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zxcvbob · June 17, 2012, 08:23 PM

I usually buy the 3-die sets. I seat the bullets and crimp at the same time. I sometimes reluctantly go back and buy the 4th die if I'm using oversized cast bullet and having trouble getting them to chamber.

The 4th die is used as a quality-control measure; any cartridge that gets resized more than just a kiss goes in my "blasting ammo" pile, the others go in the good pile, and all of them in both piles will work. It's faster than sizing all the bullets.

June 17, 2012, 08:23 PM	#3
zxcvbob Senior Member Join Date: December 20, 2007 Location: S.E. Minnesota Posts: 4,720	I usually buy the 3-die sets. I seat the bullets and crimp at the same time. I sometimes reluctantly go back and buy the 4th die if I'm using oversized cast bullet and having trouble getting them to chamber. The 4th die is used as a quality-control measure; any cartridge that gets resized more than just a kiss goes in my "blasting ammo" pile, the others go in the good pile, and all of them in both piles will work. It's faster than sizing all the bullets. __________________ "Everything they do is so dramatic and flamboyant. It just makes me want to set myself on fire!" —Lucille Bluth