Hi Guys
I am in need of a breach seater and have been tring to get in touch with Russ Weber. Russ if you're on here would you reply to this please. If I am on the wrong track here someone, I am sure will point me right.
thanks Guys
Ray

Although it is highly spoken of and seems to be well made, I can't speak with much authority on the Weber unit, having seen only a few and used only a couple (and those a couple of times each.)  I DO know about the ones made by Willis (singleshot) Gregory.  I bought my first one for a high-wall I own, then had him custom fabricate one for my Peregrine.  When I bought my Ruger #1 offhand rifle there was no question...I just called Willis!    That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

Froggie

Hi Guys
Thanks for the  help, I appreciate it 
but;
Wayne, I am as good a  BS maker as comes down the pike but can't get a bullet in the throat 
Have a Nice Day
Ray

Ray,

  While you're waiting for Willis to heal up you can do like a lot of people have done in the past. Just take a cartridge and take a dowel that just fits inside the case and cut it off so it's between 1/32" to 1/16" ahead of a maximun length case, and you're all set. A more elegant solution is to use a brass rod instead of the dowel.

  There are some caveats tho. You haven't mentioned anything about your gun so you'll need a tapered bullet.... which you'll need anyway for breech seating. The throat will have to be slightly tapered which you'll also need for a breech seater. I've seen breech seater rods bent in guns with no throat.

  Most important for the cartridge case seater is that you'll have to have an action like the Stevens 44 1/2 that rocks slightly so as to cam the case in. Other actions will work but you'll have to have a throat and bullet that almost fully seat by themselves before the action is able to be closed.

  That'll get you by till Willis is able to help you. 

  Willis,

  Know what you mean about those crutches. Was on them for 8 weeks a coupla years ago, plus 8 weeks of rehab. Glad it's nothing REAL serious!

PETE

Pete- This will be at least 8 weeks on the crutches with NO weight on the leg- have not even talked rehab yet!

Willis,

  Yeah 8 weeks on crutches is a bummer. I pushed my kneecap 90 degrees to the left and tore the quad muscle off it. 8 weeks with a soft cast, and like you no wgt. on the leg. What really bugged me was it was my right leg so no driving for about 10 weeks. But, I cheated quite a bit and was able to stand and cast bullets and generally get around ok. Friends would drive me around when I needed it and brought in groceries and such. But 8 weeks cooped up in the house? Geez! I hope I never have to go thru that again.

Ray,

  Of course you want something a little fancier for a breech seater. Wayne and I were just suggesting some alternatives till Willis can make you one. I got mine with a rose wood handle. He gives you several choices but I thought the rose wood would set it out from the common run. It does!

PETE