1SOW
Member
I've had good experience with the Lee FCD loading 9mm Luger using a taper crimp.
The FCD I have is smooth internally and doesn't resize "slightly" (.356) oversized plated bullets or FMJ. Set properly, pulled plated or fmj bullets are unmarked by the FCD, but the taper crimp closes the belling nicely. I don't use lead.
I have used it for other than intended purposes--maybe mis-used it. Have you ever seated a pistol bullet and 'felt' it seat too easily and too deep? I have. Maybe a thinner/softer/over-used case or whatever. I mark these cases for later disposal.
I use an inertial hammer to "lightly" bump the bullet back out to a longer than the desired oal length. The case has been expanded down where the "too deep" bullet base was. The FCD will contact this area and slightly resize it, enough neck tension is restored to adequately seat, hold the bullet and reapply a taper crimp.. Right or wrong, it can work well enough to function and still be accurate. I only do this with light range loads.
The FCD I have is smooth internally and doesn't resize "slightly" (.356) oversized plated bullets or FMJ. Set properly, pulled plated or fmj bullets are unmarked by the FCD, but the taper crimp closes the belling nicely. I don't use lead.
I have used it for other than intended purposes--maybe mis-used it. Have you ever seated a pistol bullet and 'felt' it seat too easily and too deep? I have. Maybe a thinner/softer/over-used case or whatever. I mark these cases for later disposal.
I use an inertial hammer to "lightly" bump the bullet back out to a longer than the desired oal length. The case has been expanded down where the "too deep" bullet base was. The FCD will contact this area and slightly resize it, enough neck tension is restored to adequately seat, hold the bullet and reapply a taper crimp.. Right or wrong, it can work well enough to function and still be accurate. I only do this with light range loads.