurate?

 

[sndmn11]

Is it truly accurate?

In the sense of if you seat something, measure, and adjust the depth to where you want it, then yes it is spot on.

I can't tell you if it produces better or worse concentricity than any other cartridge specific or universal seating die, nor if the down range results are better or worse.

I like it because I can buy solo sizing dies, I can just drop a bullet in the sleeve and it self aligns, and I can hit my desired seating depth after one test stroke.

 

[tom338]

I have one. It works nice. But if you don't have consistent neck tension and don't do a good job on your brass you still won't get good results.

 

[sveltri]

I use one on two different cartridges, it works well for me.

 

[Mtns2hunt]

Thanks everyone. I do prep my brass well and carefully measure. I have never had an issue with neck tension. (I will review neck tension). I am just looking for consistency and a fast way to seat bullets. The way I currently seat takes much longer then I believe necessary.

The fact that the gauge measures multiple calibers is a huge plus rather than having to buy a seater for each die. I currently load for 7 calibers. I am not sure why I have so many but really like to shoot and hunt.

I ordered one five minutes ago! Thanks for all the input!

 

[Sam Colt]

Love mine. Let us know how it works for you.

 

[Mtns2hunt]

I will !

 

[Ganderzone]

They are extremely convenient, have noticed a bit more runout then my Forester seating die. Out of the loaded rnds the Forester might have two that are on the high side vs the Frankfort might have 3-4. With that being said, I have run test and concentricity has proven to have less effect then we would like to believe. If your running a benchrest rig maybe you can see it over a larger data set but for hunting purposes forget it. I know I'll open a can of worms but this is my personal experience with the subject. I mostly use mine during seating depth test as I always have a second caliber specific seating die set up for standard loads.