Proper crimp and depth 45acp 230

[johnbh]

Loading 45 acp 230 LRN, when measuring w/oal 1.270 will not fit case gauge. Whenn OAL about 1.310 fits case gauge fits better. I'm new to reloading. Has slight crimp. I know when go for correct oal, bulges the casing. Any help would be appreciated.

 

[contender]

I'm having a hard time understanding what you are saying.
A loaded round that measures 1.270 will NOT fit the case gauge,, yet a 1.310 will fit the gauge?
However,, your problem may be due to the crimp. Are you using a roll type of crimp? The best thing is to get a "taper crimp die" and it'll be the correct crimp. The 45 acp headspaces off the case mouth,, not the rim. If you roll crimp it any,, it'll give you problems.

 

[WESHOOT2]

OAL 1.240--1.265", suggest testing 1.255"; crimp case mouth to .469".

 

[johnbh]

I'm a little confuse don"t mean to confuse you. I think the problem in the crimp. When I am seating the bullet it's expanding the cs. I need to adjust the crimp.

 

[johnbh]

Weshoot thanks for the numbers

 

[WESHOOT2]

I set my caliper to .469".
Then I 'slip' it down over the bullet until it contacts the case mouth. If it doesn't 'fit' I increase crimp ever-so-slightly (usually a 1/8 turn of the die) until it just 'fits' over the crimped case mouth.

 

[DGW1949]

In my experience of loading for the 45ACP, it's better to rely on a tight bullet-to-case fit for securing the bullet, than it is to crimp.
That said though, I'm old school. None of auto-pistol dies have the new-fangled, taper-crimp feature. They only afford for a conventional roll-crimp feature when/if called upon to load for the 45 Auto-Rim.

DGW

 

[buck460XVR]

johnbh...are you seating and crimping in one step? Sounds like you are.

When I am seating the bullet it's expanding the cs. I need to adjust the crimp.

...Yes, I believe you need to adjust your crimp.