I had just recently got into reloading, mainly for my AR's.
The first set of Dies I got were the Forester BR die set.
They worked fine but then my local gunshop had a big sale and had a Redding (A-series) .223 die set.
While reading the destructions (directions) It said you could also Roll/Taper crimp bullets <span style="text-decoration: underline">ONLY</span> if they had a cannalure or groove for crimping.
The directions also said to run the ram all the way up and the die all the way down with the seater plug backed out. I seen with the die ALL the way down it was too much of a crimp so I backed it out about a 1/4 to maybe a 1/2 turn and got just enough crimp to fold the neck to the cannalure.
Anyhow my question is, it says <span style="text-decoration: underline">ONLY</span> crimp bullets with cannalures or grooves for canalures. I tried putting a very minor crimp on some 77gr. Sierra Matchkings and they seamed to come out perfect but these bullets (77gr SMK) <span style="font-weight: bold">DID NOT </span>have a cannalure for crimping. Is this o.k. eventho the directions say not to? Is there a special crimping die for bullets without cannalures? I know they now make 77SMK's with minor crimping grooves.
Remember im just putting a very minor crimps on the bullets, just enough to bend the neck on the bullet slightly.
There are such horror stories a hear on this forum about not crimping and ALWAYS crimp for gas guns. Someone said they had a bullet blow up in their magazine and bulged it out like a pop can! Then I hear guys that never crimp.
The first 300rds I loaded and shot I had no problems w/o criming thm but shit can happen.
I know this question has been asked probly like a 1,000 times before.
Does it harm accuracy (crimping)?? I know the only way to try is to crimp some and no crimp on some and try them at the range.
Am I GTG????
Crimp the ones with the cannalures and no crimp on the bullets without cannalures the way to go or what?
The first set of Dies I got were the Forester BR die set.
They worked fine but then my local gunshop had a big sale and had a Redding (A-series) .223 die set.
While reading the destructions (directions) It said you could also Roll/Taper crimp bullets <span style="text-decoration: underline">ONLY</span> if they had a cannalure or groove for crimping.
The directions also said to run the ram all the way up and the die all the way down with the seater plug backed out. I seen with the die ALL the way down it was too much of a crimp so I backed it out about a 1/4 to maybe a 1/2 turn and got just enough crimp to fold the neck to the cannalure.
Anyhow my question is, it says <span style="text-decoration: underline">ONLY</span> crimp bullets with cannalures or grooves for canalures. I tried putting a very minor crimp on some 77gr. Sierra Matchkings and they seamed to come out perfect but these bullets (77gr SMK) <span style="font-weight: bold">DID NOT </span>have a cannalure for crimping. Is this o.k. eventho the directions say not to? Is there a special crimping die for bullets without cannalures? I know they now make 77SMK's with minor crimping grooves.
Remember im just putting a very minor crimps on the bullets, just enough to bend the neck on the bullet slightly.
There are such horror stories a hear on this forum about not crimping and ALWAYS crimp for gas guns. Someone said they had a bullet blow up in their magazine and bulged it out like a pop can! Then I hear guys that never crimp.
The first 300rds I loaded and shot I had no problems w/o criming thm but shit can happen.
I know this question has been asked probly like a 1,000 times before.
Does it harm accuracy (crimping)?? I know the only way to try is to crimp some and no crimp on some and try them at the range.
Am I GTG????
Crimp the ones with the cannalures and no crimp on the bullets without cannalures the way to go or what?
