J_McLeod
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I just got a .243 and an going to start loading for it. I got the Hornady dies, Varget or H414 and Hornady 100gr BTSP. The bullets have a cannelure so I I'll seat then to it. Should they be crimped?
Depending on how many times the brass was shot, you may loose neck tension. Neck tension is what truely holds the bullet there in the case. After several firings the neck tension will not be there and your bullet will wiggle or even pull out of the case, either crimp it, or throw the case out.
Ive crimped several cases that lost neck tension and i've got another 2 or 3 reloads out of them before something else went wrong and just tossed them in to scrap bucket.
Crimping the neck will never solve a tension problem, it just doesn't work.Depending on how many times the brass was shot, you may loose neck tension. Neck tension is what truely holds the bullet there in the case. After several firings the neck tension will not be there and your bullet will wiggle or even pull out of the case, either crimp it, or throw the case out.
Ive crimped several cases that lost neck tension and i've got another 2 or 3 reloads out of them before something else went wrong and just tossed them in to scrap bucket.