Case Rollers?

darb

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With the massive amount of 9mm and .45acp reloading, the question pops up " Should I invest in a case roller?". With the resizing dies not sizing all the way down, you will eventually have feed issues from Belled out brass. Fellow shooters have commented on using the Lee crimp die as it post re sizes down to the rim.

Is the Lee die every thing it is cracked up to be or are you still going to eventually have bell bottom brass after multiple reloads or Glock shooting?

Your thoughts...

Darb
 
"...With the resizing dies not sizing all the way down..." If you're not full resizing the cases you'll have feeding issues anyway. Belling the case mouth is to make seating the bullet easier and sometimes possible. It has to be done anyway. Just enough to let you sit the bullet in the case.
It doesn't matter which crimp die you use. The crimp die, taper crimp only for either cartridge, when set up properly, is used to put just enough crimp in to hold the bullet in place. A regular taper crimp die has worked for me for eons. Mind you, I have it set up as a seating die too. Seats the bullet and crimps in one step.
 
I do not know of any pistol resizing die that re sizes down to the rim. Please correct me if I am wrong. Traditionally they leave a section near the flange that over a couple of reloads begins to "bell" out causing feeding issues. I have some 9mm and .45 that are getting hard to feed/eject due to the amount of times being reloaded. Hence the case rollers or what some claim to be the fix is the Lee Crimp die as it also post re sizes.

Quote from Lee website.

"A carbide sizer sizes the cartridge while it is being crimped so every round will positvely chamber freely with factory like dependability."

Darb
 
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darb said:
Please correct me if I am wrong. [...]
what some claim to be the fix is the Lee Crimp die as it also post re sizes.
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You're right. Having said that, if you adjust the die as low as it will go, you are unlikely to have problems. The exception would be taking pistol-fired brass and trying to use it in a revolver - you then need to size down to the base.

The lee factory crimp will do it during the post-size. many people swear by them. You may have trouble if you shoot lead and use cases with thicker than normal walls (lead bullets have a larger diameter, which when combined with a thick wall will resize the bullet... which will then be loose in the cartridge, since lead doesn't spring back and brass does).

Case roller sizers are expensive and rare. Used by professional reloaders because the output will work in any factory chamber.
 
I can supply any case rollers you need,they don't come cheap though, please supply the size and number of rollers you need and whether you have the roller stands already. If unsure of diameter one can supply the length of the roller stands and we can do the math for the rest. Please also indicate whether you want self lubricating pillow blocks(Mtce. free) or others.
 
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