I like how you get back with peoples comments and issues. Its rare that a company will not only post great instrustional videos and also answer people. I've used your dies in a few calibers and impressed enough that I think they will phase out other die sets as time goes on. They are just packed with features not available to other die makes. I also think that your seat/crimp die is the only one that works perfect. My advice to others running a separate crimp on their progressive that is not the Lee FCD you are not gaining anything by separating the crimp stage with these dies. I had a setup for a while on a Dillon 550 that had a powder check in station 3 and used this die to both crimp and seat. Rounds all turned out great and passed plunk test 100% that is of course with my gun/setup results my vary. I will say your sizing die is also simply amazing. Sizes .40 further down then certain makes and the finished round comes out looking wet tumbled. Great job and keep it up.
I prefer a separate crimping die (NOT FCD) over this combo. A separate die works better IMHO when you have variances in case length. More importantly, I’ve always thought it doesn’t make sense to crimp the case mouth while the bullet is still being pressed into the case (even if only a little bit).
Hello sir, great step by step instructional video. I have a question, I gave the seat adjustment screw 3 full turns. But when I adjust the crimp adjustment screw, the seat adjustment screw also turns. Is that suppose to happen? I thought about holding one while I turn the other.
Hope vid isn’t too old to get a reply...recently started casting and found the lee FCD to be swaging my bullets down a few thou by the time I got sufficient crimp. Causing bullets to be way under sized and leaving a tidal wave of lead in my barrels. 🤬.
Why is it that my bullets are getting a ring mark from the seating stem? I’ve tried no crimp and crimp, with crimp seems to have a more pronounced mark. Brass is belled out to .383-.386
Hi Hornady, I was watching this to help with my LNL setup and I believe I bought the 3-die set that doesn't have the seat+crimp die. I've looked over your site and can't find that die sold on its own. Is it no longer available?
Good video but i am getting alot of bullet bulging on the side of the case making the brass out of round and I can't figure out how to fix it. I've set up the die about 10 times hoping that i just did something wrong but it's not fixing the problem.
Can i adjust the crimp on already loaded ammo? Seems i screwed up about 2k 9mm the other day they drop into a barrel fine but when trying to chamber it's super stiff. One even jammed up my glock 17 and i couldn't operate the slide at all (with the round inside)
Ok so if you have .002 of roll crimp in the 9mm luger and when I chamber a round it in my Sig p365xl seats the bullet another .006. That seems like a problem if you take that round in and out a few times before firing the round. That would create more pressure in the round if the bullet that is so post to be 1.100 OAL and going down to 1.090 or lower. So how much roll crimp is too much and is it even possible to eliminate that problem?
im getting crimp marks towards the tip of the bullets head. However when i press the catridge into a block of wood to check the crimp, the bullet doesn't get pushed into the case so this leads me to believe there is sufficient crimp. Is this correct and should i worry about the slight blemished ring around the bullets head?
i followed his instructions but i have to say they are wrong because my 9mm will not fit into my lyman case gauge the die body has to get lowered so you get more of a crimp
I would like to see you make a few rounds and have them come out close to your numbers, because I can't. my measurements range up to 7-8 thousandths plus or minus and it drives my nuts!
