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Favourite straight wall crimp die?

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08 April 2003, 14:06
Holmes
Favourite straight wall crimp die?
Greetings,

When using a dedicated crim[p die for handgun cartridges, what is your preferred brand of crimp die and why?

Also, I noticed one can buy a taper crimp die for cartridges such as the .44 mag which usually are roll crimped. Why would one use a taper crimp for a cartridge that doesn't headspace on the case mouth?

Opinions appreciated.

Thanks.

Holmes
08 April 2003, 14:10
BossMoss
The Lee factory crimp has my vote. Fast,easy to adjust & priced right.
08 April 2003, 14:34
Robert M Boren Sr
LEE all of the way. [Wink]
08 April 2003, 15:06
Bob338
Lyman. I believe they make the best of all the pistol dies, Redding, Forster and RCBS notwithstanding. Also, their sets have more options and they provide separate crimp and seating dies.
08 April 2003, 17:59
craigster
Taper crimps will crimp any length case. For uniform roll crimping the cases all have to be the same length. I use taper crimps (Lee) on most all of my handgun loads with good results.
09 April 2003, 15:58
dodgestdshift
Lee Factory Crimp dies are great, made a big difference in extreme spread of my 44 mag loads. It is almost essential for 45/70 and the Remington 405 grain flat point bullet.
09 April 2003, 16:49
Big Bore
Another vote for Lee crimp dies. They are the only Lee product I would give two-cents for, but IMO the Lee crimp dies, rifle and pistol, are worth their weight in gold.
10 April 2003, 07:40
jsr
I'v got both the Redding profile crimp die and the Lee FC die and I don't use the Redding anymore.
Jeff
10 April 2003, 07:52
475/480
dedicated; LEE factory crimp
10 April 2003, 07:55
Rooster
[Wink] Lee Factory Crimp, it's the best thing they ever produced. [Razz] [Razz]
10 April 2003, 09:18
Hcliff
The new die I have been playing with has been the Dillion. I love it because it is easy to clean with cast bullet lube. Just pull the pin to drop the insert out to clean it. The hornady die for my 480 has worked out much better than I expected. I have never used the Lee.

Remember that crimp isn't the only thing that holds the bullet, but also neck tension.

Hcliff
10 April 2003, 11:45
Paul H
I haven't purposely tested the various crimp dies to know which one works best. I do know that my 480 really shoots, and I'm using the hornady die set.
10 April 2003, 20:58
Holmes
Thanks to all for the replies.

I am a fan of Redding dies but I've heard so much about the Lee crimp dies that I believe I'm going to try a few.

Regards to all.

Holmes