Yep! And when your loading w/e brass you happen to come across. It's nothing to have 5 or 6 diff headstamps esp in 9. WIN, FC, A USA, RP , PMC, PPU Blazer, WIN NATO, Browning etc etc.
Great video; especially for new individuals to reloading like myself. I have had the same problems with polymer coated bullets and did not know how to fix that problem until now. Thank you so much for sharing your setup tips... God Bless!!!
This is where i am right now. 50 jacketed and 50 hi tek coated. My first time reloading in a long time. My press is even similar to yours. Very odd. I guess i need one of those blocks to check my rounds when I'm finished crimping. Thanks for this. the answer to a very specific question I had I'm subbing right now RR. Really, thanks a lot.
Love the "dummy round". I have always used a "live round" to "preset my bullet seating die". I take a "crimped" round and PUSH the round with bullet facing a table and PUSH! If it moves in, I crimp a little bit more. I also check my loaded rounds with a "Sheridan test die" that is OPEN so I can SEE how the rounds fit. Sheridan also sells "closed test dies".
Thank you so much for making this a simple procedure. I watched several different videos. Till I found. Thank you. Somebody that just get straight to the point. As too many people out there that like to listen to themselves talk😊
Very good video…. I do use a Lee FCD but still appreciate this video. The comment on case length is also something I’ve considered. I have actually loaded 9mm without even crimping using just case tension and never had any issues with function or bullet set-back.
Considering I have a 6 stage progressive press, I find it easier to just let the seating die establish the bullet height and let the Lee factory crimp die finish it off, though if I had a single stage press I would probably do it this way, I reload a lot of cast bullets (powdercoated) and they don't like the seat/crimp die combo, which is why I got the Lee factory crimp die in the first place so I don't have to run them twice.
Very helpful info! Just set up dies for 9mm and typically trial/error process to get seating and crimp just right. Adjust one and the other changes. This would SO speed up and is so simple. Thanks & subbed!
People are just too stuck on using a 4-die set over a 3-die set not realizing the only difference is the fourth die is a Crimp die so you don’t have to do both in the 3rd die which you are going to show you can! Hope that helps!?
There was an instance where I did find the Lee factory crimp die useful, but they’re mostly unnecessary. In a way, the Lee die can encourage bad loading techniques. Without it, people are forced to do everything properly.
...I always make dummy round (no primer/powder) for future reference if I reset the dies for whatever reason...I electropencil the projectile type on the case...
One important note. Your cases should ALL be trimmed to the same length. If you have a case that is too long you will start the crimp too soon and it will be too deep. If the case is too short you will get a very weak or possibly no crimp at all.
Do you like that Lyman case gauge checker? I have it in my amazon cart but I have seen some bad reviews of it. But I don't really want to buy the individual ones at about $20 each. I'm a casual reloader about like you, I would guess.
Hello!! Thanks for watching! I always seat and crimp separately with cast bullets. Otherwise I always manage to shave a little of the coating off and expose the lead.
@@costantinoandruzzi2219 I crimp in a separate step for cast, but if you can do it in one step without shaving lead off the bullet then that is fine to do.
@@redneckreloader Thanks man! I've just subscribed to your channel, there are useful tutorials like the one about reloading 7.62x39mm Russian, a caliber I've lately started shooting with my Simonov SKS!
Hi from Spain! I’ve just set my RCBS dies for 9mm reload following your video and still with problems with cartidge crimp. I’m using a Hornady 9mm checker (moreless like your Lyman checker) and few bullets fits perfectly and others don’t fits at all. The ones that don’t work are like “domed” and I’m not able to fix that! I’m using brasses take from my Shooting range. I really don’t know where the problem can be so I’ll appreciate any help. Kind regards
Newbie, finally got ahold of some primers and got everything up to the seating / crimping (9mm) at which point the bullets started jamming into the die. I have followed every video I can find but don’t see anyone else having the same issue. Lee carbide (3) set. Berry 9mm bullets, Lee hand press. Any thoughts?
Hmmm, I’ve got a couple of ideas, but I’m not 💯 clear on what you mean by jamming into the die. Could you send me a picture or two? You can email me at mikeicurn@gmail.com
I'm having a problem where after crimp the bullet head can be rotated if I grip it with my teeth and turn the case. I.E it's crimping but the head can still turn. Why do you think I'm doing wrong
It sounds like a problem with resizing. The crimp really does little to hold the bullet still. It’s really just taking the bell back out of the case mouth. The bullet should fit very snug in the case, whether it’s crimped or not. Go back to your first die. Make sure your resizing die is screwed in until it touches the shell holder. It sounds like the die is not resizing the brass back down after it’s been fired.
So I took your advice and went back to the resizing die. Turns out I did not have it set right. So you where spot on, on that point. Now when I seat the head at the right COL I get a much better hold on the head. I can no longer rotate the head with my fingers, however if I grip the head with my teeth I still get movement. And if I crimp it really tight then it just looses up even worst. Like an opposite effect.
You failed to mention case length and trimming. This is critical to consistent crimping, particularly in the one-step process, using range or previously fired brass. The small variances in case length can range from cases receiving no crimp at all, to deformed cartridges unable to chamber. Been handloading for over thirty years. That's the first thing I check.
