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Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Reloading
300 WM. Crimp or not to crimp?
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<blockquote data-quote="palerider3" data-source="post: 1767825" data-attributes="member: 82117"><p>You're way overthinking this. If you have correct neck tension, there wouldn't be any reason to crimp. Measure your brass and use the right bushing in your dies. I played with the Lee factory crimp die a long time ago before I figured out neck tension. After I started using quality brass I've never used it again for a bolt action or even for the ARs. If crimping is helping your 100 yard groups you probably need to figure out why and fix that and it'll help your SD/ES and your long range groups. No need to crimp unless you're loading for something hard on brass and bullets. M1 Grand ammo and tube fed guns get a crimp, but nothing else for me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="palerider3, post: 1767825, member: 82117"] You're way overthinking this. If you have correct neck tension, there wouldn't be any reason to crimp. Measure your brass and use the right bushing in your dies. I played with the Lee factory crimp die a long time ago before I figured out neck tension. After I started using quality brass I've never used it again for a bolt action or even for the ARs. If crimping is helping your 100 yard groups you probably need to figure out why and fix that and it'll help your SD/ES and your long range groups. No need to crimp unless you're loading for something hard on brass and bullets. M1 Grand ammo and tube fed guns get a crimp, but nothing else for me. [/QUOTE]
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