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Old 12-26-2010, 12:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Old cop View Post
Sorry if this sounds like a dumb question, but what is meant by a bullet with a "cannelure?"
If you take a look at Paul105's picture, you can see the cannelure above where the bullets jumped the crimp. If the round is crimped properly (unlike in the picture), the case is rolled tightly into the cannelure.

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