Lee dies

[gutpile]

Folks,

I know that lee carbide die sets the sizing decap die has a carbide insert does the seating/crimping die have one also? and if so how can I seat a cast boolit without sizing it in the brass?

gutpile

[gray wolf]

Not to worry, only the size DE cap die has the ring. You may want to pull a bullet from a dummy round and make sure it maintains the size you started with, if not you may need a little bigger expander.

[gutpile]

i do have an older lyman universal expander die...........it has the interchangeable inserts

[autopilotmp]

the lee carbide factory crimp die is the one you have to watch out for with cast. Instead use your bullet seater/crimp die to seat only then get a lee taper crimp die in the given caliber to crimp in a seperate step.

[Shiloh]

I use a .40 carbide taper crimp for range pick up base bulge brass.

Shiloh

[prs]

If you have the Lee four die set and another powder through die in any caliber or another carbide factory crimp die in a LARGER caliber, you can place the crimp ring and adjuster knob in the spare die. Right now my 40S&W crimp ring is in a 45 Colt CFC die body. All it does is taper crimp my .40 handloads.

prs