Anyone heard of a Uncrimping tool for shotshells? Like a kinetic for Shotgun rounds?

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OK I have been toying away with reloading cheap AA 8shot win 12 gauge and turning them into low recoil slugs :D

yes it work great. BUT i am tired of having to open the factory grimp with a small screwdriver and work my way into it to open it up enough for a 1oz slug to go in.

My Question to the CGN... IS there a De-Crimping tool for shotshells made? and where can i get it?

Thanks Everyone!


OH if no such thing is made, a better idea to do this would be MUCh appreciated :p
 
I too would be interested, I do much as the same, but I also use the female end of a 3/8" ratchet extention to reform the mouth of the case flat and round to alow the crimp to be reseated better. It does take a bit for this process.
Maybe If something were able to pierce the crimp center of the star and expand like a collet to open the folds, then form the crimp shoulder round and flat, that would be the tool. But I only could see this using maybe a old turret press with modified "dies" to do these tasks.
A good question I had been looking into this but wasn't able to do much past what I already have done.
 
Yes its called a screw... if you use a big #8 or #10 wood screw it can open the crimp easy.

Easiest way to un crimp them is shoot them off then reload them.
 
Using a utility knife, carefully cut the center out of each crimp just inside the edge, then dump out the shot.
Take a deep socket and push into the shell to fold over the remaining edge, and re-insert the newly casted slug.
Three that I made up on the left, Remington factory on the right for comparison.
Range test still pending....
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Still doesn't add up to me, just buy some good empties and reload from scratch, cheaper and no messed up crimps, much less work.
 
When Iam ready to crimp, my crimp is looking as good or better than the factory crimp it came with and that's with a loadall2. The down side is yes the time spent opening the crimp and reforming. My costs are about $.30 each with this method, the lead is free.
 
mckutzy said:
When Iam ready to crimp, my crimp is looking as good or better than the factory crimp it came with and that's with a loadall2. The down side is yes the time spent opening the crimp and reforming. My costs are about $.30 each with this method, the lead is free.
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Agreed, My costs works out to $0.32 each round this way. And by manually opening the crimp, after i fire it, i can reuse it like a normal once fired shell and recrimp after i do a full reload. (yes load all 2 as well)

If i were to buy a new empty shell, primer, powder, and wad, and factor in the 1oz slug, it works out to $0.68 per shot.

Still cheaper than paying $1.12 (w/HST) per shot of factory slugs!
 
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