From early reloading manuals I have read a light roll crimp and tension were what was recomended
From early reloading manuals I have read a light roll crimp and tension were what was recomended
Thanks. My first 45 ACP reloads were done like that; very light roll crimp (just enough to remove flare)...
My Anchor is holding fast!
Dusty, in the 45ACP Shot shells, the seater/crimper die has a GC seater that holds the over-shot GC down so the case mouth can be roll crimped over it. If the over-shot wad / card / GC isn't held down you'd end up with it mashed in the middle of the crimp, if not sitting there on top of the crimp. That wouldn't be too good.
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |