crimp

In the article on bullet crimping by Randy Garrett ("Avoiding Crimp Failure," March/April 2018) perhaps the 310-grain bullet did not move because it has about 50 percent more surface area on its O.D.

CRIMPING IS A reliable process, provided design and process engineers follow the crimp supplier's guidelines on crimp wire capacity and the crimp tool settings.

LISTENING TO RELOADING TALK AT THE gun club, you'd think that crimp is part voodoo, part rocket science.

The author told how two years ago in a eureka moment he discovered crimps in some second hand tackle and thought it would be a good idea to use them as tube flies.

Mark the barbed fitting with a permanent marker once you've made the crimp. Before turning the water back on, go through and check for the mark on each fitting to make sure it's been crimped.

Generally, the formation of crimps in a skein is more difficult for a curved interface than a straight interface.

Polyester fiber tow having substantially uniform primary and secondary crimps: No.

TRENDSPOTTING: Crimps are a fabulous beauty flashback.

Taper crimps press case walls against the smooth bullet's side, and taper crimp dies are minimally adjustable to help gauge that pressure.

A: The Lee Factory Crimp die for straight wall pistol and revolver cases has a carbide ring at the base and a taper crimp at the top, thus, it sizes the case again--if it needs it--as it crimps.