OH good, it's still here. Needed to set up again and this is so much better than the written instructions.

Big Hornady fanboy here. Thanks for another great video.

I prefer a separate crimping die (NOT FCD) over this combo.  A separate die works better IMHO when you have variances in case length. More importantly, I’ve always thought it doesn’t make sense to crimp the case mouth while the bullet is still being pressed into the case (even if only a little bit).

Thanks for the video! I’m pretty sure this is the reason why some of my bullets were failing back when I used to reload. I’m actually looking at starting over again. I don’t think I was crimping my handgun ammo

Well explained.

Perfect tutorial. Makes perfect sense.

good video.. thanks for the info.

I like how you get back with peoples comments and issues. Its rare that a company will not only post great instrustional videos and also answer people. I've used your dies in a few calibers and impressed enough that I think they will phase out other die sets as time goes on. They are just packed with features not available to other die makes. I also think that your seat/crimp die is the only one that works perfect. My advice to others running a separate crimp on their progressive that is not the Lee FCD you are not gaining anything by separating the crimp stage with these dies. I had a setup for a while on a Dillon 550 that had a powder check in station 3 and used this die to both crimp and seat. Rounds all turned out great and passed plunk test 100% that is of course with my gun/setup results my vary. I will say your sizing die is also simply amazing. Sizes .40 further down then certain makes and the finished round comes out looking wet tumbled. Great job and keep it up.

Good video but i am getting alot of bullet bulging on the side of the case making the brass out of round and I can't figure out how to fix it. I've set up the die about 10 times hoping that i just did something wrong but it's not fixing the problem.

Hello sir, great step by step instructional video. I have a question, I gave the seat adjustment screw 3 full turns. But when I adjust the crimp adjustment screw, the seat adjustment screw also turns. Is that suppose to happen? I thought about holding one while I turn the other.

Hope vid isn’t too old to get a reply...recently started casting and found the lee FCD to be swaging my bullets down a few thou by the time I got sufficient crimp.  Causing bullets to be way under sized and leaving a tidal wave of lead in my barrels.  🤬.  

Been trying to get the combo die running (when I first started reloading I gave up on the combo die pretty quick after I just couldn’t get it right and then heard about the FCD from lee). I’ve never been able to get this die to operate properly, and I have the same issue with rcbs combo dies.  If I set up the die exactly the way you did in the video I can easily push the bullet into the case.  And it will do the same when cycled through any of my pistols or (especially) my CZ scorpion.  So no go there if I don’t want to blow one up.  So, I will back off the seat stem, screw down die 1/8-1/4 turn at a time, and check the round for movement each time until I can’t push it into case without  substantial pressure. At that point I’ll run it through my scorpion (the worst culprit for jamming bullets into case) and verify it’s good.  Lock everything in place and use that round to adjust seat stem minus approximate amount bullet has pushed into case (using the micro seat adjust stem...a fine product by the way).  Next round comes through....SMASH.  Severely deforms or totally crushes bullet.  Same for cast, plated, and fmj.  Have had this issue for years.  Never been able to figure it out. Always just crimped separately in last station.

Basically what I’ve found is the crimp comes on way too soon, so the seat stem is trying to seat into a crimped case by the time bullet is seated about 40%.  So it meets much more resistance through the last 60% of seating travel. Squishing the stem into the bullet.

I’ve tried sorting brass by length thinking it was a mixed head stamp (too much variation in case length) issue.  Nope. Tried measuring a bunch of bullets to see if there was variation in diameter...nope.  Same happens between .353 (batch of 124g XTPs🧐) and .357 I get exactly the same problem.  This is a MUCH bigger issue with 223.  Totally sinks the shoulder into the case.  This, after all the cases have been run through a dillon trim die and trim within .001”.  That’s with just enough crimp to get mouth rolled into the cannelure properly.  With 223 I also tried rcbs small base dies...allegedly (per rcbs) the crimp/seat die allows for more variance in case length. Zero change with that set.  

9mm just crushes the bullet.  10mm and 45 aren’t quite as bad...but still leave indent on the projectile.  Been a few years now...always just used a separate station for crimping.  Still hand feed bullets because of it. Would love to move on to a bullet feeder, but I just can’t get these darn dies to chooch without damage to the bullet and/or case. Would love some advice.  I’m sure I’m doing something wrong...I just don’t know what it is.  And I promise, I’m putting the minimal amount of crimp possible to keep bullet from pushing back into the case too easily.

When adjust the die to touch the case and before he seated the bullet, was the case sized and not flared?

Hi Hornady, I was watching this to help with my LNL setup and I believe I bought the 3-die set that doesn't have the seat+crimp die. I've looked over your site and can't find that die sold on its own. Is it no longer available?

i followed his instructions but i have to say they are wrong because my 9mm will not fit into my lyman case gauge the die body has to get lowered  so you get more of a crimp

Why no crimp for the 38 / 357 ?

I would like to see you make a few rounds and have them come out close to your numbers, because I can't. my measurements range up to 7-8 thousandths plus or minus and it drives my nuts!

Is this how to employ a “roll crimp” or “taper crimp”?  Or is there a difference?

Is there a chart that shows the crimp for different calibers?  I have a .45 ACP.

are you using mm or in. measures and does it matter

Can i adjust the crimp on already loaded ammo? Seems i screwed up about 2k 9mm the other day they drop into a barrel fine but when trying to chamber it's super stiff. One even jammed up my glock 17 and i couldn't operate the slide at all (with the round inside)