I'm a beginner! I'm reloading .243 Win's and after I figure this out a little more I would like to move on to other calibers. I'm having a hard time with crimping. Do I need to crimp? Every so often I crimp a case too much and ruin it. I was talking to a guy that reloads .223's and he mentioned that he doesn't crimp at all - so it got me wondering if I need to.
Reloading Question "Crimping"
- Thread starter pls009
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Only rifle rounds I crimp (and most people)are those that go into a tubular magazine (like a model 94) and for those I like to use Lee factory crimp dies....
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Calif_Mike
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Some guys like crimping, some don't. I personally don't crimp. However if it is something you decide you want to do, you need to start with cases that are all trimmed to the same length, that will make it much easier.
Calif_Mike
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Flatlandr
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no crimping required unless it is going in a tube feed magazine but I have heard of some guys doing it to improve accuracy. If you do you should start low and work up as I understand pressures can be affected with a crimp.
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MontanaMan
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Is this Greg?
