Will a Lee factory crimp die help ?

[4t5]

I’ve been reloading revolver cartridges for years and have gotten good results .
This month I purchased a Body guard 2.0 380 acp.
I have a new lee carbide 380 three die set, and using 100 gr flat nose plated bullets loaded to .980” , per powder manufacturer website.
When I cycle a round through the pistol , I get bullet set back. I’ve applied more and more crimp to no avail .
I read with too much crimp you can cut through the plating ,which causes more problems.
Revolver rounds are a piece of cake compared to this , so the question is in the topic , thanks.

[GunnyMack]

Certainly worth a try. I've not loaded for 380 or much plated bullets.
Nice thing about the Lee crimp dies is they are inexpensive enough to try and cure the setback problem.

[oldebear1950]

I load a lot of revolver cartridges and have been told I need a taper crimp die for all automatic cartridges. I bought one that taper crimps the
380, 9mm, 38auto and 38 super.
It seems that all these cartridges use the same bullet, and the taper crimp is the same for them all

[Walt]

4t5, it could be that the flat nose of the bullet is too large in diameter; that the ogive is not right for the chamber and the bullet is being pushed back by contact with the front of the chamber. Unless you're dead set on this particular bullet, try one with a more rounded ogive that better matches the profile of the chamber.

[4t5]

Thanks for the replies ,
think I’ll give the fcd a try , also by changing powders , I can go down to .960”
if nothing else works I’ll try them in 9 mm
Maybe the bodyguard is sensitive to oal.
Walt , if my dummy rounds don’t work, Ill change bullets.

[JBowen]

I second what Walt is referring to. My RIA 1911 does not have much of a throat. I have been casting some 200 lrfn bullets that the nose is too fat and they don’t pass the “kaplunk” test in the barrel.

JBowen

[4t5]

Walt ,
I took some 115 gr fmj bullets I use for a 9mm I have , they fed just fine no set back on dummy rounds using same oal.
Next I’m gonna shorten these flat nose up till they function ( if they function ) and see if I can come up with a load at that length ,
If that don’t work , I can shoot them out of a 38 spl at some plates for fun.

[Slick]

You mention using "plated bullets", which to me implies that they are cast. Do you experience the bullet set-back issue when you're using copper jacketed bullets? I suspect not, but certainly could be wrong...

Personally, I really like the (collet style) Lee FCD's for rifle rounds but not so much for the pistol rounds. As always YMMV.