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Frank Iacono · February 26, 2002, 09:02 PM

You should be able to see a slight roll of the case mouth into the bullet canulure. To check your amount of crimp: load the Ruger with 6 rounds and fire 5 rounds, examine the unfired sixth round. If you have sufficient crimp, the cartridge will appear to have a visually identical crimp/canulure relationship to a round not subjected to five recoil cycles of the handgun.

February 26, 2002, 09:02 PM	#15
Frank Iacono Member Join Date: February 25, 2002 Location: vermont Posts: 18	Crimp You should be able to see a slight roll of the case mouth into the bullet canulure. To check your amount of crimp: load the Ruger with 6 rounds and fire 5 rounds, examine the unfired sixth round. If you have sufficient crimp, the cartridge will appear to have a visually identical crimp/canulure relationship to a round not subjected to five recoil cycles of the handgun.