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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Blitzfike" data-source="post: 2614742" data-attributes="member: 807"><p>Plated bullets and resized brass with tighter than normal neck diameters are the biggest problem with loading plated bullets.  45ACP is the only caliber I really have to work at with plated bullets, but that is due to the sizing die and how much it reduces the case neck diameter. On 45ACP I have gone to using 4 dies in my Dillon 550, first stage is size/deprime second stage is powder/expander  third stage is an expander die from a standard RCBS Die set to open up the case a little more than the powder funnel did, then the 4th stage is the seat/crimp die. I could just machine a new powder funnel and be done with it, but that is on the future to do list.  Its important to adjust the seat crimp die correctly for plated bullets. Start by taking a case that is ready to seat/crimp, Screw out the seating stem enough to not contact the bullet, run the ram all the way up, screw the seat/crimp die in until you feel it contact the brass. Then carefully turn it in as you raise and lower the ram, checking for when the flare has been removed and the case mouth doesn't offer a raised lip. This last step cures about 95% of feeding issues with semi auto pistols. Then with the ram all the way up, screw in the seating stem until it contacts the bullet. You will have to screw it in a small amount more on the next round to be loaded due to the spring in the system. Hard cast bullets and jacketed bullets will force their way into the case without all this prep, but plated bullets are very soft lead with a thin plating of copper and they deform very easily. This has been my solution to the issue.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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