Hornady Custom Die design

[smokindog]

I was working with a friend via IM to set up his 9mm Hornady dies in his LNL AP. He was getting a ring on the bullet. Using 3 die set 546516 taper crimp.

It became abundantly clear to me we were talking chickens and cockroaches until I find that his dies have an adjustment for both crimp and seating depth and mine only have seating depth. My die set is 546515 (roll crimp) but I use it adjusted to just take out the bell. I adjust crimp by the depth of the die in the press. I got mine in the great shortage of 2012/13

So I looked around on Midway and other sites and it looks like Hornady changed their design across the board to have both a crimp and seat adjust on both sets.

When did Hornady change their design on their seat/crimp dies? Funny they still have the same part numbers.

 

[Old 44 Guy]

I'm having problems with my die set for 9MM's. Thanks for the info.

 

[smokindog]

What product ID do you have 546515 or 546516? Does it have both Crimp and Seat adjust or just Seat?

I'm having problems with my die set for 9MM's. Thanks for the info.

 

[smokindog]

I called Hornady and they did not change their design for the roll crimp seat/crimp dies. It is still a single depth adjustment. The retailers are using the wrong pictures.

Thanks again for the help!

 

[BlueOvalBandit]

My 9mm seating/taper crimp die looks like this

Middle section adjusts crimp, top adjusts seating depth.

Other versions, threading the die body adjusts crimp and I don't believe they taper crimp

 

[Innovative]

Your 9mm handloads will be far better quality if you use a taper crimp die (not a roll crimp), and seat the bullets before crimping with a separate operation.

Otherwise, you'll probably shave the bullet as it is being crimped.

 

[smokindog]

EXACTLY!!! I was thrown because some of the retail sites were using the picture of the taper crimp/seat die for both sets! I thought maybe the design had changed. Hornady cleared it up for me!!!!!

My 9mm seating/taper crimp die looks like this

Middle section adjusts crimp, top adjusts seating depth.

Other versions, threading the die body adjusts crimp and I don't believe they taper crimp

 

[smokindog]

Thanks, I understand all this. I was just curious if Hornady had changed the design of the die.

Your 9mm handloads will be far better quality if you use a taper crimp die (not a roll crimp), and seat the bullets before crimping with a separate operation.

Otherwise, you'll probably shave the bullet as it is being crimped.