Kentucky Jelly
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I have read nothing but good things about Lee factory crimp dies. I received 2 of these dies today. One in .40 S&W, and one in .45 acp.
I got the .40S&W set up in my press. Ran a dummy round to get it set up, and it is not applying any crimp at all!!!!! I have the dies set up right at the shell plate at it's highest point, and ran out of adjustment on the Lee die. I took the die apart, and the piece inside that applies the crimp has go to be wrong. A once fired piece of Winchester brass can fit all the way through it with no resistance at all. I Checked the .45 die and it seems to be fine.
Am I missing something here before I contact Lee?
Not the case is going in the smaller end of the crimper. And fitsall the way through very easy. This brass has not even been sized. Same as .45 just tumbled.
I got the .40S&W set up in my press. Ran a dummy round to get it set up, and it is not applying any crimp at all!!!!! I have the dies set up right at the shell plate at it's highest point, and ran out of adjustment on the Lee die. I took the die apart, and the piece inside that applies the crimp has go to be wrong. A once fired piece of Winchester brass can fit all the way through it with no resistance at all. I Checked the .45 die and it seems to be fine.
Am I missing something here before I contact Lee?
Not the case is going in the smaller end of the crimper. And fitsall the way through very easy. This brass has not even been sized. Same as .45 just tumbled.