RealGun
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For .45 ACP loading, I have gotten my .452 (measured) lead bullets to stand better for seating by sizing the cases with my .45 Colt sizing die. The finished cartridges drop into the gauge better than ever, and I don't get the bullet imprint through the case.
I seem to be getting better bullet alignment with the case, when it isn't crammed in quite as tightly as with all .45 ACP FMJ dies.
I have measured the finished rounds, and they do come out about .001 larger than before, measured below the crimp, which setting was not changed.
The sizing die is Hornady of recent vintage.
For context, I decap and prime on the press. The cases were run through a .45 ACP Bulge Buster before loading. I decap/size, prime, charge/expand, seat, and crimp on the press, all in separate stations. The press is a Hornady LnL AP.
Comments?
I seem to be getting better bullet alignment with the case, when it isn't crammed in quite as tightly as with all .45 ACP FMJ dies.
I have measured the finished rounds, and they do come out about .001 larger than before, measured below the crimp, which setting was not changed.
The sizing die is Hornady of recent vintage.
For context, I decap and prime on the press. The cases were run through a .45 ACP Bulge Buster before loading. I decap/size, prime, charge/expand, seat, and crimp on the press, all in separate stations. The press is a Hornady LnL AP.
Comments?