Question about Redding 2 piece rifle dies

tpcollins · July 8, 2012, 11:31 AM

The Redding 2 piece .223 rifle dies includes FL and ST dies. Their info says:

The seating die (ST) includes bullet guide, built-in crimping ring and the proper seating plug.

What kind of "built in" crimping ring is this - roll or tapered? Redding offers a Taper Crimp Die but is it different than the one with the ST die? If so, can the ST die be adjusted not to crimp and still seat the bullet to the desired length? Thanks.

wncchester · July 8, 2012, 03:50 PM

No common bottle neck cartridge seaters include a taper crimper. That's a specialty item and it really isn't needed anyway. Any seater can easily be adjusted up so it can't crimp at all.

243winxb · July 8, 2012, 03:52 PM

RCBS makes a small base taper crimp die set. Roll crimp is standard.

July 8, 2012, 11:31 AM	#1
tpcollins Senior Member Join Date: February 18, 2009 Location: SE Michigan Posts: 558	Question about Redding 2 piece rifle dies The Redding 2 piece .223 rifle dies includes FL and ST dies. Their info says: The seating die (ST) includes bullet guide, built-in crimping ring and the proper seating plug. What kind of "built in" crimping ring is this - roll or tapered? Redding offers a Taper Crimp Die but is it different than the one with the ST die? If so, can the ST die be adjusted not to crimp and still seat the bullet to the desired length? Thanks. __________________ What direction did that last shot at Kennedy come from?

July 8, 2012, 03:52 PM	#3
243winxb Senior Member Join Date: July 26, 2011 Location: USA Posts: 1,730	RCBS makes a small base taper crimp die set. Roll crimp is standard. Last edited by 243winxb; July 8, 2012 at 04:02 PM.

July 8, 2012, 03:50 PM	#2
wncchester Senior Member Join Date: December 1, 2002 Posts: 2,832	No common bottle neck cartridge seaters include a taper crimper. That's a specialty item and it really isn't needed anyway. Any seater can easily be adjusted up so it can't crimp at all.