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Does anyone here use Lyman M die?

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  • SQLGeek

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    My 45 ACP dies are from Lyman and include the M die expander. I use it with Berry's bullets and like it well enough but I haven't loaded cast boolits with it yet.
     

    xdmikey

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    Everything is good but I’m getting a little leading in 9mm.

    if I adjust the die down it really widens the mouth. I’d like to find one that widens the casemouth a little deeper.

    On GT I saw a PTE die from RCBS that looked pretty nice. I’ll tinker a bit more before I drop any cash.
     

    Deavis

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    The m die has a pretty deep neck expander, it is usually longer than most bullet bearing lengths when seated to normal OAL. When you say leading, what do you mean and how is that leading related to your neck expansion/flaring?
     

    xdmikey

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    Well, I'm thinking I'm scraping the coating off upon loading. First, need to check that.

    Next, I need to determine how bad of an issue this is. I've had a death in the family and everything has slowed way down for a while.
     
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