Lee Or Dillon Crimp Die?

[packed]

I see some use Lee crimp dies on their 650 or 550's. What is the different between the dillon and the Lee crimp die?

[CSEMARTIN]

The Lee sizes the case again as it crimps.

If you do a search for LFCD, you'll find a couple of threads on this topic. I tried to copy and paste the links, but couldn't get it to work for some reason.

[Pat Miles]

The Lee resizing/crimp die in the last station of a 650 or 550 will eliminate any "fat butt" problems you might have. The fat butt gets it's name from the loaded cartridge having the last sixteenth of an inch before the extractor groove being a larger diameter and causing the gun to stop just short of going into battery. The cost of the Lee die is about $12.00. Do it! Avoid the aggravation.

[forty5]

The Lee resizing/crimp die in the last station of a 650 or 550 will eliminate any "fat butt" problems you might have. The fat butt gets it's name from the loaded cartridge having the last sixteenth of an inch before the extractor groove being a larger diameter and causing the gun to stop just short of going into battery. The cost of the Lee die is about $12.00. Do it! Avoid the aggravation.

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[Chris Keen]

Love my Lee FCD.

Got one in .40 & 38 super

[Rico567]

The Lee FCD (although you'll find arguments) is a genuine addition to the crimp process. It's basically a crimp die that performs a second resize operation. Like the Lee size dies, it also sizes farther down on the case head than the Dillon. For me, the great thing about the FCD is that it completely eliminates running the finished round through a case gauge to verify chambering. Well worth it at twice the price, IMHO.