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Lee dies crimping .223?

TopkickTopkick Member Posts: 4,452 ✭✭
edited November 2007 in Ask the Experts
I have loaded several hundred .223 rounds with the Hornaday 55 gr V-Max.

I will use them in an AR-15 and a Ruger bolt gun.

Do I need to crimp them all?

Or just the ones for the AR?

The book to me is inconclusive.

Thanks!
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  • BHAVINBHAVIN Member Posts: 3,490 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    The ones for the AR defineatly. You don't have to crimp the ones for your bolt gun but here are a couple things to think about. Are you loading all the same length or are you loading the bolt gun rounds out to chamber/ mag length? I usually load all of my ammo to the specific chamber in a bolt gun. Sometimes the length of the magazine will not allow you to load all the way out unless you want to single load. I have found that with the crimp my AR loads shoot great in my bolt gun and that there is very little difference in accuracy so I shoot my AR rounds in it quite often. If you are loading to the same length for both rifles I would crimp them all. Your accuracy and consistency will be better in your bolt gun.
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  • TopkickTopkick Member Posts: 4,452 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I set the bullet depth to just under the max OAl listed in the book per my bullet choice. I was not as concerned with chambering as I was with just making sure they will not move in the AR mag and potential pressure problems associated with crimping- as I read.

    I'll make sure they chamber and I will seperate the rounds for the AR vs the bolt gun.

    I'll work on loading OAl specific to the Ruger bolt gun. I think I can figure it out with a dummy round.

    Thanks!
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