RCBS dies the bullet did not have a crimp cannelure it was a lead bullet but I am sure I crimped it in the right place. I was using new brass never fired and did not do presizing because I never have done that with pistol cases.

I am mad at myself right now because I threw the round into the swamp near where I was shooting for safeties sake. I should have brought it home and found out what happened. When I have other shooters around me I want no chance that someone else will try to shoot the round.


I do because of the fact I shoot the .44 out of a lever gun always crip pretty hard. I suspect I may be at fault at the loading bench somehow. I may not have noticed the round being that deep before the crimp but also say to myself that the die would crimp it anyway because it is only lead and brass and the die is steel.

I think I got a short piece of brass....