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Thread: To Crimp, or not to crimp...

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    Make sure your cases are all trimmed to the same length or it's a waste of time, just turn the case mouth in, to much crimp can damage the jacket
    If you have a .223 or .308 you can get taper crimp dies which would be the best type to use.

 

 

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