Dillion Question

Allay

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I have a very fussy Colt 45acp
That has feed problems unless I run the ammo through Lee's Fourth die (Carbide Factory Crimp Die)
What is the Dillion equilivent?

Thx

Allay
 
That would be a Dillon taper crimp die, except that it doesn't have a carbide sizing insert like a Lee Factory Crimp Die.
 
None!!
The Dillon taper crimp die only tapers the mouth of your loaded brass and does not fully re-size your loaded round. Stick with the Lee FCD if it works for you. I use Lee FCD for all my pistol rounds.
 
When I started out reloading 45 ACP many years ago I had problems with feeding and they were all related to the case mouth, once I started using a taper crimp die I never had a problem again. Set up the taper crimp die so that the case mouth measures 0.469".
I can't see why you should have to resize a loaded round if your brass is full length resized and your bullets are the correct diameter, it seems like the solution to a problem that doesn't exist.:confused:
 
I can't see why you should have to resize a loaded round if your brass is full length resized and your bullets are the correct diameter, it seems like the solution to a problem that doesn't exist.:confused:
Don't knock it till you try it.

The FCD does two things:taper crimp, and post-size right to the base.

The original sizer won't get as far down the brass (presumably because it's belled to make the brass feed into it more easily). So brass that is somewhat bulged from an auto may not chamber in a revolver, until it is FCD'd.
 
Don't knock it till you try it.

The FCD does two things:taper crimp, and post-size right to the base.

The original sizer won't get as far down the brass (presumably because it's belled to make the brass feed into it more easily). So brass that is somewhat bulged from an auto may not chamber in a revolver, until it is FCD'd.

I reload 380, 9mm, 40 S&W and 45 ACP and have never had a problem with any of my reloads in an assortment of auto pistols so I still can't see how the FCD can make them better.:confused:

My 45 ACP reloads fit in my S&W revolver again with no problems.

The only thing I have read about the FCD is that it can cause cast bullets to become undersize as it squeezes down on the brass to resize the loaded round.
 
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I reload 380, 9mm, 40 S&W and 45 ACP and have never had a problem with any of my reloads
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I still can't see how the FCD can make them better.:confused:
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The only thing I have read about the FCD is that it can cause cast bullets to become undersize as it squeezes down on the brass to resize the loaded round.

1) In your case (your dies, chambers, brass, etc.), nothing's broken so you don't need to fix anything.
2) I just told you how an FCD "can" (but in your case will not) "make them better".
3) you're right, because cast are usually a bit oversize from jacketed. I would hesitate to use an FCD with cast, especially since the scenario you describe has happened to me, making the bullets loose in the case.
 
I can see your point, if a person is having problems with their jacketed bullet reloads it wouldn't hurt to try the FCD, it just might fix their problem.
 
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