im using lee dies, and it seems like i get a decent crimp on my .357, but for my .500 its a different story. i get no crimp at all. i even use the die instructions that come with the dies, and i have looked..... there isnt a lee factory crimp die for the .500 smith. Any tips or advice? thanks for the help

I have the Lee .500 S & W dies and have no problem crimping.I would call Lee and talk to them ,could be you have a defective die without a crimping shoulder in it.

You should be able to see the flange inside the seating die that is the crimp ring. You are screwing the die down deep enough to engage that ring correct?

bhill,unscrew your bullet seating stem after you have seated all your bullets and then try crimping,if this doesn't work I would send it back to Lee and ask for a replacement.

Makes sense guy. Thanks a bunch.