Manual

P
REPARATION
Note: Half-inch yellow square tab is a anti-rust agent--keep with dies. We suggest that you clean the dies’ inside surfaces using a
patch saturated with gun-cleaning solvent. This will help to prevent scratching of your dies and cases. Clean and inspect all cases
before resizing. Dispose of split or separated cases. Check the case length and trim to length if necessary. Chamfer the sharp corners
of trimmed cases with a Forster Deburring Tool.
CASE RESIZING (SEE FIGURE A)
With the shellholder at its highest point, screw the sizing die in the press until the bottom of the die firmly contacts the top of
the shellholder. Tighten the Die Lock Ring (G) against the top of the press and tighten the set screw.
Apply a thin coat of Forster/Bonanza Case Lube to your cases. Do not overlubricate, as this may create pressure dents dur-
ing resizing. Next, push your cases down over the brushes of a Forster Case Graphiter. This will apply a thin coat of dry lubri-
cant to the inside of the case neck.
Resize the case. This operation reduces the outside diameter of your case, removes the spent primer, and expands the
inside of the case neck. Resizing will stretch the case neck, so check the overall length and trim if necessary. Refer to a reliable
reloading manual for repriming and powder weighing and charging instructions.
BENCH REST
®
BULLET SEATING (NON-CRIMPING) (SEE FIGURE B)
A
CCURACY INFORMATION
Before setting up your new Forster Bench Rest
®
Seater Die, give some thought to how the system works. This understanding
will help you make necessary adjustments.
In order to guarantee uniform alignment of bullet and casing, both are held in a Die Chamber (P-30) which travels up inside a
Sleeve (O-30) where both components are joined by the Bullet Seating Stem (J-30). This puts the components in concentric align-
ment before and during the seating operation to ensure match-grade alignment. Only Forster Bench Rest
®
Dies provide this degree
of accuracy.
ADJUSTING THE SEATER DIE IN YOUR PRESS
First, check to see that the Die Body (L-30) is securely threaded to the Sleeve (O-30). With the press ram and shellholder at
their highest points, screw the seater die in the press until the bottom of the Die Chamber (P-30) touches the shellholder.
Continue screwing the seater die until you have compressed the Die Chamber (P-30) 1/4” to 1/2". Tighten the Die Lock Ring (G)
and secure the lock-ring screw. Screw the Bullet Seating Stem (J-30) almost all the way out of the Die Body (L-30). Lower the
shellholder and place a prototype cartridge in it. Raise the shellholder into the die completely. Screw the Bullet Seating Stem (J-
30) down until it contacts the bullet. Tighten the Lock Nut (K-30). Check the overall cartridge length when you seat the first bullet.
SIZER DIE PARTS
Spindle Lock Nut A-10
Spindle Bushing B-10
Sizer Die Body C-10
Spindle D-10
Expander Ball E-10
Die Lock Ring G
Lock Nut H-10
Decapping Pin I *
(S-short, L-long)
Co-Ax
®
Washer W-10
* PPC and BR cases with small flash
holes require special decapping pins.
SEATER DIE PARTS
Bullet Seating Stem J-30
Lock Nut K-30
Die Body L-30
Return Spring M-30
Retainer Ring N-30
Sleeve O-30
Die Sliding Chamber P-30
Die Lock Ring G
Parts J, K, L, O and P vary with
caliber.
A-10
J-30
K-30
L-30
M-30
N-30
O-30
G
P-30
W -10
B-10
C-10
D-10
E-10
G
H-10
I
Figure B
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FORSTER BENCH REST
®
DIE INSTRUCTIONS
Figure A
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