Where can I find some basic information on Reloading Techniques?
A. Go to http://www.usmo.com/~pvogler/rt.htm for three pages of good information. 057X122099 RELOADING FOR GLOCKS Q. For those of us that do not reload now, but are considering it, I have a question regarding the LEE factory roll crimp, I believe it is called. Is this for cartridges only? Should it be used for pistol cartridge also? Does it reduce the life of the brass? A. I do a fair amount of reloading for my G-29 and G-23, both with Lee factory crimp dies. I use a Dillon 550B with RCBS dies and the Lee crimp. Regarding handgun reloading: The Lee factory crimp dies are available for most popular handgun calibers. I find it nice to use on autoloader cartridges, but unnecessary for revolver cartridges. The factory crimp die will ensure that the final product will chamber in your handgun, assuming your handgun does not have an ultra-tight match chamber or such. The Lee crimp die works by “re-sizing” the entire loaded cartridge with a carbide insert to minimum cartridge specs while crimp
