THE ACCURATERELOADING.COM FORUMS


Moderators: Mark
Go
New
Find
Notify
Tools
Reply
  
Lee factory crimp
 Login/Join
 
One of Us
posted
Has anyone tried the 44 mag factory crimp on 444 ammo?
 
Posts: 116 | Location: Eastport Maine | Registered: 24 April 2005Reply With Quote
one of us
posted Hide Post
Not the pistol crimp die, but the rifle factory crimp die works great.
Lyle


"I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. I would remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue."
Barry M Goldwater.
 
Posts: 968 | Location: YUMA, ARIZONA | Registered: 12 August 2003Reply With Quote
One of Us
posted Hide Post
YUMAN, thanks, I was not aware that pistol and rifle factory crimps were different.
 
Posts: 116 | Location: Eastport Maine | Registered: 24 April 2005Reply With Quote
One of Us
posted Hide Post
they are very different, the rifle type uses collets. furthermore, the die is actuated by the baseplate, so length matters.

the goos news is they are cheap enough to buy all you need.
 
Posts: 1077 | Registered: 04 January 2005Reply With Quote
One of Us
posted Hide Post
quote:
Originally posted by delloro:
they are very different, the rifle type uses collets. furthermore, the die is actuated by the baseplate, so length matters.

the goos news is they are cheap enough to buy all you need.


Bottleneck pistol cartridges also use collets, but are based on the collet neck sizer die body, instead of the rifle FCD body. They also contact the shellholder for collet activation.

Straight wall FCDs are nothing more than a taper/roll crimper (as appropriate for caliber) with a carbide sizing ring at the bottom to iron out any wrinkling/buckling of the case as the cartridge is withdrawn from the die. I'm not as impressed with them as with the rifle and bottleneck pistol FCDs.


Andy

Pray, Vote, Shoot, Reload.
 
Posts: 315 | Location: Arlington TX | Registered: 21 October 2005Reply With Quote
  Powered by Social Strata  
 


Copyright December 1997-2023 Accuratereloading.com


Visit our on-line store for AR Memorabilia