Dillon Die ?

#1 · January 24, 2009, 9:11 pm

I just purchased used a tool head that had a bunch of RCBS dies. Also included was the following Dillon die

Its a .40 cal crimp die. The reason I'm posting here is that I have a 3 die set in .40 cal that I orginally bought from Dillon and the crimp die that I have looks nothing like this. The barrel at the bottom spins all the way to the top.

I need to know what this is. Thx - Roger

#2 · January 26, 2009, 6:05 pm

This style of die has been in use for about 14 years or so. It adjusts like a conventional crimp die, but to clean the die interior it is no longer necessary to unscrew the die from the toolhead. Instead, pull off the clip, the die body falls out. Scrub it, insert it back into the die theads, and reattach the retaining clip.