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Bullet Seating Depth/Crimping

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09 November 2009, 11:26
Brennanc9093
Bullet Seating Depth/Crimping
Im new to handloading bullets with a crimping cannelure's. I'm getting the correct seating depth on the bullets however i cannot tell that the case is actually crimping around the bullets cannelure as it's sapposed to. Any suggestions?


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09 November 2009, 14:39
Winchester 69
Unless you're using a taper crimp die, the crimp is supposed to roll into the cannelure.


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09 November 2009, 23:13
ace
the only gun that I reload for and and use crimp is a 454 casull and I use a lee factory crimp die 375 and 300 H&H,6.5x55 swedish mauser,and M1 garand I never crimp any of these


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10 November 2009, 00:50
mho
quote:
Originally posted by Brennanc9093:
Im new to handloading bullets with a crimping cannelure's. I'm getting the correct seating depth on the bullets however i cannot tell that the case is actually crimping around the bullets cannelure as it's sapposed to. Any suggestions?


Are you loading for a bottlenecked rifle cartridge?? If yes, just forget the cannelure, and seat the bullets as suitable for your magazine and/or chamber. It is very unlikely you'll need a crimp. (There are a few exceptions such as loading for a (semi-)auto).

- mike


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10 November 2009, 04:14
338zmag
I am currently working on loads for a 300 WSM and I don't and will not crimp.