roll crimping tools

[Bindlestiff]

Back in the 60's when I was a teen, I started reloading 16 ga. shells for my dad's model 12. All of them were paper and most had roll crimps, although it will do both style of crimps.

I still have the tool in its original box and the instructions (pictured below). It hasn't been used in almost 50 years.

Anybody else ever use one of these...... slow going.

[charlie cleveland]

robin i am using one of the lee loaders like you have pictured. mine is a 16 ga i use it a lot on the 16 ga and in a pinch it will do ok on a 20 ga. i also use it to deprime the 8 ga and 10 ga primers.like you said it is slow but whena fella dont haveseveral differant loaders a fella with plenty timeon his hands can knock out a box in about an hour with this little loader. i think mr lee was thinking of me when he made this loader. my wife often asks me were all them little balls came from on her kitchen table. charlie

[Cal Lego]

Originally Posted by Robin Lewis

Back in the 60's when I was a teen, I started reloading 16 ga. shells for my dad's model 12.
Anybody else ever use one of these...... slow going.

I bought one in 1966 to load 12 gauge shells for my Dad's Model 12 too! One day my Dad asked me where I was getting all those shells to shoot. He said, "You're not shooting those reloads in my Model 12 are you?" I fessed up and he asked me how they worked. We went down to the basement, loaded up 2 boxes and went up to my Grandma's farm and shot some "Blue Rock". We really had fun and I found out my Dad was a real great shot.