450 crimp
Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2019 6:18 pm
New to the 450 reloading , so I've been reading here and don't know if I need a side crimp or a Lee fcd. If one needs a side crimp whe r do you get it ? How do you use it ?
Papi wrote:Thanks for the welcome , I'm useing a ar and don't have what I need to make a die , so who on this site is willing to make one for me ?
c_franklin50 wrote:Thanks for the reply hoot my 450 is a hunting gun not a range toy. Would my lee 450bm FCD need just a collet modification or would I have to cut down the body of the die as well like others?
Hoot wrote:c_franklin50 wrote:Thanks for the reply hoot my 450 is a hunting gun not a range toy. Would my lee 450bm FCD need just a collet modification or would I have to cut down the body of the die as well like others?
Unmodified, the 450 FCD will keep the crimp out at the mouth. To move it down xx amount, remove the same xx amount from the bottom of the collet. IE, it you want a stab crimp .15 down the case, remove .15 from the bottom of the collet. IIRC, that's about the maximum you can remove and still have enough protrusion to close the collet jaws with the ram all the way up. Don't have one handy to confirm.
Hoot