Clippers
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I'm loading some blanks for my brother using black powder. I loaded them using Starline blank brass, Large Pistol primers, and Black Powder of 31,32,33,and 34 grains. All were crimped with a Blank crimper and they all shot like they were supposed to. The problem came when I tried to extract the brass from the cylinder. I ended up taking the cylinder out of the gun to remove the brass. The primers were fine but the case mouth stuck against the cylinder wall where the star crimp opened up. Any ideas on whether I should 1) up the charge to open up the crimp more uniformly, smoothing out the hills and valleys of the crimp, or 2) reduce the load so it doesn't set the crimp so tight against the cylinder wall. I've searched the internet high and low and can't seem to find the info I'm looking for. Thanks.