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davpet · June 17, 2000, 11:10 PM

Guys,
Help, I don't know if I should crimp my reloads for the Garand in 30-06? I m a newbie and was pretty sure that I didn't need to crimp, but today I was shooting my AR and a demilled LC 84 round misfired-- the bullet was shoved back into the shell. I'm not sure that it was an uncrimped round, or that the gunshow crap magazine was to blame. Help do I crimp any time I reload for a semi auto?

thanks
Dave

June 17, 2000, 11:10 PM	#1
davpet Member Join Date: March 8, 2000 Posts: 23	Guys, Help, I don't know if I should crimp my reloads for the Garand in 30-06? I m a newbie and was pretty sure that I didn't need to crimp, but today I was shooting my AR and a demilled LC 84 round misfired-- the bullet was shoved back into the shell. I'm not sure that it was an uncrimped round, or that the gunshow crap magazine was to blame. Help do I crimp any time I reload for a semi auto? thanks Dave