bought this die/any use one?

[gunoil]

Hope it will fine adjust easy. Do you use one? Any tips?

Hornaday seater taper crimp die: floating seater stem.


The "real" seater & lite crimp for my 9mm pistol all-in-one. I hope.

[r1kk1]

Works great for me. I use a lot of the same dies in proprietary cartridges. Need a copy of instructions?

Take care

r1kk1

[gunoil]

Yea, hit me back with those instructions please.

[462]

The three threaded sections remind me of Lyman's old Precision Alignment rifle dies.

The directions for a PA die adjustment may work:
1. Raise the ram and screw the die body down till it contacts the shell holder. Back off one turn for no crimp.
2. Lower the ram and insert a case into the shell holder, raise the ram, and adjust the center section till it contacts the case.
3. Lower the ram, set bullet/boolit into case mouth, raise ram, adjust the upper section to seat for cartridge over all length, and crimp, if adjusted to do so.

[r1kk1]

http://www.hornady.com/assets/files/...stom_grade.pdf

r1kk1

[462]

The OP's die is different than Hornady's conventional New Dimension seater die, that the link refers to. I've not seen it advertized, so it must be very new.

[gunoil]

r1kk1, are you loading cast or copper plated? I get tiny shaving with coated lead boolits. OAL great and they will shoot. My 9mm case gage backordered til 10th. I have some copper extremes in the mail. I know they will do great with my drop die (sta. 4) and this hornaday in sta. 5. I'll be zooming, then case gage'ing. I'll make a video.

part# 044177

case gage 9mm will be here fri..

[gunoil]

I worked 2 nites on this, with calipers, re-read/re-adjusted. Made some phone calls and l got the hornaday "new demension" 2-n-1 die to work on my cast and hi.tek coated boolits. It will even be easier, & slicker with extreme copper plated bullets. Now l can use my modern 3 bearing 9mm bullet drop die from mrbulletfeeder.biz.... This make's a Lee loadmaster (mikesreloadingbench.com) incredible. There are none of these dies for sale. I found on ebay and it cost me extra 10$ bucks after l called and talked with Hornaday who had none either.

THANKS TO:
Lee
mikesreloadingbench.com
Hornaday
mrbulletfeeder.biz
NOE bullet molds
Jerry & Donnie miculek and their bayoubullets.net
Hi-tek Supercoat from aussie land down-under.

[saphelps]

I also have the same but for .45 Auto. Once I figured out the method to the madness, it works great!

[r1kk1]

Gun oil I load cast and condom bullets. My dies are very similar to yours but made for a couple of proprietary cartridges - 455 and 410 GNR. Based on the Linebaugh and Cassull case respectively.

I will post pics of the dies when I get home.

Take care

r1kk1

[gunoil]

I made a video:
http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/...psc5040753.mp4

[bhn22]

They're in the Hornady catalog: http://www.hornady.com/store/3-Die-Taper-Crimp-Sets/

I'm still having difficulty understanding how they're making it work.

[462]

Again, the OPs die is different than a conventional Hornady New Dimension/Custom Grade New Dimension seater die. The picture clearly shows a main die body, a threaded center section, then the threaded seating stem. The conventional die does not have the threaded center section.

The pictured die is not unlike a Lyman Precision Alignment seater die.

[gunoil]

yea, me too, guess its split second timing with what they call a floating seat stem/floating crimp sleeve. Getting some copper extremes saturday. That will be better even.

Bhn22, thats not it! Its in the catalog but i cant even find it (one die) on hornaday web site & l have one.

Here it is again on midwayusa:
http://www.midwayusa.com/product/156...ProductFinding

[bhn22]

Again, the OPs die is different than a conventional Hornady New Dimension/Custom Grade New Dimension seater die. The picture clearly shows a main die body, a threaded center section, then the threaded seating stem. The conventional die does not have the threaded center section.

The pictured die is not unlike a Lyman Precision Alignment seater die.

There are words that go along with the pictures in the link I furnished. Did you read any of them? Here are some you may have missed:

Taper Crimp Seating Die

The intuitive design of this die allows seating and taper crimping to be completed in one step, eliminating the need for a separate taper crimp die. Available in 9MM, 40 S&W & 45 Auto.

[462]

Yes, I read the descriptions and looked at the pictures, and they are pictures of the conventional New Dimensions dies. I use quite a few of them, so am not unfamiliar with the what they look like.

The die in the Midway link, that gunoil posted, and the dies in the Hornday web-site pictures are entirely different.

[gunoil]

Some cant see my amature vid, so its youtube also.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nz7qO-Epu8o

This die may really dial in with extreme bullets. Excellent coated plinkers so far. Could fly off the handle, sell LLM & buy a 650,hehehe. Oh well! Iam having a blast.

[saphelps]

Again, the OPs die is different than a conventional Hornady New Dimension/Custom Grade New Dimension seater die. The picture clearly shows a main die body, a threaded center section, then the threaded seating stem. The conventional die does not have the threaded center section.

The pictured die is not unlike a Lyman Precision Alignment seater die.

Picked my 3-die set at Sportsmans Warehouse but was roll crimp. Taper crimp unit ordered from midway. Each section (above rubber o-ring is an adjustable section) adjusts seperately.
http://www.midwayusa.com/product/551...ter-die-45-acp

[gunoil]

l gave up on hornaday die, OAL & case gage'ing not good enough to suit me.

I'll keep workin on it had some shaving, may have to bulge bust this 9mm brass w/ my lee bb kit.

Worked on it again tonite, hornaday combo die sucks. If it want do coated boolits, i cant use it.

Back to the old way:
http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/...psb2b00331.mp4