This looks like an interesting alternative to breech seating if you want a loaded cartridge. Do any of you have experience with this die or other tools from him?

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I have both a Meacham and a Vickerman.  They work well.  The Meacham may be a cut above in tolerances but, that can sometimes work against you using cast lead bullets of varying dia.
I might add that with my current loading method/practices, I seldom use either one any more.
Cary

westerner wrote on Oct 15^th, 2014 at 6:19pm:


Yes breech seating is mostly for accuracy, but from what I hear some people do it just to prolong brass life. That is more of what I am getting at here.

westerner wrote on Oct 15^th, 2014 at 9:27pm:


Fine, I retract the statement about breech seating. All I want to know if the tools are well made and if they work like they are designed to which is to seat a bullet properly without resizing and crimping the brass.

Steven Hall:
I have Meacham's in-line seating die and his neck sizer die.  Both work very well. Don't let idiots like Westerner deter you from asking questions.  Most of us are pretty good guys and willing to help.

I have one, it's well made and designed.  Tollarences are tight takes some fiddling to get it set up right.

My offhand shooting it's not any advantage over regular seating dies. Opinion only.

They have a lot of fans in the BPCS community. 3/4 of that match is prone from sticks and relay times don't allow breech seating. Little bit more accuracy is an ad vantage. Not bench rest but close in practice. 

If you want one mine could be bought.

Boats

Steven those 20 pieces of brass would last a long time if you breech seat.  In the last couple of months I've switched to loading at the range and using a single case for my CPA and my Ruger, both in .32-40.  I've got a couple of hundred loadings on the case for my CPA and somewhat less for my Ruger.   

You can also tune a load more quickly if loading at the range.

What cartridge are you shooting anyway?

Chris.

Steven
Most of my shooting is BPCR Silhouette. Regarding Meacham tools , I use the Meacham neck sizer to properly size the necks for my .45-70 and then use their in-line seater to seat bullets.  The neck sizer comes with 5 separate sizing collets so that you can fine tune the neck tension for the particular bullet you are loading.
The in-line seater has worked very well for me but I have only used it for bullets weighing 460 to 548 grains.
Also have a Vickerman that I use for .38-50 Rem-Hep. It is well made also.
In further response to your question, with the correct neck tension I have found no need to crimp. Some BP Silhouette and Target Rifle shooters "slip fit" their bullets ie; no neck tension.  Of those that slip fit, some apply a small amount of crimp, just enough to hold the bullet in the case.  Others leave the bullet loose enough to pull out and stuff back in.
Hope this is of some value in your quest for answers.

Kirk