Well I primed up some 2k 9mm cases last night and was getting ready to load up my own cast that I've been letting sit for a few weeks. I immediately found the Lee FCD to "Squinch" (squish+pinch) down my soft w/w casts.. I moved on to a Dillon crimp, same results.. I'm not sure if Dillon makes different ones or how
palmettomoon
gets it to work. I'm using an RCBS Seater because I have 2 different seating stems and the RN on it works great. The Lee Seater was deforming tips..
Finally I pulled out my Hornady Set and used just the crimp feature on the seater, and Viola! Perfect crimps without the squinch. R rosewood I never knew Lee made Taper Crimps, Ebay has em` $18.18 shipped/tax. Have you ever used the Hornady Seater Crimp? Is it comparable/the same thing without the seater?
I'm not new to reloading 9mm, just cast. I've loaded several cast in .40, 10mm, and several rifle cartridges using the standard Lee FCD and never had this issue. I'm glad I finally found a solution for smooth chambering and no undersized boolits. I'll leave the FCD to the jacketed bullets, straight walled, and rifle cartridges.
Finally I pulled out my Hornady Set and used just the crimp feature on the seater, and Viola! Perfect crimps without the squinch. R rosewood I never knew Lee made Taper Crimps, Ebay has em` $18.18 shipped/tax. Have you ever used the Hornady Seater Crimp? Is it comparable/the same thing without the seater?
I'm not new to reloading 9mm, just cast. I've loaded several cast in .40, 10mm, and several rifle cartridges using the standard Lee FCD and never had this issue. I'm glad I finally found a solution for smooth chambering and no undersized boolits. I'll leave the FCD to the jacketed bullets, straight walled, and rifle cartridges.