crimping when reloading

[MaryB]

I use the Lee crimp die on pistol and on the 223 I have been reloading.

This is the only forum I have been on with such strict market rules.

[xd ED]

I use the Lee crimp die on pistol and on the 223 I have been reloading.

This is the only forum I have been on with such strict market rules.

I suspect the rules, and enforcement have evolved somewhat due to complaints from within... cluttered threads, disparaging remarks re prices and merchandise.

[SIGP240]

Common sense says seat in one die then crimp in the next. Taper crimps for autos chambered in 38 Special, 9 mm etc. but roll crimps in rifles and revolvers chambered in pistol calibers. I wised up and converted the Dillon to the LEE FACTORY CRIMP DIE for 44, 41, 357 and 45LC

[OldmanFCSA]

Sounds like a solution looking for a problem to me.

I agree with the above quote !!!

Several years ago I met and talked extensively with the original person who thought up this "gimmick".
Basically, IF I make something fancy that attaches to your press, you will buy it whether it works or not.

Kind of reminds me of BenchRest Shooters - weighing their Primers to shoot more accurately.

Question : does your press have such a smooth action as to not influence the reading of the torque wrench?
Or is your brass all the same Brinnell hardness and the same case-mouth wall-thickness?
Or???
And???

If you have the money buy it, test it, and report back to us with a detailed scientific study of your results. Don't believe a salesman with an answer that

Sounds like a solution looking for a problem to me.

[rtwills]

First off , welcome back!!! I am fairly new to reloading ( about a year into it) and thought this was a neat idea, But I haven't been doing it long enough to know if this was a worthwhile thing or a gimmic.. from everything I have heard about you, I value your input and will just save the 90.00 and apply that to more powder and primers..

[OldmanFCSA]

Thank you !!!

I try to help, I for sure need to pay attention to WHERE I post responses, as there are two "Accessories" sub-areas within MN Gun Talk, one is helpful, the other will get you banned.

[Seismic Sam]

So can you diss you OWN stuff when you put it up for offer??

For Sale or Trade:

Pustulent, horrid, disgustingly awful and fetid 45ACP cases with small primer holes!! These cases will drive any reloader to tears, and are the bane of any reloader's existence who has a high capacity Dillon progressive!! Regardless of the level of scrutiny, one of these syphylitic cases will sneak into your supply of cases, and ruin your day, possibly cause a chain reaction primer kaboom that will make you dirty your knickers and have to replace the sheetrock in the ceiling above. In addition, if you are a brass scrounger, once you pick up some of these SPP cases, they will multiply in the corners like the lice on the crotch of a diseased camel, and fill your reloading room with the stench of uncertainty and doubt which will never leave!! A real bargain!! Get 'em while they're still available!!

NOTE: I actually managed to trade every last one of my SPP 45 cases to eleanor08 this last Sunday, so now he has ALL SPP 45 cases and I have all LPP 45 cases. YAY!! In addition, his were actually shinier than mine, and I got more back than I traded out, but I promise that from now on he'll get every last SPP case I scrounge to make up the difference!! BTW, eleanor08 is a guy who owns a Mustang, and the handle is in reference to the Mustang in the movie "Gone in 60 Seconds..." Very nice young man who processes his brass with exquisite care, and I imagine his reloads look as good or BETTER than factory ammo!!