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To crimp or not to crimp?
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<blockquote data-quote="Reloader" data-source="post: 157371" data-attributes="member: 2555"><p>Crimping works great in some rifles. I actually get better accuracy and lower SD when crimping even in my paper punchers.</p><p></p><p>The Lee FC die is a very useful tool when used properly. I believe crimping is more useful in less expensive brass such as Win, Rem, Fed, and Hornady where you may have minor variances in neck tension even in the same lot.</p><p></p><p>Crimping can be overdone and damage bullets. I only use a light crimp on bullets that don't have cannelures. Usually I screw it in until shell holder contact and then 1/3-1/2 a turn more. This gives a light crimp and can improve accuracy in some rifles. You'll get a feel for how much crimp to place as you'll feel an ever so slight resistance when at the bottom of the stroke on the press.</p><p></p><p>A bullet does not have to have a cann to be crimped. I have rifles that will shoot 1/4 MOA with crimped rounds. It sort of gives me an assurance that everything is the same as well.</p><p></p><p>I crimp nearly all of my hunting rounds.</p><p></p><p>Good Luck</p><p></p><p>Reloader</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Reloader, post: 157371, member: 2555"] Crimping works great in some rifles. I actually get better accuracy and lower SD when crimping even in my paper punchers. The Lee FC die is a very useful tool when used properly. I believe crimping is more useful in less expensive brass such as Win, Rem, Fed, and Hornady where you may have minor variances in neck tension even in the same lot. Crimping can be overdone and damage bullets. I only use a light crimp on bullets that don't have cannelures. Usually I screw it in until shell holder contact and then 1/3-1/2 a turn more. This gives a light crimp and can improve accuracy in some rifles. You'll get a feel for how much crimp to place as you'll feel an ever so slight resistance when at the bottom of the stroke on the press. A bullet does not have to have a cann to be crimped. I have rifles that will shoot 1/4 MOA with crimped rounds. It sort of gives me an assurance that everything is the same as well. I crimp nearly all of my hunting rounds. Good Luck Reloader [/QUOTE]
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