Hornady Seater Die - Manual (Page 3)

14. Continue setting crimp by lowering press ram,
holding the Seat Adjust Screw, threading the
Crimp Adjust Screw into the die in 1/8 turn
increments, and raising the press ram again
until the proper crimp is obtained. The 1/8 turn
recommendation is due to the fine adjustment
of the crimp. In the next step, a bullet will be
seated and crimped in one step and due to this,
an incorrect crimp or over excessive crimp will
result in bullet swaging or case bulging.
15. Next, lower the press ram and remove the
cartridge. Place the next set of components
in the press and raise the ram to the top of the
stroke, guiding the case/bullet into the die. This
will seat the bullet as well as crimp it in the case.
16. Fine tune the crimp/seat depth if necessary.
Remember when adjusting the Crimp Adjust
Screw, hold the Seat Adjust Screw and when
adjusting the Seat Adjust Screw, hold the Crimp
Adjust Screw. Doing this will allow the crimp
amount to be adjusted without moving the
seating depth and vice versa.
17. Once the crimp amount and the seat depth have
been obtained, the Crimp Adjust Lock Ring and
Seat Adjust lock ring will need to be tightened.
First, tighten the Crimp Adjust Lock Ring; you'll
need to hold the Crimp Adjust Screw so it doesn't
move. Then tighten the Seat Adjust Lock Ring
down firmly on the Rubber Flat Washer. Hold the
Seat Adjust Screw so it doesn't turn.
18. Your die should now be set and will give you
years of reloading enjoyment.
6. Now we will set the bullet seating depth. Loosen
the Seat Adjust Lock Ring and back the Seat
Adjust Screw out several turns to assure that the
bullet won’t be seated too deep.
7. Lower the press ram and set the bullet on the
case. Raise the press ram, guiding the bullet /
case into the Crimp/Seater Die.
8. While press ram is at the top of the stroke, thread
the Seat Adjust Screw into die until resistance is
felt. This resistance is the bullet starting to seat
into the case.
9. Set the bullet seat depth by lowering the press
ram, threading the Seat Adjust Screw into the die
and raising the press ram again until the desired
seating depth/cartridge length is obtained.
Note: Do not, at this time, tighten the Seat Adjust
Lock Ring.
10. Now we will set the crimp on the cartridge. Your
new Hornady ® Crimp/Seater die will achieve
this by adjusting the Crimp Adjust Screw as
opposed to loosening the Sure-Loc Lock Ring
and adjusting the entire body as with most seater
dies. Since the lock ring was set in step 4, it
doesn’t have to be moved.
11. With the cartridge in the shell holder, raise the
press ram again to the top of its stroke.
12. Loosen the Crimp Adjust Lock Ring several turns
while holding the Crimp Adjust Screw.
13. Hold the Seat Adjust Screw from turning and
thread the Crimp Adjust Screw into the die until
resistance is felt. This resistance is, again, the
case starting to crimp.