New to pistol reloading, have had 45 colt dies for years, only loaded some snake shot years ago. A freind that casts gave me some bullets (free)from a Lee 45 cal, 230 gr, .452 dia tumble lube cast bullets mold




Where would you role crimp these for a SAA 1873 AWA colt revolver?
I was thinking crimp between the top two ribs, but C.O.L. might be too long. Would crimping above the top rib be OK. Im worried the bullet could slide into the case deeper upon fireing.

As I print this im going to test seat a bullet between the two top ribs and see if it protrudes out of the cylinder

I use them for loads in my Taurus Gaucho. I crimp so that the case mouth crimps just at the top of the top rib. OAL comes to 1.630", which is .030" over max. and they just clear. If I was seating them past the top rib, I think I would use a taper crimp rather than a rolled.

JD
The revolver rounds are crimped to prevent the bullet from moving OUT of the case.
It is in rifles with tube magazines that require crimps to prevent bullets from going INTO the case.

That bullet is for the ACP technically, but it should work in a LC as well. Take an empty case and measure it in the revolvers cylinder. This will give you a usable maximum COL for your specific gun, at least for this purpose.
I do know that if you use the "Keith" SWC (Lyman 452424) it will be over the listed COL if crimped at the crimp groove, too. You can taper crimp on the front driving band to make book length.