The Firing Line Forums - View Single Post - Crimping 30-30 with a 30-06 crimp die???

m&p45acp10+1 · August 13, 2012, 05:14 PM

I have no experience with reloading for either so I am unsure. Though off the top of my head I think the .30-30 would be too short to go far enough into the '06 die for crimping. Though if you have all of your brass to a uniform length then you should be able to crimp effectively with the seating die you have. Some seat all of the bullets to length then crimp with a roll crimp for lever actions to keep the bullet from being pushed too deep while in the magazine.

August 13, 2012, 05:14 PM	#2
m&p45acp10+1 Senior Member Join Date: May 3, 2009 Location: Central Texas Posts: 3,930	I have no experience with reloading for either so I am unsure. Though off the top of my head I think the .30-30 would be too short to go far enough into the '06 die for crimping. Though if you have all of your brass to a uniform length then you should be able to crimp effectively with the seating die you have. Some seat all of the bullets to length then crimp with a roll crimp for lever actions to keep the bullet from being pushed too deep while in the magazine. __________________ No matter how many times you do it and nothing happens it only takes something going wrong one time to kill you.