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Lee factory crimp die issues
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<blockquote data-quote="Ccctennis" data-source="post: 1044279" data-attributes="member: 68315"><p>Here is the latest update. </p><p></p><p>Stage one. Resized. Case mouth mic'ed to .375</p><p>Stage two bell mouth to .388</p><p>Stage three seat to 1.150 and crimp to .378</p><p></p><p>I tried the fcd die again and did every possible adjustment to see where I could be making a mistake. No such luck. The bullets are .355. </p><p></p><p>At least with my rcbs seat/crimp die I can produce acceptable rounds but I still get occasional ones that don't pass inspection. Using the fcd I was getting rounds that would get stuck half way in the gauge like the whole brass case was bulged. The funny part is how the instructions say to set fcd against shell plate but i didn't even get a good round until I was a few turns up off the plate. Still I would like to learn and resolve the issues. Perhaps a new die set with seating and taper crimp seperated?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ccctennis, post: 1044279, member: 68315"] Here is the latest update. Stage one. Resized. Case mouth mic'ed to .375 Stage two bell mouth to .388 Stage three seat to 1.150 and crimp to .378 I tried the fcd die again and did every possible adjustment to see where I could be making a mistake. No such luck. The bullets are .355. At least with my rcbs seat/crimp die I can produce acceptable rounds but I still get occasional ones that don't pass inspection. Using the fcd I was getting rounds that would get stuck half way in the gauge like the whole brass case was bulged. The funny part is how the instructions say to set fcd against shell plate but i didn't even get a good round until I was a few turns up off the plate. Still I would like to learn and resolve the issues. Perhaps a new die set with seating and taper crimp seperated? [/QUOTE]
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