Questions about the Hornady die set
Posted: Tue May 02, 2017 10:21 pm
I'm looking at the seating die that comes with the Hornady set, and it appears that the crimp sleeve applies a roll crimp. I'm wondering why they would do that, given that the case headspaces on the mouth. Then there's a fourth die for doing a taper crimp. I'm planning on using the seating/crimp die for seating only and then applying the taper crimp in a separate operation. Is that how most of you are doing it? Any recommendations on adjusting the taper crimp die? There are no 450BM-specific instructions packed with the dies, and the Hornady Handbook says only that you should not apply "too much" roll crimp. Thanks.