Another tad bit of information to add to the story!
Even though you are hereby instructed to seek out a
carbide die set; remember all brass
must be cleaned
before entering the carbide die!
If you don't pay attention to anything else; PLEASE
pay attention to this warning. Failure to do so, can
and will cause scratches on the die walls; something
you don't want!
This is particulary true with full
length resizing "range brass"; that one tends to
collect when visiting their favorite gallery.
As far as dies for the .45 ACP go, I use the TC set
from R.C.B.S. But, when the seating/crimping time
comes; I only seat with these dies, and crimp with
the Lee Precision FCD. Works very well for me!
Best Wishes,
Ala Dan, N.R.A. Life Member