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Roll Crimp in the .45 acp Colt auto
Offered in the spirit of who said you can't roll crimp .45 acp?
Not only can you but in my early years of shooting Colt LW Commander starting in 1968. Mostly was purchasing HG68 as they fed most of the time so I switched to 220-230 gr RN also purchased. Didn't start casting until 1970. Standard operating procedure was roll crimp. I didn't know how to ~spell~ taper crimp let alone have one at the tender age of 16. The Commander was private purchased for 100 smackers with original box and bill of sale from 1956. It was very nice but I learned to dislike aluminum frame automatics. They just wear out. From then on it was Gov't Models or 1911A1. What do I use now for .45 acp? Taper crimp!
These two files are scanned from NRA Handloaders Digest circa 1969ish.
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The time honored method of dealing with bullet seating depth in the Colt auto is to use the barrel hood as a depth gauge.This is where you learn the definition of *flush*. You can use what the loading manuals say as to seating depth or you can do it the traditional method.
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