Roll crimp on monolithics?

[razorsharptokill]

Never loaded any all cooper bullets, wondering if you guys crimp or not. I have Barnes TTSK and Hornady GMX, to load.

 

[Rob5589]

Nope

 

[MThuntr]

No on roll crimp (I suppose if the bullet has a canellure then you could), yes on Lee Factory Crimp die for Hammer bullets. I'm not sure it's kosher to link the thread but over on Hammer Bullets but there is thread with compelling evidence by the pros over there that suggest it's a worthy effort.

 

[JFK]

I load TTSX and have never crimped. If I was going to it would be a Lee factory crimp.

 

[razorsharptokill]

Ok thank you guys

 

[ButterBean]

No on roll crimp (I suppose if the bullet has a canellure then you could), yes on Lee Factory Crimp die for Hammer bullets. I'm not sure it's kosher to link the thread but over on Hammer Bullets but there is thread with compelling evidence by the pros over there that suggest it's a worthy effort.

X-2 on the Lee FCD, I have been working with them for a long time and have had awesome results but I have my own method of using them If you care ton hear about it

 

[MidGAHunter]

Nope. I load Barnes TTSX in 300 WSM and 30-06 and don't crimp.

 

[JakeSCH]

X-2 on the Lee FCD, I have been working with them for a long time and have had awesome results but I have my own method of using them If you care ton hear about it

I didn't realize you were on rokslide! Do you Lee FCD on other mono's other than hammers? I am in the middle of a move right now, but as soon as I am moved in the new house developing crimped loads for my 300 WM and 6.5 PRC are at the top of my list of to do's.

 

[ButterBean]

I didn't realize you were on rokslide! Do you Lee FCD on other mono's other than hammers? I am in the middle of a move right now, but as soon as I am moved in the new house developing crimped loads for my 300 WM and 6.5 PRC are at the top of my list of to do's.

I've used them on everything ( Cup and Core and Mono's ) with the same results

 

[JFK]

What did you find that was beneficial with using the Lee FCD? Not on hammers, but other monos or or lead.

 

[ButterBean]

What did you find that was beneficial with using the Lee FCD? Not on hammers, but other monos or or lead.

Before I open up the age old argument of to Crimp or not to Crimp I just want to say this is my process and it works for me ,I'm not trying to push it on anybody or saying that what anyone is doing is wrong, I love reloading and I have spent a small fortune on the latest and greatest and 30 years later I have come full circle and am almost where I started finding I can do a lot with a little. Anyway The Lee FCD, It comes with instructions and they work fine set to those specs but here is how I use it to "Fine Tune", Back the die way off and raise a round, screw the die in until it tightens up against the round, (Hand tighten really snug and I take a fine line sharpie and mark the die, lock nut and press at this point for reference), lower the round and give it a 16th to 1/8th or so of a turn, ( I prefer to cam over doing this with the Rock Chucker press so I know I'm consistent ) it may not look like it did anything but I assure you it did, crimp a string of however many you want and see if it helps, if it didn't give it another 16th to an 1/8th of a turn in and repeat. You can take bigger swings if you like but I don't .The way I use the Lee FCD its the same as finding a powder charge or seating depth. Once again I'm no professional and I'm not a competition shooter I'm a hunter who loves fast accurate rifles and this works for me and i use it on everything I load for, I have seen it help various calibers and I will say that I personally have never seen it hurt one in any way, The problem I was having with the 30 Cal 124 was lack of bearing surface in the case neck, The FCD equalized things providing a more consistent initial burn dwell time and bullet release time thus lowering ES and SD, and I made a big gain in everything and I mean big, I will say that in my load development with conventional bullets this was the last thing I did after establishing a load but in my short time of working with Hammer Bullets I would suggest to start with a light crimp from the start of initial load development for a known constant bullet release , The reason I started crimping in the first place is another story that I revisited last week because i was in a hurry and it came back to bite me ...... again but that's another story, I do a lot of unconventional things from the Case Lube or the Dies I like to use some folks think I'm crazy I reckon, Once again this is just how I do things, I just want to say this again so it doesn't get all twisted,

ButterBean