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Leftoverdj · February 13, 2006, 11:51 PM

HSmith's reply is almost too good to follow. Only thing I have to add is that I would seat and crimp in separate steps for all the cartridges. Seat the whole batch first, and then crimp just as he suggested, but do not re-adjust the seating stem.

This adds an extra step but, without a crimp groove, the bullet will shave if it is pushed down while the crimp is applied.

February 13, 2006, 11:51 PM	#5
Leftoverdj Senior Member Join Date: October 15, 2004 Posts: 934	HSmith's reply is almost too good to follow. Only thing I have to add is that I would seat and crimp in separate steps for all the cartridges. Seat the whole batch first, and then crimp just as he suggested, but do not re-adjust the seating stem. This adds an extra step but, without a crimp groove, the bullet will shave if it is pushed down while the crimp is applied.