cabezaverde
12-08-2008, 08:48 PM
I have a S/W 457 45 ACP, and shoot a lot of Lyman 452460 200 SWC's.
The barrel slugs 451, but I can chamber rounds loaded with (they run about .454) unsized bullets if I use the Lee factory crimp die in the 4th station of my progressive press. Of course, I have to bell the mouth more to accept these bullets without shaving. Obviously, that causes excess wear on my 45 brass.
The other option is to run them through a Lee .452 sizer, which is another step but will reduce the wear on the brass.
Both options shoot equally well for my purposes. My lube is Lee LLA, so there is no cost of stick lubes involved.
Any thoughts on the trade off of brass wear versus the extra time for sizing the bullets?
The barrel slugs 451, but I can chamber rounds loaded with (they run about .454) unsized bullets if I use the Lee factory crimp die in the 4th station of my progressive press. Of course, I have to bell the mouth more to accept these bullets without shaving. Obviously, that causes excess wear on my 45 brass.
The other option is to run them through a Lee .452 sizer, which is another step but will reduce the wear on the brass.
Both options shoot equally well for my purposes. My lube is Lee LLA, so there is no cost of stick lubes involved.
Any thoughts on the trade off of brass wear versus the extra time for sizing the bullets?