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First time reloaded at the range.
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oddshooter
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I'm with Glowe,
The crimp is too strong for that bullet or the die is too deep?
Not a giant deal shooting sometimes, but you will eat through your brass.
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I can tell a crimp strength by how many wacks it takes in a puller. Mine are usually two good wacks to release completely. Always inspect and measure the bullet afterwards and see what the seating and crimping may have changed.
The crimp is too strong for that bullet or the die is too deep?
Not a giant deal shooting sometimes, but you will eat through your brass.
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I can tell a crimp strength by how many wacks it takes in a puller. Mine are usually two good wacks to release completely. Always inspect and measure the bullet afterwards and see what the seating and crimping may have changed.
Looks much better, but guess I am too much of a perfectionist and would set the bullet slightly deeper so the crimp ends fully in the center of the groove. That crimp would be fine for revolver, but might allow the bullet to push rearward when stacked in a levergun magazine?? Take a reload and push the bullet hard against a solid surface and check for movement.
With today's shortages of brass, it is more important than ever not to over-stress your cases when reloading, if you want to be sure to get maximum life. As for heavy crimps that can increase pressure and if one is loading heavy already, it is best not to over-crimp.
Glowe, i have seated the bullet deeper, passing from 1.610 to 1.603. I must say you are right. It looks better and the crimp seem really rounded with no distress brass.
Without a closeup on the bullet, it look not overcrimped. But when zoomed, it look overcrimped.
Without a closeup on the bullet, it look not overcrimped. But when zoomed, it look overcrimped.
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STORMINORMAN
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I'll throw in my $0.02 worth...
1. That seems to be quite a bit (in excess of 20 gr) of 4227 powder and pretty high velocities for a plated bullet: a!most any plated bullet? I would save that powder for jacketed or hard cast hunting loads.
2. You have a couple powders in WIN 231 and Universal that are a lot more thrifty and which can handle your plated 240 gr bullets at respectable velocities for range/target action.
Just IMHO...
CHEERS!
P.S. Your latest crimps look fine to me... Again, IMHO.
1. That seems to be quite a bit (in excess of 20 gr) of 4227 powder and pretty high velocities for a plated bullet: a!most any plated bullet? I would save that powder for jacketed or hard cast hunting loads.
2. You have a couple powders in WIN 231 and Universal that are a lot more thrifty and which can handle your plated 240 gr bullets at respectable velocities for range/target action.
Just IMHO...
CHEERS!
P.S. Your latest crimps look fine to me... Again, IMHO.
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I like that much better and think you are getting a better feel for loading quality handloads. I'd give that a 9.5...........
Greenjoytj
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If the crimp shown in the photos from a LEE Factory Crimp Die that die is a collet style crimp die. The collet creates maximum crimp two ways.
Look in the top of the die when you see the collet fingers close that's maximum crimp the first way.
The second way is how far the die body is turned down to the shell holder.
Turning the die body down to touch the shell holder creates the widest pressed in band of brass around the case mouth.
Turning the die body up the collet will create the beginnings of a light roll crimp. LEE says their collet factory crimp die can swage a crimp into a bullet with out a cannelure.
This LEE die create a crimp pattern/style crimp like a Redding Profile crimp and RCBS has a similar crimp die product. None of these die make a classic roll crimp, they make a pressed in band factory ammo style crimp.
Look in the top of the die when you see the collet fingers close that's maximum crimp the first way.
The second way is how far the die body is turned down to the shell holder.
Turning the die body down to touch the shell holder creates the widest pressed in band of brass around the case mouth.
Turning the die body up the collet will create the beginnings of a light roll crimp. LEE says their collet factory crimp die can swage a crimp into a bullet with out a cannelure.
This LEE die create a crimp pattern/style crimp like a Redding Profile crimp and RCBS has a similar crimp die product. None of these die make a classic roll crimp, they make a pressed in band factory ammo style crimp.
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