I load on a Lee Turret press, one of the cast ones. Love it. There are 4 stations, and I get better ammo when I crimp as a different step from seating.
I have accumulated several calibers of orphan seating or crimp dies, to get the 4th die. I recently purchased one off Ebay, a Lee crimp die for 41 Mag. It turns out it's a Factory Crimp Die - the one with the carbide ring on the bottom - you know, the ring designed to destroy my cast ammo.
My question - is it possible to modify the Lee FCD ?
- Can I just knock the carbide ring out of the bottom, to get crimping without resizing ?
- Better to take it to a machinist to ream out the ring ?
- Toss the dang thing in the trash, and spend the $26 + freight to get an RCBS seat/crimp die ?
Anybody try these options ?