Patent ID: 7854188

Claim:
A modified Lee Precision Carbide Factory Crimp die, including a generally cylindrical die body having first and second ends, a bore extending from the first end to the second end and having an internal thread extending from the first end, an external thread for mounting within internal threads of a die holder of an ammunition reloading press, a lock ring adapted for threading onto the die body, and a crimp adjuster screw mounted on said first end of the die body, said crimp adjuster screw having a lower portion with external threads in mating engagement with the internal threads of the bore and an upper portion that terminates in a knurled knob, and wherein inserted into a lower portion of said bore in said die is a floating crimper having an annular tapered portion against which the mouth of the case is pressed when the case is pressed far enough into the die body to impose a crimp on the mouth of the case, said crimp adjuster screw being engageable with said floating crimper for adjusting the position of the floating crimper within the bore, further comprising index means attached to said knurled knob for manually regulating and calibrating the degree of crimp to be imposed on a sized and loaded ammunition case, wherein the index means includes a regulating cap having peripherally-disposed indicia of rotation and means to secure the regulating device to the knurled knob, and the taper per inch of the floating crimper is according to either of the following possibilities: means for indicia comprising hexagonal faces and crimp adjuster screw having 18 threads per inch and ⅝ inch diameter, the floating crimper has 0.108 TPI or 0.216 TPI or 0.324 TPI; means for indicia comprising octagonal faces and crimp adjuster screw having 18 threads per inch and ⅝ inch diameter, the floating crimper has 0.144 TPI or 0.288 TPI or 0.432 TPI.