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Reloading
should I crimp?
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<blockquote data-quote="goodgrouper" data-source="post: 196661" data-attributes="member: 2852"><p>For handguns, you must crimp one way or another. A 44 magnum is supposed to be roll crimped, but taper crimping can be just as good and sometimes even better.</p><p></p><p>The reasons you must crimp handgun ammo are numerous but one of the biggest reasons is because of the tendency of the bullet trying to unseat itself under recoil of the gun and/or the tendency of the bullet to want to get jammed into the case farther under chambering in semi-autos.</p><p></p><p>I have a Scandium Smith and Wesson Airlite mountian gun revolver in 357 magnum and when I shoot 357's, I have to crimp them pretty heavily and use bullets of 125 grains or more or else the bullets in the cylinder literally fly out of the cylinder forward onto the ground! Luckily, it still shoots pretty accurate with the brass giving the bullet a vulcan death grip!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="goodgrouper, post: 196661, member: 2852"] For handguns, you must crimp one way or another. A 44 magnum is supposed to be roll crimped, but taper crimping can be just as good and sometimes even better. The reasons you must crimp handgun ammo are numerous but one of the biggest reasons is because of the tendency of the bullet trying to unseat itself under recoil of the gun and/or the tendency of the bullet to want to get jammed into the case farther under chambering in semi-autos. I have a Scandium Smith and Wesson Airlite mountian gun revolver in 357 magnum and when I shoot 357's, I have to crimp them pretty heavily and use bullets of 125 grains or more or else the bullets in the cylinder literally fly out of the cylinder forward onto the ground! Luckily, it still shoots pretty accurate with the brass giving the bullet a vulcan death grip! [/QUOTE]
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