crimps

[Paul Harm]

I think the roll is only a small bit less than a star crimp - the glue a lot less - JMHO - Paul

[charlie cleveland]

i had about gave up on the shooting of smokless powder in a brass shell....but today i said i would try it once more....first i loaded up alliant bluedot no bang just a fizzle...tried a hotter powder....it was clays still a blooper....i was using plastic wads i wrapped the bottom of wad with sometape to have a tighter gas seal with still another blooper.....but i have solved the mystery of usingsmokless in brass hulls now....i was about to give up on smokless in brass but i decided i would try onse more....i loaded blue dot powder then used the plastic wad with no tape used....then my 1 1/4 ounce of shot....then i used 3 top cards over shot instead of one..... ifired this load over 15 times with not a blooper one....the pattern was very good could not tell the differance with 2 or 3 top wads in patterns....this was a 10 ga alcan brass hull i was using with the remington no 57 primer....the secret to using smokless powder in brass is in thetop wad.....i do not know what the load will do in cold weather yet but at 60 degrees plus here today it was a very good and pleasant load to shoot and as a plus not much cleanup....buy the way all these loads were fired throgh a parker p grade 10 ga with 32 inch barrels and the barrels are twist steel..... hope the extra top wad helps somebody out with there use in smokless in brass....remember these over shot wads are over the shot.... charlie

[David Lien]

Charlie,
I have loaded Alcan brass cases for 50 years. The problem is I only loaded heavy loads for my fluid steel 10s. I have no knowledge of light loads for damascus guns. I do know some things about reloading Alcan brass cases though.

1. Inside diameter of Alcan brass are tapered. Alcan allbrass wads are also tapered. The blue side goes to the shot and fits up like a morris taper. You can also use Alcan PGS wads under the nitro cards.

2. Ball powders have always worked best in brass cases. I shoot HS6 and 540Winchester.

3. The Alcan maxfire 220 primers are a must for loading alcan brass cases. They are hot!

4. The Remington 57 primers are not the best choice. If you will PM your mailing address to me then I will try to UPS you some 220 maxfire primers.

Good luck

David Lien

[Mike Stahle]

I wonder what the pressure increase is with the melted together crimp.