I just can’t understand why Remington is using less of a crimp on its 38 Spl +P 158 gr LHP loading compared to its standard 38 Special 158 gr lead bullets (rnl and swc).
The fourth and fifth unfired Remington 38 Spl +P 158 gr LHP rounds always move slightly out of their crimps when preceded by the first three firings in S&W j frame Airweight. The factory crimp on the +P rounds are so shallow that the case mouths catch my thumb nail...the standard velocity 38 Special 158 gr loadings don’t have this problem since they are crimped with a much more pronounced roll crimp.
Even Winchester’s 158 gr +P lead hollow point loads use a shallow crimp...
I fix the problem by running them through a Lee FCD for a stronger roll crimp...but one would think considering all the Airweights out there that they would use a firmer crimp on their 158 gr lead +P loads.
I have some thirty year old Win/Rem 38 Spl +P 158 gr lead hollow point loads and they all have firm and pronounced roll crimps.
Hats off to Buffalo Bore and Underwood 38 Spl 158 gr lead loads both +P and standard...their crimps are solid and NO movement with these in the Airweights!
Your experiences with current Rem and Win +P 158 gr lead hollow point loadings?