Finally had a chance to get out to the range. I shot the .40-60 with cut down 45-70 brass, a case full of Pinnacle 2f, card wad, and a 210 .406 dia. bullet from Buffalo Arms. Took your advice and used about .020 compression.
On the die set, I was wrong it is a Lyman (not Lee) and it worked perfect for the .406 diameter. Bullets seated really snug and I used no crimp (easy on the brass!!). Worked out great.
One small problem, when I got down to the last round in the magazine it would hitch and block the carrier from rising unless I angled the muzzle up a little to let the cartridge fall all the way back in the carrier. When there was a round in the magazine, that would put pressure on the round in the carrier and make sure it was all the way back in the carrier for smooth operation. I was using the Buffalo Arms 210 grain .406 bullet seated to 2.175. Does anyone think if I seated out farther this might alleviate my problem?
Thanks