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Lee dies

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Lee shipped their 300 AAC BLACKOUT dies to Midway and me today. Expect them to be in stock next week.
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Is that the collet dies?

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It is the dies at Midway USA which are on their website now.
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What's the difference between the Lee's 300 blackout crimp die and a generic .30 cal crimp die?
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silencertalk wrote:It is the dies at Midway USA which are on their website now.

Midway still shows the status as "coming soon" Are these the ones you're talking about?
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Yes. Midway will have them on Tuesday.
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Would it ever be advisable to use their (or any other brand) crimp die on a bullet that does NOT have a cannelure?


I've seen an advisory in reload books when using H110 powder in a 44 mag for example to use a heavy crimp to aid in uniform powder burn. Does this apply with bullets without the cannelure that could be used in the 300 blackout?


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You can crimp without a cannelure.
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Like rsilvers stated, you absolutely can crimp without a groove. Here's a quote from the instructions for my 223 Rem die set that includes a Lee Factory Crimp Die:

"Bullets do not need a crimp groove as the Lee Factory Crimp Die will form one while crimping. However, it requires a harder push on the press lever to form the crimp."

Maybe not advisable if you don't want to damage your bullet's jacket but a light crimp won't hurt a thing.
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With 300 AAC BLACKOUT ammo we may sometimes use a light crimp that you cannot even see and there is no groove.
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