16 gauge 2 1/2” reloading issue

[Mike of the Mountain]

Chris, those brass crimp starters are the bomb!!

[Keith Doty]

Have had the "smashed" problem a couple of times with different hulls. Found that backing off on the crimp start did more for the issue than anything else I tried.

[Mike of the Mountain]

When you reload enough you get the feel for too much resistance on that downstroke of the press. That lets you know when to back off on the pressure.