? On feeding SWC's to a semiauto
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Veral refers to it as the ultimate "soft target" bullet for an autoloader. I've posted that pic many times in many places, and often have people tell me they ordered a mould like it, just because of my pic. I'd like to take it deer or pig hunting sometime, loaded rather warmly.
fiver
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I use a 225 rnfp to pretty closely mimic that picture.
that picture told the whole story.
the bullet shoulder being so low will allow all kinds of trouble.
the P-90 has a return spring with about 430 lbs of forward force.
I seat so the shoulder is right at even with the case mouth but you can feel it has a slight 'ramp' which protects the case mouth.
that picture told the whole story.
the bullet shoulder being so low will allow all kinds of trouble.
the P-90 has a return spring with about 430 lbs of forward force.
I seat so the shoulder is right at even with the case mouth but you can feel it has a slight 'ramp' which protects the case mouth.
fiver
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yessir the o.a.l thing crops up from time to time.
once you find the one that works it just seems to work.
I don't change the seat die stem between the lyman 200gr swc the 225 rnfp I use and the 230gr rn I use.
I had to just barely move it out for the H&G 68 mold I had before I realized the lyman would work just as well and at the same oal as the other 2 molds I had.
once you find the one that works it just seems to work.
I don't change the seat die stem between the lyman 200gr swc the 225 rnfp I use and the 230gr rn I use.
I had to just barely move it out for the H&G 68 mold I had before I realized the lyman would work just as well and at the same oal as the other 2 molds I had.
Ian
Notorious member
I still only go to .468" or so, max. I don't compete anymore. When I did I roll crimped them in a separate step with the long-discontinued RCBS roll crimp die. A 1911 doesn't headspace on the case mouth so it doesn't matter for that application.
The Lee taper crimp die is another good option as we found out recently. The new RCBS and Redding both have the incorrect angle on them.
The Lee taper crimp die is another good option as we found out recently. The new RCBS and Redding both have the incorrect angle on them.
fiver
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that works too.
I usually kind of walk them down the case from the back and watch for the number just before it drops off to bullet diameter.
then set the calipers to that number and come back in from the front and see where it hits on the case.
it isn't super scientific, but it's how I do it and it works for me.
I usually kind of walk them down the case from the back and watch for the number just before it drops off to bullet diameter.
then set the calipers to that number and come back in from the front and see where it hits on the case.
it isn't super scientific, but it's how I do it and it works for me.
USSR
Finger Lakes Region of NY
In my NRA Metallic Cartridge Reloading course, I teach that with autoloader ammo, bullet seating and crimping should be done separately. You're asking a lot of autoloader ammo (in comparison to revolver ammo), and seating while you're crimping is just asking for trouble. Just MHO.
Don
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If you attempt to seat and taper crimp at the same time you're trying to push the bullet deeper and deeper through an opening that gets smaller and smaller as you go. The seating operation and the crimping operation are actually competing for the same small piece of real estate. The result is a damaged bullet. You can seat and roll crimp cartridges for revolvers at the same time because revolver bullets have a nice, wide crimping groove.