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Need to Crimp with another die
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<blockquote data-quote="Varmint Hunter" data-source="post: 2311992" data-attributes="member: 313"><p>Since I started crimping Hammer bullets, I've been using a "noticeable" crimp. If you look at some of the military .223 ammo you can plainly see the factory crimp. That is what my ammo looks like.</p><p>I set the seating depth so that one of the parabolic recesses (or whatever you call them) is under the case mouth. This allows the FCD to easily crimp the case in a visible & meaningful way. </p><p></p><p>This is just the way I've been testing and so far it has improved things a bit. I believe that most other shooters are crimping on the bullet shaft itself rather then in a groove. I've also had good luck without crimping. The 30Nosler group I posted (152H & H1000) that went into .340" at 400yds was not crimped because I don't have a crimp die for the 30Nosler.</p><p></p><p>Overall, I think crimping with the Hammers is a good idea and I don't see a downside to doing it. You just have to experiment with crimping and see what works best for you.</p><p></p><p> Thanks to Bean, I now own 6 new Lee FCDs. :>)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Varmint Hunter, post: 2311992, member: 313"] Since I started crimping Hammer bullets, I've been using a "noticeable" crimp. If you look at some of the military .223 ammo you can plainly see the factory crimp. That is what my ammo looks like. I set the seating depth so that one of the parabolic recesses (or whatever you call them) is under the case mouth. This allows the FCD to easily crimp the case in a visible & meaningful way. This is just the way I've been testing and so far it has improved things a bit. I believe that most other shooters are crimping on the bullet shaft itself rather then in a groove. I've also had good luck without crimping. The 30Nosler group I posted (152H & H1000) that went into .340" at 400yds was not crimped because I don't have a crimp die for the 30Nosler. Overall, I think crimping with the Hammers is a good idea and I don't see a downside to doing it. You just have to experiment with crimping and see what works best for you. Thanks to Bean, I now own 6 new Lee FCDs. :>) [/QUOTE]
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