tincansailor
07-20-2013, 11:11 AM
I was reloading some 8mm for one of my mausers; I always seat the bullet and then crimp in two steps. The load I like is C.E. Harris's 200 yard milslurp (16 grains of 2400). Great for busting clay birds at 100 yards... but I digress.
had a thought: Is the crimp really necessary for this load? A crimp is convenient for a misfire, ok - one doesn't have to hold the rifle vertically to extract with no powder getting in the action. But that almost never happens.
So, is a crimp necessary for accuracy with such a mild load? Just wondering what others think. If I had my eyes up to youthful standards and wasn't shooting milsurps, I could make a comparison. But my ability these days is (sigh) somewhat questionable.
What do others do?
had a thought: Is the crimp really necessary for this load? A crimp is convenient for a misfire, ok - one doesn't have to hold the rifle vertically to extract with no powder getting in the action. But that almost never happens.
So, is a crimp necessary for accuracy with such a mild load? Just wondering what others think. If I had my eyes up to youthful standards and wasn't shooting milsurps, I could make a comparison. But my ability these days is (sigh) somewhat questionable.
What do others do?