Factory crimp leaves dent
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Squaregrouper
Kragaphile
They appear to be just past the ogive, so there is still plenty of real estate for the rifling to grip.
I would shoot them and not crimp as hard next time.
IANARLE
I would shoot them and not crimp as hard next time.
IANARLE
Muleskinner
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they will be fine...load em up and shoot them
TrappedinMD
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As long as it didn't break through the plating you should be fine.
Choot em!
That looks like a technical drawing hiding behind those bullets!!! Are you Cody Wilson???
The bullets should be safe to shoot, but if your concerned about accuracy, they may have issues.
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There were a few with chipped plating and I knew they were trash before I asked.
That looks like a technical drawing hiding behind those bullets!!! Are you Cody Wilson???
The bullets should be safe to shoot, but if your concerned about accuracy, they may have issues.
I need all the help I can get in IDPA, which was what these were for. Now I’ll just keep them around for plinking.
When I looked around for a background my eye landed on the diagram for the trigger group in a lower build.
Thanks all.
PowPow
Where's the beef?
Yep, shoot'em. Looks like you could back off your crimp a bit. Since .45ACP headspaces on the case mouth, your crimp goal is to take the flare off and add just enough beyond that (1-3 thousandths) to prevent setback.
alucard0822
For great Justice
Pretty much normal for plated, I would use them for practice loads, but back off the crimp a bit, auto calibers don't need much. I crimp just a hair past flat, and check in a case gauge. Some calibers like 9x19 can get too deep in the case gauge with a relatively minor crimp.
I would not recommend shooting them in a Kimber Classic Target II. I was told that if your reloads are not crimped correctly, it causes failures on 1911. Mine blew up. But then again, it could be BS because Kimber doesn't want to repair a bad gun. Not helpful, but at least I had another opportunity for a Kimber insult.
I use a case gauge.
It’s not for a Kimber, but a CZ-97. When the gun was new it wouldn’t set-off my reloads. In a phone call to CZ I was told they didn’t recommend shooting reloads, and since factory rounds worked fine, they wouldn’t do anything about it. I ended up taking it to a gunsmith who said the firing pin was out of spec; to short. CZ sent a new one and it’s fine now.
ETA: I will back off the crimping.
It’s not for a Kimber, but a CZ-97. When the gun was new it wouldn’t set-off my reloads. In a phone call to CZ I was told they didn’t recommend shooting reloads, and since factory rounds worked fine, they wouldn’t do anything about it. I ended up taking it to a gunsmith who said the firing pin was out of spec; to short. CZ sent a new one and it’s fine now.
ETA: I will back off the crimping.
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