chagasrod
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Hey Guys
Does any other company makes factory crimp dies other than Lee Precision?
Does any other company makes factory crimp dies other than Lee Precision?
No other company thinks they are necessary, and they are right.
If you properly adjust the seating/crimp die, there is no need for the FCD.
use of a FCD is using it as a crutch to solve problems with seating, or other things that cause bulges in the side of a round
ants said:Snuffy mentioned Redding Profile Crimp for revolver. I hope we paid attention.
It's a very, very nice tool. For revolver only. If not familiar, take a look at it.
Experienced reloaders can use the FCD effectively, and some do. My problem with the FCD is inexperienced reloaders and its use. It is recommended much too freely to fix the wrong thing.I don't agree with post sizing to erase mistakes in other loading practices. as a means to identify rounds that might need corrective measures, it works well.
Actually, I have one.Redding doesn't seem to have a profile crimp die for .45 Colt/.454 Casull.
I'd be happier about it if Lee would peddle it as a crimper, and not as a post-sizer.
Experienced reloaders can use the FCD effectively, and some do. My problem with the FCD is inexperienced reloaders and its use. It is recommended much too freely to fix the wrong thing.
If the ammo won't work without being post sized,
I would agree.As far as I can tell, everything I load with 3 dies will chamber and work as well as those loaded with 4 dies so even being new to this, I am thinking that I am not doing anything intrinsically wrong.
Any good crimp die will do that of course. Make a real good crimp that is.but for 357 I wanted to use the FCD for a real good crimp