Ithaca Gunner
05-26-2013, 07:09 PM
I tried my first roll crimp today and I'm pretty happy with it! I haven't been loading for shotgun all that long, maybe 5-6 years or so and it's been pretty generic, light 1oz target loads out of a MEC 600jr and some heavy Pheasant loads. This year with the addition of 2 Deer Slayer barrels for my favorite Ithaca '37 have changed that. I've been loading .69 round ball, buck and ball, buckshot, and both sabot and full bore slugs. I decided it was time to broaden my horizons and start roll crimping. I bought a roll crimper and hull vice from BPI, watched their videos, and made my first roll crimp shell today.
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Not too bad for a first go at it, if I do say so myself. I forgot to buy 12ga. over shot cards, so I loaded a .69 round ball instead.
I followed the tips in the video, and it was a lot easier than I thought it would be! The only thing I had any trouble with was the short shank on the crimper, getting it lined up in the drill, ( they could have made it a little longer ). Everything else worked just as it should.
A few questions for those of you who have more expertise in shot shell reloading than I have;
Is a roll crimp interchangeable with a folded crimp for regular shell reloading as far as pressure goes?
Can a shell that's been fired with an 8 point fold crimp be reloaded with a roll crimp, and vice-versa?
Can the BPI waxed fiber wads be used in place of a plastic gas seal?
I just like the way a roll crimped shell leaves a nice smooth, straight empty for reloading. They seem easier to load, but more work to crimp.
Thoughts? Opinions? Maybe some dumb questions, but I value your thoughts.
71648
Not too bad for a first go at it, if I do say so myself. I forgot to buy 12ga. over shot cards, so I loaded a .69 round ball instead.
I followed the tips in the video, and it was a lot easier than I thought it would be! The only thing I had any trouble with was the short shank on the crimper, getting it lined up in the drill, ( they could have made it a little longer ). Everything else worked just as it should.
A few questions for those of you who have more expertise in shot shell reloading than I have;
Is a roll crimp interchangeable with a folded crimp for regular shell reloading as far as pressure goes?
Can a shell that's been fired with an 8 point fold crimp be reloaded with a roll crimp, and vice-versa?
Can the BPI waxed fiber wads be used in place of a plastic gas seal?
I just like the way a roll crimped shell leaves a nice smooth, straight empty for reloading. They seem easier to load, but more work to crimp.
Thoughts? Opinions? Maybe some dumb questions, but I value your thoughts.