The Redding Competition Seating Die VLD Profile Stem (6mm Short) is a precision-machined steel internal replacement component engineered for Redding Bottleneck Competition Seating Dies. It features a steep internal cone angle designed specifically to match the long, streamlined secant ogives of Very Low Drag (VLD) and high-ballistic-coefficient match projectiles. By shifting the seating contact point further down the ogive, this stem prevents meplat deformation, tip bottoming, and ring marks on delicate polymer tips or hollow-point meplats, maintaining consistent cartridge base-to-ogive (CBTO) dimensions across short-action 6mm cartridges.

Key Features

• VLD Internal Geometry: Refined, steep internal cone profile fits high-BC secant ogive projectiles to eliminate contact on delicate meplats and bullet tips.
• Direct Drop-In Fit: Replaces the standard floating seat stem inside Redding Competition Seating Dies without requiring modifications to the die body or micrometer assembly.
• Consistent Alignment: Applies uniform seating force along the bullet ogive to maintain precise bullet-to-bore alignment and cartridge base-to-ogive repeatability.
• All-Steel Construction: Precision-machined from solid steel for rigid alignment during high-volume reloading cycles.

Specifications

• Brand: Redding Reloading Equipment
• Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): 55724
• Calibre Compatibility: 6mm / .243 calibre
• Stem Length Configuration: Short
• Die Compatibility: Redding Bottleneck Competition Seating Dies (short case configurations such as 6mm PPC, 6mm BR, 6mm XC, 6mm/22-250, and .243 Winchester)
• Material: Precision-machined steel
• Power Requirements: None (mechanical reloading tool)

Who is the Redding VLD Competition Seating Stem Short for?

• F-Class and benchrest handloaders loading 6mm match ammunition — Loading streamlined secant-ogive bullets into short-action 6mm / .243 calibre cartridges where this seating stem prevents meplat contact and eliminates bullet tip deformation.
• Precision Rifle Series (PRS) handloaders assembling 6mm rounds — Maintaining uniform cartridge base-to-ogive seating depths across high-BC 6mm / .243 calibre match projectiles using a dedicated short configuration competition seating stem.

Less suitable for: Handloaders seating standard round-nose, flat-nose, or short-tangent ogive projectiles, which require a standard profile seating stem; reloaders using non-micrometer standard dies, who require standard 1/2-20 threaded seating stems; or reloaders assembling calibres other than 6mm / .243 calibre, who need calibre-specific seating stems.