Thread: Dented projectiles

I usually end up with a slight mark around the tip of the projectile on the long pointy eld-x bullets.

Crushed shoulders and marks on the projectile makes me wonder if the neck has been sized too small, so it's taking a lot of force to get the projectile into the case. Or as you suggest, the case is being crimped before the bullet is seated. With Lyman dies that do a roll crimp I seat the bullet, then crimp as a separate step.