The Redding Competition Seating Die (VLD) Profile Stem (MPN: 55726) is a precision-machined, polished steel replacement component engineered specifically for seating long, high-ballistic coefficient 6.5mm / .264 calibre bullets. Designed for drop-in installation into Redding Competition Seating Dies for bottleneck rifle cartridges, this standard-length seating stem features an aggressive internal contour and deep taper. By contacting the projectile further down along the secant ogive rather than near the meplat, it prevents tip deformation, ring marking, and bullet misalignment on delicate hollow-point and polymer-tipped VLD projectiles.

Key Features

• VLD Secant-Ogive Internal Profile: Features a specialized internal taper that seats secant-ogive and hybrid projectiles further down the ogive to protect meplats and polymer tips from bottoming out.
• Concentricity and Runout Reduction: Floats freely within the Redding Competition Seating Die internal sleeve to promote self-centring and uniform bullet-to-case alignment.
• Precision Steel Construction: Machined from solid, polished steel to maintain consistent base-to-ogive seating depths across large loading batches.
• Cartridge Versatility: Compatible with Redding Competition Seating Dies across various 6.5mm bottleneck cases, including 6.5x55 Swedish, 6.5-284 Norma, 6.5x47 Lapua, 6.5 Grendel, .260 Remington, and 6.5-06.

Specifications

• Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): 55726
• Calibre Compatibility: 6.5mm / .264 calibre
• Stem Length: Standard length measuring 1.0 inch (25.4 mm)
• Material: Precision-machined polished steel
• Weight: Approximately 0.091 lb (41 g) shipping weight
• Die Compatibility: Redding Competition Seating Dies (bottleneck rifle cases)
• Power Requirements: None (mechanical reloading component)

Who is the Redding 55726 Competition Seating Stem for?

• Precision rifle competitors shooting 6.5mm cartridges — requires precise bullet alignment and uniform seating depth across 6.5mm / .264 calibre secant-ogive match projectiles, utilizing this 1.0-inch seating stem to prevent meplat deformation and neck runout during competition load assembly.
• Long-range hunters handloading high-BC VLD projectiles — prevents ring marking and tip collapse on long 6.5mm / .264 calibre hunting bullets with polymer tips, using a dedicated 1.0-inch internal taper designed to establish consistent ogive contact without bottoming out.

Less suitable for: Reloaders loading standard, blunt, or traditional short tangent-ogive projectiles (such as round-nose or flat-nose designs), which require a standard tangent-profile seating stem, or those using standard non-micrometer seating dies and non-Redding die bodies, which require standard press-specific seating components.