The Lee Taper Crimp Die is hardened steel designed to overcome crimp problems caused by poor die design. Jacketed bullets must have a crimp groove.
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Customer ratings for LEE PRECISION LEE TAPER CRIMP DIE, 38 SPECIAL
Number of ratings: 1
From brownells.com: 1
Average rating: 5
Works well at about half the price(11/04/2014)
The only thing I'm not terribly happy with is the O ring adjustment lock. I think it's about 90% as good as the RCBS adjustment lock rings that you lock with an Allen wrench and they STAY locked, however, if I really want, I can order inexpensive RCBS lock rings and use them on my Lee dies. Besides, I didn't have enough crimp on my .45 ACP lead semi-wadcutters, and when I inserted a loaded round into the die and added crimp to where I thought it should be, and tried to tighten the Lee lock ring with a crescent wrench without holding the die with another crescent wrench, the die turned in the 3 die turret until it stopped tightly up against the cartridge case. I looked at the taper crimp on the cartridge in the die, and found it to be perfect. I loaded the rest of my empty cases and found that the press handle "broke over" a little near the end of the stroke assuring as tight a crimp as possible. I have found no problems with this method after loading and firing 5 rounds, and the rest of my reloaded .45's look great!
Product no.: 100053274 LEE PRECISION LEE TAPER CRIMP DIE, 38 SPECIAL Mfr Part: 90781734307907815 The Lee Taper Crimp Die is hardened steel designed to overcome crimp problems caused by poor die design. Jacketed bullets must have a crimp groove.
Cartridge:
38 Special,357 Magnum,357 Maximum
Die Style:
Taper Crimp Dies
Delivery weight: 0.136kgShipping height: 42mmShipping width: 30mmShipping length: 114mm
UPC
: 734307907815
Item details
Made in USA
Product no.: 100053275 LEE PRECISION LEE TAPER CRIMP DIE, 40 S&W/ 10MM Mfr Part: 90782734307907822 The Lee Taper Crimp Die is hardened steel designed to overcome crimp problems caused by poor die design. Jacketed bullets must have a crimp groove.
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Product no.: 100053279 LEE PRECISION LEE TAPER CRIMP DIE, 9MM Mfr Part: 90780734307907808 The Lee Taper Crimp Die is hardened steel designed to overcome crimp problems caused by poor die design. Jacketed bullets must have a crimp groove.
The Lee Taper Crimp Die is hardened steel designed to overcome crimp problems caused by poor die design. Jacketed bullets must have a crimp groove.
More...
Customer ratings for LEE PRECISION LEE TAPER CRIMP DIE, 38 SPECIAL
Number of ratings: 1
From brownells.com: 1
Average rating: 5
Works well at about half the price(11/04/2014)
The only thing I'm not terribly happy with is the O ring adjustment lock. I think it's about 90% as good as the RCBS adjustment lock rings that you lock with an Allen wrench and they STAY locked, however, if I really want, I can order inexpensive RCBS lock rings and use them on my Lee dies. Besides, I didn't have enough crimp on my .45 ACP lead semi-wadcutters, and when I inserted a loaded round into the die and added crimp to where I thought it should be, and tried to tighten the Lee lock ring with a crescent wrench without holding the die with another crescent wrench, the die turned in the 3 die turret until it stopped tightly up against the cartridge case. I looked at the taper crimp on the cartridge in the die, and found it to be perfect. I loaded the rest of my empty cases and found that the press handle "broke over" a little near the end of the stroke assuring as tight a crimp as possible. I have found no problems with this method after loading and firing 5 rounds, and the rest of my reloaded .45's look great!