With all due repect Bob, but saskcop has it down. You should always load for your particular firearm. Some 1911's have a very sharp feedramp and if you do not properly crimp your loads bullet setback is a veey real possibility. Pressure can spile suddenly and you can go from safe to extremely dangerous fast. Always crimp just enough to ensure bullet setback is not happening with your gun. As an excample my 1911 in 9mm needs a full turn of my Lee FCD to ensure that does not happen. With my Smith and Wesson 4506 with it's generously ramped barrel I need only the slightest crimp more to remove te slight belling than anything to feed properly. Be safe and always load for YOUR gun. Take everyone advice (even mine) with a grain of salt.
Reloading 45acp for a 1911
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Both the .45acp and 9MM headspace off the case mouth as you know. Removing the belling and having a proper taper crimp is a must for both cartridges. Regular taper crimp dies for both cartridges will do that just fine.
Takr Care
Bob
Not sure what you're getting at here. You do know that you don't usually run bullets or loaded rounds through the Bulge Buster right, just the empty cases. The cases are loaded after being run through the Bulge Buster.
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I have used the Lee 9mm & .45 ACP factory crimp dies for as long as I can remember or they were available, which ever comes first. In that time I have never actually put a crimp on a round. I use it to re size the cartridge after seating the bullet. I have never had any problems with bullet set back or any other problems with my loads for that matter.
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I just got a Lee Pro 1000 and loaded 100 rounds or 230 gr Berry w/o crimping and the rounds would not chamber in my Remington 1911 - I found out at the range. I crimped before but not these. Will have to pull another hundred to make em work. I can get away with not crimping 9mm, but now I know not .45 ACP.
Have you got a refernce books on reloading. If not get one of Lyman's books and read them thoroughly. You have to taper crimp both the 9MM and ,45ap.
Take Care
Bob
you can run them back through for crimp if all else is correct
and, you should also be crimping 9mm, just a bit
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I always crimp everything, but this new Press didn't have another hole for my FCD. I still have my old press with FCD.
I have a Lee reloading manual but I think I may need a better one. I hear Barnes is a better book.
I have a Lee reloading manual but I think I may need a better one. I hear Barnes is a better book.
Neither cartridge requires a roll crimp so don't go down that road. See if you can hook up with an experienced and capable reloader. He/she will advance your learning curve faster and get you by this hurdle.
Take Care
Bob
Take Care
Bob
I've been using Lee Taper Crip dies with success in loading .45acp for decades, and have their crimp dies in at least 7 other calibers. Highly recommended.
OOPS! The bulge buster is used on empty fired brass. Then reloded with the normal resize , prime load method . It ususlly only has to be done once. except for hot loads in unsupported chambers then you decide if it need a redo.
Check out the LEE PRECISION web site.
Check out the LEE PRECISION web site.
I have a STI with a tight chamber.If I load lead SWC bullets I absolutely have to use the FCD.If Im loading jacketed bullets,then it seems that its not necessary.
I really like the Lee FCD.Since using it,I cant recall last when I had a failure to feed malfunction.If you have a pistol with a loose chamber such as a Norinco,then probably its not necessary to use this die,but it wont hurt.
I really like the Lee FCD.Since using it,I cant recall last when I had a failure to feed malfunction.If you have a pistol with a loose chamber such as a Norinco,then probably its not necessary to use this die,but it wont hurt.
My JR Carbine is like this. 9mm rounds loaded with Berry's plated round nose bullets (.355 diameter) with a taper crimp run like gangbusters, no FTFs or FTEs. The same round using a lead round nosed bullet sized .356 taper crimped gives me one to two jams per mag. When it comes to barrel chambers sometimes one thou can make a world of difference.
