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Roll crimp die is not included in a typical three die RCBS carbide set?A rifle with a tube magazine is recommended to roll crimp the rounds. I played with H-110 and didn't care to shoot full power .357Mag. H-110s characteristics call for good case fill and magnum primers = healthy velocities, loud and hearty recoil. Making firm roll crimp necessary.
I got one of these for roll crimping rather than trying to use the crimp ring in the seating die.
https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1011209519?pid=251707
Using the crimp ring in the seating die requires case lengths being even. Too much variance in case length gets uneven crimp depths.
The seating die performs the roll crimp however as Mikej said Using the crimp ring in the seating die requires case lengths being even. Too much variance in case length gets uneven crimp depths., is very true and I recommend getting the LEE FCD as he referenced as it is not affected by differences in case length.Roll crimp die is not included in a typical three die RCBS carbide set?
Yes it is. It is incorporated in the seating die. The problem is, if you are using mixed/once fired brass the brass length is likely to be different. The seater die is adjusted to seat the bullet to the desired OAL and at the same time the crimp ring in the die will crimp into the cannelure in the bullet. More than about (My estimate) .002", and as RVTech says, uneven crimps. You end up up getting under crimped cases and folded cases depending on how you set the crimp ring. That's my personal experience.Roll crimp die is not included in a typical three die RCBS carbide set?
.....as long as it's not more than say (my estimate) .010".The seating die performs the roll crimp however as Mikej said Using the crimp ring in the seating die requires case lengths being even. Too much variance in case length gets uneven crimp depths., is very true and I recommend getting the LEE FCD as he referenced as it is not affected by differences in case length........
Same here.You end up up getting under crimped cases and folded cases depending on how you set the crimp ring. That's my personal experience.
A quick search doesn't show a different Collet Crimp die? The "Lee Factory Crimp Dies" I've bought don't resize the case?Same here.
I used to set my roll crimp to very minimal to prevent bulging cases on the longer ones but still got uneven crimps HOWEVER a correction - I do NOT have the Lee FCD but have instead the Lee Collet Crimp die which only performs a crimp and does not resize the case.
Technically called the Lee Collet Style Factory Crimp Die. Watch vid #1.A quick search doesn't show a different Collet Crimp die?
That's what I got. First for the .30-30. Then 45 Colt.Technically called the Lee Collet Style Factory Crimp Die. Watch vid #1.
Factory Crimp Die
Collet Style Crimp Die. Incorporates a collet to apply a rifle type crimp to the case. Makes these very difficult to crimp cartridges a delight to reload. Bullets do not need a crimp groove, as the collet is so powerful it will form one. NOTE: This die is not carbide.leeprecision.com