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Anyone use these to solve any issues, or to extend case life.
At around $100.00 a pop, do you think they are worth it?
Curious minds want to know.
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Never used them, don't think they are worth it.
They make steel dies and unless you're hung up on the traditional, messy case lube, I don't see the aversion to using them.
Hell, if you have several handguns with the same chambering, its nice to make all the ammo you have reloaded run in every one of them. That isn't always possible with carbide dies, which is another reason these new dies were created.
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I can see "maybe" two uses for them. That is a big maybe though.
On the revolver calibers: If you shoot a lot in one particular gun. If that gun has loose chambers, AND you hate lubing cases when resizing. Better fit and a better bullet pull might be in order. Can be equaled with a good steel die though.
On the pistol calibers: If you shoot a lot in guns that leave a "glock smile". One pass with this die would smooth out the smile. It is suppose to size all the way down. In this case, a good pass though die would result in the same result.
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On the pistol calibers: If you shoot a lot in guns that leave a "glock smile". One pass with this die would smooth out the smile. It is suppose to size all the down. In this case, a good pass though die would result in the same result.
Lee now makes a die in 9mm that gets rid of the Glock "smile". EGW initially was modifying Lee dies to do this and now they are stock items.
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I found the best way to remove the Glock smile was to buy Sigs
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Gibby,
I think you can accomplish the same thing with a $20 Lee (Pistol) Factory Crimp Die. I bought one for 10mm and a Lee Bulge Buster, ran all my .40 & 10mm brass through it, sized them all the way past the rim. Would have ironed out the Glock smiles, but I don't have a firearm to cause them.
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I found the best way to remove the Glock smile was to buy Sigs That's what you call throwing the baby out with the bath water, IMO.
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Gibby,
I think you can accomplish the same thing with a $20 Lee (Pistol) Factory Crimp Die. I bought one for 10mm and a Lee Bulge Buster, ran all my .40 & 10mm brass through it, sized them all the way past the rim. Would have ironed out the Glock smiles, but I don't have a firearm to cause them. Me neither. I do not own a glock. The redding's bottom ring is larger than the top ring. Conserves the taper in the case somewhat. Two step. But like I have said many times, I like the bulge at the bottom of the bullet. I use Lee's factory crimp dies on many calibers. For the 10mm, I bought the Redding pass through. But my loads are not that hot. I do not use it much.
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The Lee die is a good one once you whack out the carbide sizing ring.
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The Lee die is a good one once you whack out the carbide sizing ring. I did that very thing. I like to use a separate crimp die, and hated the thought of going through all of the trouble to get .432" bullets for my .44 mag, and swage it down at the last stage.
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I do that too on one die. I use Hornady 240gr XTP Mag and 250gr XTP sometimes in the 460 Rowland. Both are .452-- They do not like the carbide ring.
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