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<blockquote data-quote="tkdgeek" data-source="post: 3278792" data-attributes="member: 42976"><p>Sizer first to reset the brass. Then the expanding die, which I adjust down just enough to give a bit of expansion (or bell) to get the opening about 1/1000 above the 45 size I'm loading.</p><p>The seating die is supposed to also taper but I first seat with it, then back the seating screw up and crank the die down until I've got the taper where I want. This 'taper' is where that Hornady die will start grabbing the finished shell a bit too tight and not care to let go. More as you taper more.</p><p>Setting the seat/taper die depth to where a fresh case touches will not give any taper as near as I can tell. Depth seems to be how Hornady produces some taper with their die. I start there to only seat first.</p><p>I had heard good things about what I think is called Lee Carbide Factory Crimp Die was just wondering if it does it a bit more smoothly than the dual purpose Hornady does. Just feels a bit wrong</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tkdgeek, post: 3278792, member: 42976"] Sizer first to reset the brass. Then the expanding die, which I adjust down just enough to give a bit of expansion (or bell) to get the opening about 1/1000 above the 45 size I'm loading. The seating die is supposed to also taper but I first seat with it, then back the seating screw up and crank the die down until I've got the taper where I want. This 'taper' is where that Hornady die will start grabbing the finished shell a bit too tight and not care to let go. More as you taper more. Setting the seat/taper die depth to where a fresh case touches will not give any taper as near as I can tell. Depth seems to be how Hornady produces some taper with their die. I start there to only seat first. I had heard good things about what I think is called Lee Carbide Factory Crimp Die was just wondering if it does it a bit more smoothly than the dual purpose Hornady does. Just feels a bit wrong [/QUOTE]
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