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Why I Crimp
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<blockquote data-quote="Blackhawk" data-source="post: 2010275" data-attributes="member: 105459"><p><em>Shooting magnum cartridges such as the .300 Win mag & .338 Win mag I've made it a point to crimp slightly without any undue damage to the copper jacket of the bullet. How do I know that I have not overly crimped is that I've pulled bullets out to determine this.</em></p><p><em>Making certain that I have the correct neck tension as well as the determined C.O.A.L. I also use the Lee FCD to finish my hand loaded cartridges with a slight crimp to the shell case neck and bullet.</em></p><p><em>Next, I check for concentricity and runout and adjust as need.</em></p><p> <em><strong><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)">What I'm saying is "YES" I for one approve of crimping bullets in place.</span></strong></em></p><p><em><strong><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)">As Butterbean so duly has noted recoil shock can and has dislodged uncrimped bullets from their brass shell cases.</span></strong></em></p><p><em>So it is best especially with hunting ammunition to crimp your bullets to prevent this from happening</em></p><p> <em>This is especially true in autoloaders where ammunition that is not within the confines of the C.O.A.L. will play havoc creating jams or simply not feeding at all.</em></p><p><em></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Blackhawk, post: 2010275, member: 105459"] [I]Shooting magnum cartridges such as the .300 Win mag & .338 Win mag I've made it a point to crimp slightly without any undue damage to the copper jacket of the bullet. How do I know that I have not overly crimped is that I've pulled bullets out to determine this. Making certain that I have the correct neck tension as well as the determined C.O.A.L. I also use the Lee FCD to finish my hand loaded cartridges with a slight crimp to the shell case neck and bullet. Next, I check for concentricity and runout and adjust as need. [B][COLOR=rgb(97, 189, 109)]What I'm saying is "YES" I for one approve of crimping bullets in place. As Butterbean so duly has noted recoil shock can and has dislodged uncrimped bullets from their brass shell cases.[/COLOR][/B] So it is best especially with hunting ammunition to crimp your bullets to prevent this from happening This is especially true in autoloaders where ammunition that is not within the confines of the C.O.A.L. will play havoc creating jams or simply not feeding at all. [/I] [/QUOTE]
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