Has anyone ever seen a hand held crimping tool?
- Thread starter pharaoh2
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- Winnipeg,Man.
Get a lee hand press without dies and buy a crimp for whatever caliber you need and you can crimp wherever...SIR for $30.
- Location
- The Conservative part of Ontario
Lee hand press. I must get another one day. I stupidly gave mine away.
A very handy, and very capable tool.
A very handy, and very capable tool.
Shelldrake
CGN frequent flyer
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- Right behind you,,
Dido to the Lee Hand Press, that is what I use for crimping with Lee Factory Crimp dies.
vagrantviking
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
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- High River, Alberta
Crimping for most repeaters, revolvers, etc.. Recoil can start making the bullets walk out anytime they are subjected to it. Or walk in on a lever gun or other tube mag.
For single fire it may or may not be desired depending on what you are doing. Some of the BPCR loads I've shot and seen were Pope loaded with the bullet pushed into the throat and the full casing put in behind it.
I'd agree with the Lee setup if you want portable. Very versatile.
For single fire it may or may not be desired depending on what you are doing. Some of the BPCR loads I've shot and seen were Pope loaded with the bullet pushed into the throat and the full casing put in behind it.
I'd agree with the Lee setup if you want portable. Very versatile.
MapleSugar
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
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- On the loose from NIMH
I saw a guy using one to work up a load at the old Barnett range years ago.
He would fire a group, inspect his accuracy, then change primers plus his powder charge and bullet while using the same brass.
It looked kind of cool!
He would fire a group, inspect his accuracy, then change primers plus his powder charge and bullet while using the same brass.
It looked kind of cool!
- Location
- The Conservative part of Ontario
Many years ago, I needed to crimp lead 30 cal bullets in a 303 British. The die just would not crimp that bullet, even unsized.
The solution was a home made crimp tool. I simply drilled the wire cutters on an old pair of pliers with the appropriate sized bit, and presto, a crimp tool. I also used it to seat gas checks on un-sized cast bullets.
It worked very well.
The bullets however keyholed like crazy in the bigger bore of the 303.
I gave up and bought a mold.
The solution was a home made crimp tool. I simply drilled the wire cutters on an old pair of pliers with the appropriate sized bit, and presto, a crimp tool. I also used it to seat gas checks on un-sized cast bullets.
It worked very well.
The bullets however keyholed like crazy in the bigger bore of the 303.
I gave up and bought a mold.
