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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: JKEEN33 on October 23, 2014, 02:07:53 PM

Title: please delete
Post by: JKEEN33 on October 23, 2014, 02:07:53 PM: Xx
Title: Re: Reloading with a cannelure
Post by: JimmyHoffa on October 23, 2014, 02:11:10 PM: you don't have to crimp and can seat to any depth you like.
Title: Re: Reloading with a cannelure
Post by: JimmyHoffa on October 23, 2014, 02:17:45 PM: If you were to crimp with a roll crimp, you would seat to the cannelure.

Also, if you use hornady charge weights for the cannelured bullets, they are set for that seating depth. So if you seat deeper you get a compressed load-higher initial pressure. If you don't seat as deep, but have little room to the lands, you can get a pressure surge.
Title: Re: Reloading with a cannelure
Post by: high country on October 23, 2014, 02:34:17 PM: Agreed. Don't sweat it.
Title: Re: Reloading with a cannelure
Post by: fastdam on October 23, 2014, 04:56:36 PM: I would ignore the cennelure unless you decide to use it. I would personally try some test loads using the cannelure with a crimp just to see if the results are desireable or not.
Title: Re: Reloading with a cannelure
Post by: Blacktail Sniper on October 23, 2014, 05:06:20 PM: Quote from: fastdam on October 23, 2014, 04:56:36 PM
I would ignore the cennelure unless you decide to use it. I would personally try some test loads using the cannelure with a crimp just to see if the results are desireable or not.

:yeah: And I would add, at a reduced load until you know what changes in pressure crimping to the cannelure adds.
Title: Re: Reloading with a cannelure
Post by: Heredoggydoggy on October 23, 2014, 08:42:33 PM: You don't have to use the cannelure. Most military rounds are crimped into the cannelure for reliability reasons, and the bullets are designed for this purpose. A test showed that most guns don't care how deep a bullet is seated, and in some cases, bullets seated further back from the bore were more accurate. Finding what your gun likes is the fun! (for me, anyway). :twocents:
Title: Re: Reloading with a cannelure
Post by: mazama on October 25, 2014, 09:19:58 AM: In 40yrs of reloading I can't remember ever crimping a rifle round.
Title: Re: Reloading with a cannelure
Post by: Biggerhammer on October 26, 2014, 04:01:39 AM: I've killed allot of animals with the cannelar hanging way out of the case.
Title: Re: Reloading with a cannelure
Post by: Heredoggydoggy on October 26, 2014, 03:35:47 PM: Quote from: mazama on October 25, 2014, 09:19:58 AM
In 40yrs of reloading I can't remember ever crimping a rifle round.

50 years for me. I might have crimped my 30-30 rounds--I can't remember! :chuckle: