Patent ID: 7703369

Claim:
A combination bullet seating and factory crimp die, comprising: a crimping collet including a cartridge case counterbore for receiving a cartridge case formed in one end and an inner crimp bore formed in the other end thereof; a collet closing die having a collet bore, which is sized to receive said crimping collet; a seating lock including a bullet seater for seating a bullet, a sear groove being formed on an outer perimeter of said seating lock to receive a sear; a die cap including a lock counterbore for receiving said seating lock, said die cap being secured to said collet closing die; and a trigger and a sear being disposed between said crimping collet and said seating lock, wherein said trigger pushes said sear into said sear groove to prevent the bullet from being seated further, while a mouth of the cartridge case is crimped into the bullet.