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FATBOY404
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Re: .458 Win Mag vs .458 Lott vs .458 Express [Re: 458ONLY]
#198131 - 30/12/11 03:52 PM

NO!!!!

A Lee crimp die will NOT "crush" ANY heavy jacket OR monolithic .458" bullet designed for heavy or dangerous game!

A little bit of "poetic licence" here by me with the "crush".

I have 8x68 factory ammo with a Lee style crimp and they do "crush" the projectile because when they were pulled I couldn't reuse them as they would "fall" into a sized case.

They were H-Mantels,Cone Points and 196 grain solids.

Agree they won't crush a monolithic bullet.

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DarylS
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Re: .458 Win Mag vs .458 Lott vs .458 Express [Re: FATBOY404]
#198134 - 30/12/11 04:47 PM

Look at a .17HMR round.

See how deeply the case mouth is creased into the bullet.

You can do eaxtly that with normal lead core bullets using the Lee die, or you can make the case mouth crimp even more deeply over a longer span, or anything lighter, up to no crimp at all.

You are the one with care and control of the press of the locking ring on the die. You are the one who controls how much crimp is applied.

Con - no offense taken. The pricing quoted by Lee to me was a mere $5.00 for shipping. I guess I'll see exactly what it is when it arrives.

If they send the die and the mould I also ordered in a blister pack envelope as requested, they will arrive without any further taxes and be in my mail box at the front door - some day.

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