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Originally Posted by Steven Groh
Well, I have tried this one out with a variety of 16 gauge wad spacer combinations, and I still don't get very good crimps. (These are my first ten attempts from left to right).
1 1/8 ounce of 7 1/2s doesn't come close to filling the shot cup, and it seems to take closer to 5/8" or even 3/4" of spacing to work.
I have tried putting the fiber cushion in the bottom and the hard spacer on top, and I even tried putting some fiber spacer under the wad.
Does anyone have any tricks to share?
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Your goal should be to get your loads to look like the sixth shell from the left.
You need to be sure to have as much filler in the shot cup behind the shot as needed to get the shot column to about 1/4 of an inch below the mouth of the case for a fold crimp. Avoid putting anything over the shot except a very thin over shot card and if you want the best patterns don't put anything over the shot as it will disrupt the pattern even to the point of making a spreader load.
Brand new Cheddite hulls do not crimp as nice as other hulls, especially Federal. The more they are fired the better they get.
If your crimp is normal but has a hole in the center or is swirled and you are loading with a MEC single stage loader you need to adjust the cam.
https://www.ballisticproducts.com/bp...ust/mecadj.htm