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.223 reloading cartridge problems
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<blockquote data-quote="Kennibear" data-source="post: 951541" data-attributes="member: 51650"><p>Never seat and crimp in one step. NOT EVER!</p><p></p><p>1) Seat all your bullets.</p><p>2) Remove the bullet seating punch/stem.</p><p>3) Run a seated round all the way up into the die.</p><p>4) BY HAND screw the die down until you feel the crimp shoulder roll the neck into the bullet and stop- there is a definite "stop" to the feel.</p><p>5) Lock the die ring down to secure the die. Check that round for crimp, you don't need anymore than case neck touching the bottom of the cannalure.</p><p>6) Try another round.</p><p>7) Get frustrated at the inconsistent crimps and waste an hour trying different solutions.</p><p>8) Buy a Lee Factory Crimp Die.</p><p>9) Problem crimping ceases to plague your life forever.</p><p></p><p>I refer to this as the "9 steps to a perfect crimp".</p><p></p><p>Do not crimp if you do not have to. I found that my DCM Match loads were more accurate uncrimped.</p><p></p><p>KB</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kennibear, post: 951541, member: 51650"] Never seat and crimp in one step. NOT EVER! 1) Seat all your bullets. 2) Remove the bullet seating punch/stem. 3) Run a seated round all the way up into the die. 4) BY HAND screw the die down until you feel the crimp shoulder roll the neck into the bullet and stop- there is a definite "stop" to the feel. 5) Lock the die ring down to secure the die. Check that round for crimp, you don't need anymore than case neck touching the bottom of the cannalure. 6) Try another round. 7) Get frustrated at the inconsistent crimps and waste an hour trying different solutions. 8) Buy a Lee Factory Crimp Die. 9) Problem crimping ceases to plague your life forever. I refer to this as the "9 steps to a perfect crimp". Do not crimp if you do not have to. I found that my DCM Match loads were more accurate uncrimped. KB [/QUOTE]
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