Consistant Crimp Tool

[Bigscot]

I saw this on another forum and thought it was pretty interesting. I have had issues with trying to get repeatable crimping pressures. This looks like it might be the solution. Does anyone have any experience one of these? I am thinking about trying it.

http://precisionaccuracycompany.com/prec...ducts.html


Here are some links to some testing of the consistent crimp tool.

http://www.ar15armory.com/forums/Consistent-Crimp-Progres-t87255.html&hl=consistent+crimp

http://www.ar15armory.com/forums/DATA-RUN-CC-TOOLS-t90707.html&hl=consistent+crimp

http://www.ar15armory.com/forums/Consistent-Crimp-Test-F-t100120.html&hl=consistent+crimp


Bigscot

[UNIQUEDOT]

All this thing is, is a $29 torque wrench modified to fit the reloading press. I think if i felt the need for something like this i would modify one of my torque wrenches, but i prefer to use a ten dollar lee rifle factory crimp die. Something like this would offer no benefits to the pistol shooter that i can think of.

[Gswain]

I wouldn't think it'd be that great, here is why. ASSuming you are using this for rifle brass : brass of different thickness would take more or less energy to achieve the same (measureable) amount of crimp. Much better off to trim all your cases, then crimp all of your cases to the same degree. If you are concerned about repeatability when chainging back and forth between crimp and other dies, you can always scribe index lines with a carbide scribe on the die body and the top of the press, that will let you dial it back in exactly the same after changes.

[nanuk]

what is most important, the degree of crimp? or the extra tension the crimp applys to the boolit?

if it is the degree, then the torque wouldn't matter as the heavier/thicker/harder walled brass would require more to get the same degree

BUT if it is the extra tension... Imagine if you will a dead soft case neck crimped to the max, vs a factory new case with little to no crimp... Which would hold the boolit more?

I don't have the answers, but I look forward to shooters experiences. cause we all know we have opinions based on what we think. Anyone have real world data?