I have decided to start reloading for my 300 WSM Browning Stainless Steel Stalker. Price of factory ammo is getting a little stiff.

I have a question about crimping the bullet. I have read that if your going to use a bullet for hunting, it should be crimped, rather than just seated into the neck of the case. Now most bullets that I have been looking at do not have a groove in them, and in order to crimp them they must have this "groove". Or so it is written.....

When I look at the various factory loads (Winchester Power points, Federal Fusion, Remington Coreloks, etc) I don't see a "crimp" per say, it just looks like the bullet is simply pressed into the case.

Do I really need to worry about crimping the bullet into the case if I'm planning to hunt with it? If I have to, how in the world to I crimp bullets that have no groove manufactured in them for crimping?

Kindest Regards,

-Will in Maryland