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123 Hammers in a Creed
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<blockquote data-quote="Varmint Hunter" data-source="post: 2436627" data-attributes="member: 313"><p>Sure - I don't necessarily "recommend" any crimp because I've seen very unpredictable results from crimping and there are many different types and degrees of crimping. It's difficult to test them all and it adds another variable to complicate things.</p><p></p><p>With that said, a few posters here have convinced me to try it with Hammer bullets and I bought a few Lee FCDs. As I said, results varied widely. But that doesn't mean that you can't get good results while crimping. Lately, I've been experimenting with aligning the case mouth with the center of a groove in the bullet shaft and crimping with the FCD. Some shooters crimp on the full diameter of the shaft but I don't. If I'm going to crimp, then I want the crimp to be something I can actually see. I can easily see the crimp on my cases when crimped adjacent to (or into) a groove in the bullet.</p><p></p><p>I don't use the 1/8 or 1/4 turn method suggested on this forum. I adjust for the amount of crimp by feel. It's much easier than it sounds. If you adjust too much you will readily feel it in the press arm when applying the crimp. A few quick adjustments and I get where I want to be. Incidentally, it's the same way you adjust for a roll crimp. Look & feel carefully as you crimp and adjust and it will become 2nd nature quickly.</p><p></p><p>I hope this explains what & how I've been testing with the FCD and Hammer bullets. I'll just add that I've had very good luck with Hammers long before I bought my first crimp die. Just use good neck tension and set the bullet down to where you maximize contact between the bullet's bearing surface and the case neck.</p><p></p><p>Good luck !</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Varmint Hunter, post: 2436627, member: 313"] Sure - I don't necessarily "recommend" any crimp because I've seen very unpredictable results from crimping and there are many different types and degrees of crimping. It's difficult to test them all and it adds another variable to complicate things. With that said, a few posters here have convinced me to try it with Hammer bullets and I bought a few Lee FCDs. As I said, results varied widely. But that doesn't mean that you can't get good results while crimping. Lately, I've been experimenting with aligning the case mouth with the center of a groove in the bullet shaft and crimping with the FCD. Some shooters crimp on the full diameter of the shaft but I don't. If I'm going to crimp, then I want the crimp to be something I can actually see. I can easily see the crimp on my cases when crimped adjacent to (or into) a groove in the bullet. I don't use the 1/8 or 1/4 turn method suggested on this forum. I adjust for the amount of crimp by feel. It's much easier than it sounds. If you adjust too much you will readily feel it in the press arm when applying the crimp. A few quick adjustments and I get where I want to be. Incidentally, it's the same way you adjust for a roll crimp. Look & feel carefully as you crimp and adjust and it will become 2nd nature quickly. I hope this explains what & how I've been testing with the FCD and Hammer bullets. I'll just add that I've had very good luck with Hammers long before I bought my first crimp die. Just use good neck tension and set the bullet down to where you maximize contact between the bullet's bearing surface and the case neck. Good luck ! [/QUOTE]
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