Die Selection 300 WSM ???

[dougduey]

I own every brand of die except Hornday. My personal favorite are the Forster dies. That being said, the Lee dies work exceptionally well and you can't beat the price. Purchase a Lee Collet Die. It will give you perfect neck tension every time. Also, I've found that crimping does make a positive difference, so I own and use a Lee Factory Crimp die for every caliber I own.

 

[cape cove]

I own every brand of die except Hornday. My personal favorite are the Forster dies. That being said, the Lee dies work exceptionally well and you can't beat the price. Purchase a Lee Collet Die. It will give you perfect neck tension every time. Also, I've found that crimping does make a positive difference, so I own and use a Lee Factory Crimp die for every caliber I own.[/QUOT

Could you tell me in what way you found the positive results. group, es etc with the Lee crimp die. TKS

 

[dougduey]

Tighter groups and smaller ES.
There are some threads on here somewhere that a frw of well respected guys on this site talk about it and how they found it was beneficial to crimp

 

[USAF Marksman]

How much crimp are you putting on? I've only ever crimped handgun cartridges.

 

[tbrice23]

With the Lee Factory crimp die I personally screw it down until it touches the case neck then screw it 5/8 to 3/4 turn more. This will crimp but not overly deform the bullet.

Some guys feel the more the crimp the better but I don't.

 

[dougduey]

How much crimp are you putting on? I've only ever crimped handgun cartridges.

I follow the instructions from Lee. It's a light crimp

 

[cape cove]

TKS