Need Help with crimping 30/30 Reloads

[8+1mm]

How do you guys crimp 30/30 Winchester, I keep smashing cases?

 

[patience0830]

I believe you're applying too much crimp.

Reread the instructions that came with the dies. Lee dies usually have pretty complete and fairly explicit directions for replicating a factory crimp. Not sure about other brands.

 

[Robert Richardson]

Get a Lee Factory Crimp Die.

 

[8+1mm]

Will the Lee crimp die for my 308 work?

 

[bocefus78]

Will the Lee crimp die for my 308 work?

No. The outer neck diameter is different. .330 vs .343

The Lee pistol Dies will seat and crimp with one die.. The Lee rifle die only seats. To crimp you need the appropriate factory crimp die.

Also, Don't run uncrimped ammo in your tube fed gun. Bullet setback can occur.

 

[8+1mm]

Ok Thanks looks like a new crimp die is in order!

 

[bigedp51]

Seat your bullets first and crimp in a second step, when you seat and crimp at the same time you can bulge the case neck.

And remember you are not crimping a hard recoiling .454 Casull, and you just need a slight crimp to prevent bullet setback in the feed tube.

 

[8+1mm]

Thanks for information!