The ones used in a drill press work nice if you go slow on the down stroke - at least for the first couple till the tool warms up a bit. Johns idea pre-heats the crimper. I do paper and plastic and both come out nice. For pressure, I shoot for 7000psi - but don't think 8000 would be too high. I talked to a fellow at Clay Busters the other day explaining what I did when loading Federal 2 1/2 paper shells with a fold or roll crimp. About 16grs of 700X and a CB-3118-12A wad and 7/8oz of shot. The 3118 wad has a shorter cushion so it fits the 2 1/2" shell and my data was a low pressure load when using a 2 3/4" shell and a CB-4100 wad. He wouldn't come out and say ok [ cover his ass because he didn't have any test data ] but did say he wouldn't be afraid to do it and shoot them. He also said " you SHOULD be ok". So, I use them or paper wads and don't worry. Paul
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