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Thread: .45 ACP into .45 Colt die

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    No smileys either. Can this be an anti toy conspiracy ?

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    How about we get back on topic.

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    How is it looking now? I am not seeing the errors on posts anymore myself.
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    Quote Originally Posted by johnh View Post
    How is it looking now? I am not seeing the errors on posts anymore myself.
    Hi John

    So far I can see the the reply to quote

    And the smileys

    And preview post

    And edit

    Thanx

    Was there ever a question of why the post as edited ?

    If so it's not there now

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    Good deal. Odd error. I appreciate the assist testing it!
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    Last test, attachments

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    Looks good. Dog checks out as well prepared for a cat or squirrel apocalypse.
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    This is the .45 ACP.
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    Default .45 Colt Drawing

    They are different cartridges with different dimensions. The drawings explain a lot.
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    Yesterday when I started this thread I hadn't had my first cup of coffee.
    So I didn't read the bulls eye forum thread thoroughly

    My son has a set of .45 colt dies so we may try this for a tighter case to chamber fit.

    I wrote in an earlier thread that I fire form my .38 .357, and .44 mag cases for our 1894 Marlin lever guns. Then I resize only the case section that the bullet goes into. IMHO the tight chamber fit added to my accuracy


    Here's what the the bulls eye o.p.wrote

    Re: Lee Factory Crimp Die Sticking

    Post by estuck on 12/30/2017, 11:29 pm
    The Uniquetek is their billet toolhead that has two small sockethead screws to lock the toolhead in place. My press is the Dillon 550. The expander/sizing die is Dillon in .45 long colt. I'm wondering now if that is the problem. There is no doubt the sticking is with the crimping die, all other stations are smooth. May try the 45 acp sizing die to see if it makes a difference.


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    Re: Lee Factory Crimp Die Sticking

    by SmokinNJokin on 1/7/2018, 11:53 am
    Jack H wrote:I tried the Lee FC die for a while. No more.
    The crimp part inside shreds the case mouth. Poor machining IMO
    And I see no need to resize the round.
    (and I broke the carbide on one using it as a push through)
    +1 my experience exactly with the LEE FCD. It re-sizes brass down to minimum spec. Much smaller than needed for a match .45, in the name of 'reliability' (this is a band-aid for using wildly varying brass in a bunch of different guns and making sure it will always chamber and go bang. Also geared toward bulge-busting for unsupported chambers like glock and others). There is just no need for it in a 1911 bullseye gun.

    Keep sizing with the .45 colt die though. If sized brass fits in the chamber of your pistol with no resistance, it is not a problem. The lee FCD is the problem, it is re-sizing your brass down to minimum spec, much smaller than needed. Go back to your dillon crimp die, that will solve the problem guranteed.

    Using a .45 colt sizing die, .45 colt expander, .45 acp seating die, and .45 acp crimp die, my press runs smooth as butter and I haven't seen a SINGLE lead or brass shaving in a long, long time.

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