Redding crimp dies... 45 Colt / 454 Casull...

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Magnum Wheel Man

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I've started using Redding Profile Crimp dies on my hard hitting handguns or super light weights...

I also just started loading for my 454 Casull Ruger Alaskan, ( the only gun I've ever had factory ammo jump crimps on ) I've had the dies for a while, & thought I had a profile crimp die already in the box... I noticed that I do not, when I started loading... a quick look for a 454 Casull profile crimp die shows me why I don't have one... I'm not seeing one available... I do see a taper crimp die for 454 Casull from Redding... what on earth would a taper crimp die be made for 454 for??? I'm not aware of a semi auto 454... perhaps it's mislabeled??? anyway I do see one for 45 Colt... I'd think I could leave the die out a turn or two & the 45 Colt die would work for the Casull ( anything I'm missing??? ) BTW... I do also use the Lee Factory Crimp, but would prefer the Profile crimp on the 454 ( they probably do exactly the same thing, just explain it differently :) )
 
That's what Redding intends. They list the 86191 profile crimp die in their catalog among other .45 Colt/454 Casull dies. This is the same situation as with .38 Special/.357 Mag and .44 Special/.44 Mag die sets. Scroll down to the bottom of the page.
 
Thanks NICK... It must just be how Midway lists them... as the one referenced on Midway's website doesn't refer to the 454 at all... I just bought a 44 Special die, & it came up looking for a 44 Special Profile Crimp die ??? I guess I didn't try looking for it under 44 Magnum...

anyway I assumed the one listed for the 45 Colt would do everything I was looking to do, would just have to unscrew a bit to allow for the slightly longer Casull case
 
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