TruthTellers
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Normally I seat and crimp in separate steps, but I was loading some .32 ACP this weekend and decided to try doing it at the same time and I'm not sure how my results will turn out, but I decided after about 15 rds to go back to doing it separately.
I guess I normally do them that way because I primarily load for revolver and have the 4 die sets from Lee that come with their factory crimp die, but with non-revolver cases like .32 ACP and .40/10mm, I would like to do them together.
So, how do I do this? I watched a video of a guy who had backed off the die so it wouldn't crimp and set the seating depth with the stem, then backed the stem off, dropped the die to get the crimp to his liking, then dropped the seating stem to where it touched the bullet and said it was set. Is that the right way to do it? What are the advantages and disadvantages to seating and crimping at the same time?
I guess I normally do them that way because I primarily load for revolver and have the 4 die sets from Lee that come with their factory crimp die, but with non-revolver cases like .32 ACP and .40/10mm, I would like to do them together.
So, how do I do this? I watched a video of a guy who had backed off the die so it wouldn't crimp and set the seating depth with the stem, then backed the stem off, dropped the die to get the crimp to his liking, then dropped the seating stem to where it touched the bullet and said it was set. Is that the right way to do it? What are the advantages and disadvantages to seating and crimping at the same time?