how to crimp 30-30

[happyhunter]

Hi All,
Been a long time since I've been on here. I am looking for advice on how to crimp the 30-30. In the past I have used what a friend described to me as bouncing the ram. It works I guess but seems rather imprecise...... So I am looking for a more consistent way. Maybe I am over analyzing it....

Thanks,
HH

[Sixgun]

Been shooting the 30-30 since 1967 and loading for it since '73.

If the bullet has a good crimp groove, use your standard seating/crimp die. If not, get yo-self a Lee Factory Crimp Die. ------6

[Griff]

Been shooting the 30-30 since 1967 and loading for it since '73.

If the bullet has a good crimp groove, use your standard seating/crimp die. If not, get yo-self a Lee Factory Crimp Die. ------6

If your brass is all trimmed to the same length... it's precise. Otherwise, you're askin' for trouble.

You can set the die so the crimp is complete at the top of the ram's stroke: Proper Rollcrimp Adjustment - Updated. The theory and practice are the same, whether for a pistol case or the .30-30... just make sure you don't put TOO much bell on the case mouth for seating the bullet. Just that much harder to get out... and leads to collapsed shoulders or insufficient crimp.

[AJMD429]

I use the Lee Factory Crimp Die for almost every 'rifle' load at this point, and the handgun cartridges (32-20, 357 Mag, 44 Mag, 45 Colt) that I can get the 'rifle' type Lee FCD for (the 'pistol' and 'rifle' Lee FCD's are very different from one another).

Anyway, one of the nice things about the Lee FCD for 30-30 is that it is relatively immune from case-length variation.

Here's a thread on them - viewtopic.php?f=1&t=51038



I think I have Lee FCD's (some were $25 'custom order') for

• 17 Hornet
  22 Hornet
  218 Bee
  222 Rem
  223 Rem
  6mm Rem
  270 Win
  280 Rem
  7mm Rem Mag
  300 Blackout
  30-30 Win
  308 Win
  30-06 Spr
  303 British
  7.62x39
  32-20 Win
  338 Lapua
  357 Mag
  35 Remington
  375 Win
  375 Ruger
  44 Mag
  444 Marlin
  45 Colt
  45-70 Govt
  50 Beowulf
  500 S&W

So - - - I kinda like 'em...

P.S. looks like they have some non-cataloged 357 Mag FCD's of the 'collet' (rifle) type...

• http://leeprecision.com/357-magnum-cust ... p-die.html