lee crimp die

10 February 2006, 10:01

grizz007

lee crimp die

this may have been brought up and I have heard tell that this die can cause the brass to "grip" the hardcast bullet of choice- in this case a BRN of 22. I am thinking of instead of buying WWG brass for my .457 Mag to use standard .45-70 and seat bullet below the crimp to acheive the desired COL. Is this crimp die able to "grip" the bullet and not cause it under recoil to slip the bullet in the magazine? Just wondering before I attempt this as a new mold to be cut would definately be spendy-maybe down the road.
regards
Tim

10 February 2006, 11:36

STINGER

i'm missing something here. what is a .457 mag?

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10 February 2006, 12:18

grizz007

you are not missing anything here-.457 Mag is a 2.110" brass opposed to the 2.105" 45-70 something created by the minds at WWG in Anch. and something I was drawn into some years back.

10 February 2006, 18:23

geekay

*If Lee make a crimp die for your cartridge and you use it as per the instructions you will have no worries.

10 February 2006, 22:00

tsturm

[QUOTE]Originally posted by grizz007:
this may have been brought up and I have heard tell that this die can cause the brass to "grip" the hardcast bullet of choice- in this case a BRN of 22. I am thinking of instead of buying WWG brass for my .457 Mag to use standard .45-70 and seat bullet below the crimp to acheive the desired COL. Is this crimp die able to "grip" the bullet and not cause it under recoil to slip the bullet in the magazine? Just wondering before I attempt this as a new mold to be cut would definately be spendy-maybe down the road.
regards
Tim[/QUOTE

The lee crimp dies work perfect!!

10 February 2006, 22:11

Fjold

You can adjust them to crimp more or less as you need it. I accidently turned some .224 bullets into coke bottles with a <.20 diameter.

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13 February 2006, 05:48

Ricochet

It'll crimp right into the bullet, hard cast or jacketed. If there wasn't a cannelure there to start with, there will be.

13 February 2006, 05:58

STINGER

quote:
Originally posted by grizz007:
you are not missing anything here-.457 Mag is a 2.110" brass opposed to the 2.105" 45-70 something created by the minds at WWG in Anch. and something I was drawn into some years back.

okey dokey, see even a 70 year old can learn something. i was not familiar with the round. thanks.

that ought to be a bear stomper. what gr bullets do you use?

14 February 2006, 20:09

Alaska Bush Man

WWG guns invented this round to promote his Business in modified Marlin's. Now the 450 Marlin is out little need for it. I handload my Marlin up to the same levels as WWG at 40000 PSI...with a good Hardcast 350 FNGC bullet and RL 7 in the 45-70. I use the Lee Factory Crimp Die to apply the Crimp....works excellent!