SquirrelNuts
Member
I have a RCBS RC Supreme press and RCBS dies.
I learned to reload from reading a much as I could, watching some videos on YouTube, and I have a friend with the Lee Anniversary set who walked me through the physical process. I like the idea of crimping my ammo. My RCBS dies will do it so long as the bullet has a cannelure. I am loading Nosler 150 gr Ballistic Tips, which do not. I was impressed by the factory crimp die on my friend's Lee setup. I purchased a set of the Lee dies for .30-06 to try it out.
Do you guys use the Lee Factory Crimp die on bullets that do not have cannelures? They are designed for it specifically, I am just curious if you actually use it. I could feel a difference in the case neck with rounds we put through the crimp, and with rounds that had only been seated. The Factory Crimp die seems to crimp the entire neck around the bullet rather than just roll a crimp over a cannelure. Is this correct?
-SquirrelNuts
I learned to reload from reading a much as I could, watching some videos on YouTube, and I have a friend with the Lee Anniversary set who walked me through the physical process. I like the idea of crimping my ammo. My RCBS dies will do it so long as the bullet has a cannelure. I am loading Nosler 150 gr Ballistic Tips, which do not. I was impressed by the factory crimp die on my friend's Lee setup. I purchased a set of the Lee dies for .30-06 to try it out.
Do you guys use the Lee Factory Crimp die on bullets that do not have cannelures? They are designed for it specifically, I am just curious if you actually use it. I could feel a difference in the case neck with rounds we put through the crimp, and with rounds that had only been seated. The Factory Crimp die seems to crimp the entire neck around the bullet rather than just roll a crimp over a cannelure. Is this correct?
-SquirrelNuts