Great explanation, I am new to reloading and I was wondering what the second die was for rcbs. I haven’t gotten to the flaring of case mouth yet, only resizing and re-primer. I am still doing some research for my 45-70 loads.
On the 4 die set the 3rd die is still a seat and crimp die. The 4th die, for Lee anyway, is the factory crimp die which also can "iron out" some deformities that the resizer missed or that was put in during the other processes. This, of course, is about pistol dies and not rifle dies. Great vid though, thank you!
Liked your video Mr. Grizz! Very thorough unlike most I have watched (Jabb Intended). Most of the so-called pro reloaders never mention charging or which die the powder goes in. I do not comment much but just wanted to give ya way-to-go! 👍
I can’t speak for anyone else but u definitely helped me because I’m new to reloading and was wondering do I need to buy a four die set or is the three ok. 👍🏾✌🏾
Lee's instruction sheet says the 4th or Crimp die also sizes the brass so it can't be deformed. How important is that? -- Thanks for the video. It was just what I needed.
The first three dies in a Lee set are the same regardless, you can crimp and seat with the 3rd die. The 4th die is a factory crimp die which resizes and crimps
Now I know the difference.I ordered a Lee progressive 4000 press and it only came with 3 dies but the separate other caliber dies I have ordered are 4 die sets.I was really confused but now I know the difference.thanks for the video.I’m still in the process of setting the press up and I know nothing about setting each die to their specifications and the instructions that came with this press may as well been no instructions