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If the bullet you are using has a definite cannelure or crimping groove, the bullet can be seated and crimped, using the following instructions. The crimping feature is machined into the seater body - it is not a special attachment to the seater plug - so the die must be moved up or down to obtain the proper crimp adjustment. Place a sized, primed and powder-charged case in the shell holder and run it to the top of the press stroke. Screw the seater die into the press until it is about 1/8" above the shell holder. Lower the case and insert the bullet in the case mouth. Now slowly run the case and bullet into the seater die. Check the bullet for proper seating depth. If the bullet is not seated properly, adjust the seater plug until proper depth is obtained. Next adjust the die to crimp. While the uncrimped cartridge is still in the seater die, unscrew the seater plug several turns. Then screw the seater die downward until you feel the built-in crimper touch the case mouth. Lower the reloaded cartridge and adjust the seater die down about 1/8 of a turn. Then run the reloaded cartridge back into the die and check the crimp. If more crimp is desired, repeat the proceding step by adjusting the die downward 1/8 of a turn at a time. After you are satisifed with the crimp, set the large lock ring and run the completed cartridge into the seater die and lower the seater plug until it touches the bullet. Then set the small lock ring. Once the seater die is properly adjusted the bullet is seated and crimped in one operation.
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