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Don’t Forget to Crimp
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2015 11:24 am
by WLJ
Ouch!
BTW: Heed the warning about the images.
Reloading Fail PSA: Don’t Forget to Crimp
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Re: Don’t Forget to Crimp
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2015 11:49 am
by Gunsmokin
Ouch
Re: Don’t Forget to Crimp
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2015 12:02 pm
by guncrank1
Brain shit will get you hurt.
So don't fart because that can lead to shit.
Re: Don’t Forget to Crimp
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2015 12:02 pm
by WLJ
guncrank1 wrote:So don't fart because that can lead to shit.
You should know
Re: Don’t Forget to Crimp
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2015 12:15 pm
by Rem700
OUCH. At least his hand survived
Re: Don’t Forget to Crimp
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2015 12:33 pm
by Wyldman
Gotta love the armchair commandos that are arguing that an uncrimped round couldn't possibly do this. I would love to see them test this theory, while being a safe distance away, myself. Someone is in for a real shock.
Bullet setback is no joke, and can kill the operator right quick and in a hurry.
Crush, kill, mangle, maim, destroy.
Re: Don’t Forget to Crimp
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2015 12:57 pm
by Whootsinator
I expected it to be worse, honestly. That's mild compared to the potential injuries in the event of a catastrophic failure.
As Wyldman said, bullet setback is no joke. Those of you who regularly load/unload your firearms, remember not to chamber the same cartridge from a magazine over and over and over again.
Re: Don’t Forget to Crimp
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2015 2:27 pm
by guncrank1
A Marlin is a positive locking lever action and is much stronger than a Winchester in the same chambering.
.45-70 is not a really high pressure compared to a .30-30 for example.
Re: Don’t Forget to Crimp
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2015 2:35 pm
by Niceguy
People atually unload their firearms by hand? I have autounloading firearms. All I do is pull the trigger on most. Sometimes work a lever or bolt though...haha
Re: Don’t Forget to Crimp
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2015 4:20 pm
by ssracer
Whootsinator wrote:I expected it to be worse, honestly. That's mild compared to the potential injuries in the event of a catastrophic failure.
As Wyldman said, bullet setback is no joke. Those of you who regularly load/unload your firearms, remember not to chamber the same cartridge from a magazine over and over and over again.
My 1911 is really bad about this. I have a handful of .45 rounds in a box that are all pushed in a little. Anytime I unchamber a round from one of my guns I check it before it goes back into circulation
Re: Don’t Forget to Crimp
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2015 11:35 am
by Rescue9
I was actually going to post on this topic last week, but just haven't had the chance. I have to unload my handgun up to 2-3 times per day and recently found some of my .40 reloads had significant setback (nearly 1/10 inch). I'm going to recrimp all of them. However, at what point, or what signs should I look for in over crimping. Note. I'm using 10mm Hornady XTP bullets.
Re: Don’t Forget to Crimp
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2015 4:10 pm
by Wyldman
Don't crimp through the jacket, this will cause jacket seperation. A snug crimp, just indenting the jacket is usually adequate.
Crush, kill, mangle, maim, destroy.
Re: Don’t Forget to Crimp
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2015 4:57 pm
by WLJ
Niceguy wrote:People atually unload their firearms by hand? I have autounloading firearms. All I do is pull the trigger on most. Sometimes work a lever or bolt though...haha
People usually unload a Marlin style lever action by working the lever thus chambering each and every round being unloaded, one of the downsides to their setup. There is a somewhat PITA way of doing it out the loading gate but most people use the first method. On a Henry you just remove the tube rod (or whatever it's called) and let the rounds just drop out the tube.