Checking "cold welding"

[hemiford]

Would it be prudent to check a cartridge for bullet sticking by giving the
bullet a slight twist in the shell ?
You wouldn't want to change the COAL. If the lip was crimped the bullet
would hopefully not change depth. If no crimp, what then ?

 

[ohiohunter]

Unless corroded the crimp will supersede any cold weld. If they aren't crimped you can tap w/ your seater a few thou and you will break the weld. I know guys who load for week long competitions, they will load everything long and seat to desired depth the night before they shoot.

 

[Laelkhunter]

Would it be prudent to check a cartridge for bullet sticking by giving the
bullet a slight twist in the shell ?
You wouldn't want to change the COAL. If the lip was crimped the bullet
would hopefully not change depth. If no crimp, what then ?

I'm not sure you should be able to twist the bullet in a properly loaded cartridge, whether it cold welded or not. I am sure the "cold welding" exists, but I have never noticed a problem. I didn't start worrying about it until I "read it on the internet".
I even posted a question about it a couple of months ago. It seems the consensus is, if the range is less than 300 yards or so, it shouldn't make much of a difference.