9mm Dillon Crimp Die

[ihavethetools]

For those of you that load 9mm lead bullets. How do you like the die ? Does it just take out the bell and crimp very little as to not swage the bullet ? I use the Lee FCD for FMJ but since it also sizes after the bullet is seated, when loading lead rounds it swages the bullets. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

[GuildSF4]

Set to remove the belling, so the case walls should be straight. (Tapered case, ruler from base to neck, no gap.)

The case tension should be holding the bullet, crimp not needed to hold it, many posts on this.

[ihavethetools]

From what i've been reading, when loading cast lead bullets, which are .356, using the Lee FCD, you are actually squeezing the lead bullet to .355 which you don't want to do. Some have taken out the carbide from the Lee die and just used it to crimp without resizing again. I think the Dillon die just crimps, not resize the whole round. Am i correct in assuming that ?

[Glk21C]

Dillon die just crimps. Their de-prime and size die really puts quite a nice hour-glass shape on the 9mm case.

[ihavethetools]

Thats what i'm asking about, the crimp die. Have you used one for 9mm lead bullets ? The Lee FCD sizes the lead bullet to much because it is also sizing the case again and can cause leading.

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[GuildSF4]

I have used the Dillon crimp die for lead bullets (most of my crimp dies are Dillon), they work very well.

[judgecrater]

I have used the Dillon crimp die on thousands of 9mm reloads. Just adjust to the proper crimp diameter. No Lee die is needed, ever.