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I have a 454-651 mold for my 45 Colt that I don’t use very often because it drops a bullet that is about 345-350 and really produces more recoil than I enjoy. Recently I purchased a 45/70 and am looking for a bullet in the 350 range so I decided to try the 454-651. It drops at .4545-4550 and just falls thru a 458 sizer die. I installed a 45/70 seater die in the press and adjusted the seating stem down until it touched the bullet that was on top of the 45 cal. push rod and raised to the top position. By adjusting the seating stem up or down I can control the pressure on the bullet base as it is pushed into the die. No special swage die is needed. After some trial and error I had it set so that the bullet was compressed a little and the diameter was increased to.4615. This was easy to size down to 458 in NOE’s push thru die.
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