Christchild
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FarmLand.....
Hmmm....... If it's just the Brass Case Your focusing on, and not the LE bullets..... I know that most Cast bullets have several grooves down lower on the bullet, and the much more expensive Barnes 250 grain TSX bullets have several grooves in the bullet shank. I've gotten 5 boxes of those Barnes for my Dad's 45-70, and they are awesome, but that's when I was working all the time and makin' plenty cash.
If You can find the right bullet with "extra" (more than 1) grooves in the shank, that would enable You to crimp without crimping INTO the bullet (which would gouge/slightly deform the bullet shank), I'd try that. The LITTLE BIT extra bullet travel between the case mouth and the lands shouldn't cause much problem, unless You have alot of freebore and/or are using a bullet with a very short, full diameter shank. That's another beauty of the expensive Barnes. The copper bullets are longer...
Or, You may also look into trying a lightER crimp into the Bullet of Choice, and see what happens, just watch for higher pressure....
Hmmm....... If it's just the Brass Case Your focusing on, and not the LE bullets..... I know that most Cast bullets have several grooves down lower on the bullet, and the much more expensive Barnes 250 grain TSX bullets have several grooves in the bullet shank. I've gotten 5 boxes of those Barnes for my Dad's 45-70, and they are awesome, but that's when I was working all the time and makin' plenty cash.
If You can find the right bullet with "extra" (more than 1) grooves in the shank, that would enable You to crimp without crimping INTO the bullet (which would gouge/slightly deform the bullet shank), I'd try that. The LITTLE BIT extra bullet travel between the case mouth and the lands shouldn't cause much problem, unless You have alot of freebore and/or are using a bullet with a very short, full diameter shank. That's another beauty of the expensive Barnes. The copper bullets are longer...
Or, You may also look into trying a lightER crimp into the Bullet of Choice, and see what happens, just watch for higher pressure....