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Old July 5, 2012, 12:46 PM   #28
Nathan
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The FCD die is an important tool in my loading. I need a 4th crimp die. I need this to set my crimp on my rounds separate from seating. I do this because seating needs to be done separately to get a repeatable OAL's and easy setup IME. Mostly easy setup.

Back to the FCD. I could buy any crimp die and get the crimp function. Actually, on hard kickers, I go with the profile crimp die from Redding. Still, in a volume loading situation where I don't check every round/bullet, I find the FCD helpful. I'm not sure it ever post sized a round. . .but it was there so I never have to 100% "plunk" test loaded rounds.

I also am not seeing leading due to it either.

So, for me, it basically gives me an after loading diameter inspection and a solid crimp. Cost is the same as other crimp dies.
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