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Dear Sirs, Can I use a set of .500 - 3 1/4" RCBS dies to reload .500 - 3" Will I have no trouble doing the crimp? Thanks in advence, Hector | ||
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As in the .500 Nitro Express, .50-120, etc, as long as the cartridge walls are straight, there will be no problem. Back off you dies the distance needed to resize the neck/mouth area. The crimp die should be backed off, the cartridge placed into the press, and the handle lowered. Slowly screw in the seating/crimp die until it touches the case mouth. The screw in the die 1/4 turn at a time until you get a crimp you want. Be careful not to apply too much crimp as the case can buckle and be ruined. The only problems I have ever encountered is that the seating dies "stem" would be too short to properly seat the bullet to the proper depth. I had to by an extra long seating stem from RCBS. If you are never going to load 3 1/4" cartridges, you can have a friend with a lathe turn off the bottom of the doe set to 3". I have done that in the past as well. Gulf of Tonkin Yacht Club NRA Endowment Member President NM MILSURPS | |||
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Thank you Sir. | |||
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