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Old 03-24-2005 | 09:05 PM
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Default RE: New Reloader HELP!

I wouldn't worry about it. The reason the competition dies don't crimp is because competition shooters generally don't crimp, and if they do they use a separate crimp die because the seater crimp is rarily very even or consistant. Crimping, unless done absolutely perfectly every time which is near impossible, usually reduces accuracy. I have yet to see a rifle cartridge that requires a crimp, and I do not crimp my rifle loads. There are three reasons I can see crimping for a rifle. 1) You are loading a very compressed load and the COL tends to "grow" after the bullets are seated because the powder pushes the bullet out. 2) You are shooting a semi-auto that tends to push the bullet into the case when feeding and chambering. 3) The bullets back out of the case during recoil (usually only with very heavy bullets, heavy recoil or poor neck tension). Any of these would either require crimping, or a load change.

My suggestion would be to not crimp at all unless you experience one of the three conditions above.

Mike
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