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How Light-heavy to crimp 35 whelen rounds

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14 May 2008, 08:16
vinnyg
How Light-heavy to crimp 35 whelen rounds
I’m new to reloading, I loaded some 35 Whelen rounds, 54 grains of Reloader15, kind of light but it’s 10% less than max 60 grains in the book.
Using 200 grain Hornady interlock SP.

I made only light crimps, it that satisfactory?
14 May 2008, 08:20
Winchester 69
Typically, no crimp is required for bolt action rifles, heavy rifles excepted.
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14 May 2008, 08:27
vinnyg
So, is it a hazardous that I crimped them?
Will it cause too much pressure?

also -Thank you Winchester 69
14 May 2008, 09:18
armed_in_utah
Go to the Lee web site and read about using the Lee factory crimp die...very useful with lever rifles and tube magazines...no ill effect with bolt rifles..only another die/step...heavy recoil rifles recommended..length of case will not buckle case with lee crimp die...I found no increase in accuracy using a crimp die in 223 varmint rig..
14 May 2008, 19:12
45otto
If you follow recipes from a standard load manual, crimping should not be a problem. Even then I would inspect the rounds fired looking for signs of excessive pressure. The reason to crimp is to hold the bullet in place during recoil and shipping. I never crimp bolt action rifle loads. I do crimp autoloader ammo.


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16 May 2008, 11:16
Winchester 69
quote:
Originally posted by vinnyg:
So, is it a hazardous that I crimped them?
Will it cause too much pressure?

also -Thank you Winchester 69

You're quite welcome.

Crimping will not affect your loads safety-wise. It will add a variant in neck tension. Heavy calibers (over 375) are typically crimped to protect the rounds in the magazine from the effects of recoil, like shortening the OAL.
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