All you roll crimpers out there, I need tips for roll crimping
Hello everyone,
I'm about ready to throw in the towel for roll crimping. I have a 12 ga. roll crimper I believe I bought from BPI about 20 years ago. I never could turn out a good roll crimp. Put it away 19 years ago, and jut got it out again for a winter project.
And I still am failing. I even bought a speed reducer for my drill press to get the speed down to 900 fps. I begin slowly to let the plastic warm up and then bring it down. I don't get a consistent crimp. How much of the end of the fold crimp of the once fired case should I remove for a nice roll crimp? Are there some cases that roll crimp better than others?
There have to be some hints and tips that will enable me to become one of you ELITE ROLL CRIMPERS. Please, please, please help a fellow handloader out.
Thank you,
Mike
Round vs Square Roll crimps
BPI's roll crimp heads produce a flat top crimp edge.
Precision Reloading's roll crimp head produces a narrow rounded top crimp edge.
I have found the PR unit is easier to master, and produces a factory quality roll crimp.