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Neck Crimping Advice
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<blockquote data-quote="Garycrow" data-source="post: 1063457" data-attributes="member: 30743"><p>The only way you want to crimp is with the lee factory crimp die. It crimps from the side and you can adjust the amount of crimp very precisely. A light crimp will do no damage but will still hold the bullet in place, you don't have to have a cannelure. If you adjust the die to maximum crimp it can dent the bullets as shown above, but a light crimp won't. </p><p></p><p>Depending upon the round and magazine setup some heavy kicking rifles will seat the bullet a bit deeper in the case for rounds in the magazine when it's shot. You usually can't tell it by looking at it, but if you measure it you'll see it happening. Neck tension is not enough on some rifles. I've got a .375 H&H that pushed a bullet almost completely inside the case after a few shots. I have lee factory crimp dies for all my heavy kickers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Garycrow, post: 1063457, member: 30743"] The only way you want to crimp is with the lee factory crimp die. It crimps from the side and you can adjust the amount of crimp very precisely. A light crimp will do no damage but will still hold the bullet in place, you don't have to have a cannelure. If you adjust the die to maximum crimp it can dent the bullets as shown above, but a light crimp won't. Depending upon the round and magazine setup some heavy kicking rifles will seat the bullet a bit deeper in the case for rounds in the magazine when it's shot. You usually can't tell it by looking at it, but if you measure it you'll see it happening. Neck tension is not enough on some rifles. I've got a .375 H&H that pushed a bullet almost completely inside the case after a few shots. I have lee factory crimp dies for all my heavy kickers. [/QUOTE]
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