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ORIGINAL: bigcountry
I recommend balance beam. I loathe digital scales, especially for beginners.
I recommend balance beam. I loathe digital scales, especially for beginners.
I know this from experience. I went with a Lyman after that. I do have a digital, but it's just to keep my homecast bullets honest.

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Typical Buck
Joined: Mar 2007
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From: Wide open Nevada
Get a Lyman manual , all of data is pressure tested and or lab proven , they list many powders and bullet manufactures bullets and lots of cast loads .
A taper crimp is generaly used with the auto cartriges as many of the haed space on the case mouth rather than a rim . This crimp holds the bullets in place via case to bullet friction .
A roll crimp actually presses the case mouth into the bullet and holds the bullet in place with that "crimping" force and the bullet to case friction. Cal. cartrige specific bullets have a groove in them to accomadate the crimp at the correct length and many will allow for multiple cartriges and lengths .
A taper crimp is generaly used with the auto cartriges as many of the haed space on the case mouth rather than a rim . This crimp holds the bullets in place via case to bullet friction .
A roll crimp actually presses the case mouth into the bullet and holds the bullet in place with that "crimping" force and the bullet to case friction. Cal. cartrige specific bullets have a groove in them to accomadate the crimp at the correct length and many will allow for multiple cartriges and lengths .
#14
ORIGINAL: dkbs
As Whats the difference between roll crimp and taper crimp?
Thanks again Dan
As Whats the difference between roll crimp and taper crimp?
Thanks again Dan
Roll crimping is for heavy recoilling revolver rounds in which you ABSOLUTELY MUST prevent bullets from creeping forward out of the cases under recoil... bullets that crep forward could end up sticking out of the front face of the cylinder, preventing the cylinder from rotating AND preventing you from oppening it to remove the bad rounds........
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