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Old 01-03-2017, 04:08 PM
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I have been taper crimping 45 cast bullets to what I thought was .468 and it was working well. Now I'm making a dummy round for the Berrys bullet and my taper crimp is not holding the bullet tight enough. After crimping, I can push the bullet into the case with moderate thumb pressure. Is this normal? How much taper crimp is required for this bullet? Thanks in advance.
IMO, that is too much crimp, you are deforming the bullet at that point with most brass. Check the actual dia of the bullet. I prefer 0.452" plated, loads just like lead. All cases are not the same either. For me RP brass is too thin for 0.451" bullets, so it gets saved for 0.452" bullets.
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