Lee factory crimp 45 ACP what are they sized to?

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I have a Norinco with a tight chamber. .471 chambers fine this is a snap cap. My reloads at .474 do not fully chamber. I am wondering if anyone could measure thier reloads and tell me what width of the cartridge after it has been squeezed through a lee factory crimp 45 acp die.

Jason
 
jasonburnsdundee said:
I have a Norinco with a tight chamber. .471 chambers fine this is a snap cap. My reloads at .474 do not fully chamber. I am wondering if anyone could measure thier reloads and tell me what width of the cartridge after it has been squeezed through a lee factory crimp 45 acp die.

Jason
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.471 to .473 (Jacketed vs Lead cast)
What is your OAL?
Mine are 1.220" for Cast and 1.269" for Jacketed
No failures to feed or fire. I do NOT use a factory crimp on my 45's. I use the lee seating die and just take the "flare" off the neck.

I have fired thousands of reloads in my .45 and have never seen the necessity for factory crimping. My loads accuracy is consistant. I only factory crimp rifles and .357 full magnum loads
 
Isn't it adjustable? The one that came with the 4-die set is. I set it for 0.469" so it will feed LSWC's smoothly in an XD as well as the 1911.
 
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