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Thread: Crimp Groove Question

  1. 11-01-2019, 09:19 AM #1
    okie john
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    Crimp Groove Question

    I'm just starting to use a Lee Factory Crimp Die with the 44 Magnum. The crimp it produces looks quite a bit different than the one produced by an RCBS roll-crimp die. Have any cast bullets been designed with a crimp groove meant to work with this die or am I overthinking it?

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  2. 11-01-2019, 01:15 PM #2
    Froogal
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    I use the LEE factory crimp die for .38s, .357s, and .45 Colts. I also use the LEE bullet molds. I have no problems with any of those.
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  3. 11-06-2019, 12:22 PM #3
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    Some folks think the ring that does the crimp is to wide and crimps the bullet as well as the case. They modify this ring to narrow it.
    I don't have any links to these threads. You might Goggle it.
    I think Lee made the ring so wide is so case length wouldn't be as critical.
    I don't see this as a problem.
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