Factory crimp dies
9mm and Lee Factory Crimp Die - Glock Talk
The crimp doesn't hold the bullet, case tension does on a semi-auto round. All your doing is straightening out the flare.
Lee Factory Crimp Die - 24hourcampfire
As it turned out, as the cases were fired and trimmed multiple times, the necks grew thin and thus had reduced neck tension such that the grip ...
Factory Crimp / Collet Crimp dies - Lee Loader
The Short Bottleneck Collet is the has the same collet as the die above. The difference is that the collet is inverted in an enclosed die body, ...
How and Why I Use the Lee Factory Crimp - Hammer Bullets
For those that use the crimp die, based on the type of bullet and seating depth, I could see quite a bit of variation in the crimper's position, ...
"Factory Crimp Die" | Long Range Hunting Forum
According to the literature from Lee Precision, it should make the pressure at which the bullet starts to move more uniform. I use them for most ...
Lee factory crimp dies | Predator Masters
The factory crimp die irons out the entire cartridge so it will chamber in any rifle or pistol (.357mag). I've never crimped any rifle cartridge ...
Lee Factory Crimp Dies explained | The Firearms Forum
These dies work on a collet principal. As the die hits the shell holder, an internal collet closes in horizontally on the junction of the bullet and case, ...
Lee Factory Crimp Die? | The High Road
Lee Factory Crimp dies will not reduce the diameter of a cartridge enough to prepare it for reloading. The Lee Factory Crimp handgun dies have a ...
Do I need a factory crimp die? - Bullseye-L Forum
No. Provided they chamber fine, you're all set. You should run them through a “chamber checker”.
Lee Factory crimp die - Ruger Forum
Started reloading .38 special and found my Lee factory crimp die in the 4 die pack is taking a very thin sliver of brass off of my round in the crimping ...
Lee Factory Crimp die question. | 1911Forum
LEE FCD is nothing more than a taper crimp die with an internal sizer ring that " should " have internal sizer ring diameter of 0.472. Bullet ...
lee factory crimp dies | Nosler Reloading Forum
The Lee Factory Crimp Dies increased velocity an average of 10 fps and decreased groups size 1/8". This is one of the more dramatic tests of loaded-at-the-same ...
Lee carbide factory crimp die 45acp - The Firing Line Forums
The FCD has a collar at its base that can iron out any case distortions that may occur - usually at the case mouth and/or bullet base.
Using a 30-30 Lee factory crimp die on 32 Win. Special
Re: Using a 30-30 Lee factory crimp die on 32 Win. Special ... Welcome to the forum. I would strongly suggest buying the correct die. .013" maybe ...
Taper v. Factory crimp die for .45 ACP - Smith & Wesson Forum
The proper use of a taper crimp die is simple: crimp just enough so that the cartridge will chamber and the bullet will not move under recoil.
factory crimp dies - SASS Wire Forum
The Lee Factory Crimp die does a really good job. It does not crimp while the bullet is being pushed into the case, it crimps after the bullet is fully seated.
Lee factory crimp die for pistols - YouTube
In this video I use the Lee factory crimp die to fix a problem with some 40 S&W rounds. I show you what this die is designed to do, ...
What's the big deal with factory crimp dies? - Marlin Firearms Forum
The Factory crimp die is essentially a taper crimp die but it adds more pressure to the neck to really seal the mouth.
Taper v. Factory crimp die for .45 ACP - Smith And Wesson Forums
The FCD is a good taper crimp die. However, it has a carbide ring to squish any case/ bullet bulges so rounds will chamber. This does adversely ...
Lee factory crimp die 9mm? - Northeastshooters.com Forums
The 9MM Lee Factory Crimp Die produces a taper crimp. I've used it for loading thousands of rounds for three different 9mm autos that I own.