I bought a 3 Die Lee set and I am crimping with the seater die. Would I be better off seating the boolit with the seater and buying a FCD to do the crimping?
I bought a 3 Die Lee set and I am crimping with the seater die. Would I be better off seating the boolit with the seater and buying a FCD to do the crimping?
Senator, We have a saying down South, "Don't piss down my back and tell me it's raining."
depends upon what you're shooting ... a cast boolit can actually be swaged down using the factory crimp die if set too much , yet with the regular seating/crimp die the roll crimp can be adjusted as desired and while too much can mess up the crimp groove part of a cast boolit it wont swage down the rest of the bearing surface like the carbide factory crimp can , if your shooting jacketed it shouldnt matter as long as you're crimping in the cannelure , the FCD is more of a post loading case sizer IMHO as their blurb states "for ammo that must fit " , so if your loads fit now then no sir it's not needed
Thanks for the advice Fryboy. Very informative and covers all my questions
Senator, We have a saying down South, "Don't piss down my back and tell me it's raining."
The pellets would be pressed together, and final-fit behind a standard crimp. Total bullet weight might approach but not exceed a standard .45C single bullet. Powder-tables will be closely followed. Using copper-flashed steel-cases from Silver Bear. Any thoughts? Advice? FitO.
other than stating to use steel cases at your own risk no sir , well the standard start small and work safely up also applies
I believe you'll find those steel cases have Berdan primers (two flash holes) and are not designed to be reloaded even with the correct tools.
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