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Originally Posted by Ctk1981
A taper crimp die from Lee is just that, a taper crimp die. A factory carbide crimp die has a carbide ring in the bottom that will smooth out the case and apply a crimp. There is some debate about using them with cast bullets, as you are essentially distorting the bullet while its passing through the carbide ring.
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I used the Lee die in this manner for a couple of years. It worked very well and made cartridge feeding smoother in 52-2. Recently after reading an article about reloading for the 52 that came out when the gun was new I decided to try a Redding taper crimp die. With my shooting ability I'll probably not see any difference but its always fun to tinker.
Jeff