crimps

[charlie cleveland]

paul i totally agreewith what uve just said...ihave been loading a lot of the plastic and paper hulls using no crimps at all...i noticed that when you seat the wads with pressure that they will rise slightly back up...thus with no crimp to put a little pressure back on the wads you will have a few bloopers....i use the no crimp method to lenthen case life....but on my hunting shells i crimp all of them.....boy you sure hit the nail on the head..... thanks charlie

[Roundsworth]

I wondered about crimps. I had originally considered Magtech drawn brass with RCBS 12 gauge dies. The RCBS dies apply a nice little crimp to hold the over-shot wad in place, much like brass factory loads in the early 20th century. Unfortunately, the RCBS dies come in 12 gauge only. 4D makes a large array of brass case shotshell dies, though.

[charlie cleveland]

precision reloaders also have several differant crimpers for the roll crimp....they work very well i have one in the 8 ga that does a good job....need a reverse type drill or drill press to make it work right...... charlie