To crimp, or not to crimp? Reloading 223 ammo for AR15's.

[nammac]

Some further examples of bullet set back or telescoping.


Common occurrence with carry guns is rechambered rounds that should be expired.
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Common rifle example, this will still chamber, IE it still can go boom!
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Lastly, a gotcha picture. Set back too far!
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Carry rounds should find their way into a range ammo box after having been chambered and ejected once, consider it practice ammo...

That last one looks more like a .38 Special wadcutter. Used to shoot those back in the 20th century, make great sharp round holes in paper targets...

 

[Member 34319]

That last one looks more like a .38 Special wadcutter. Used to shoot those back in the 20th century, make great sharp round holes in paper targets...

You spoiled the fun!

I was trying to be sarcastic with the last one...

 

[nammac]

You spoiled the fun!

I was trying to be sarcastic with the last one...

Sorry!!!

I've been told this at least once or twice in my lifetime

 

[Member 5605]

You spoiled the fun!

I was trying to be sarcastic with the last one...

It was cold when that image was taken. Give the brass a break

 

[Pete F]

Carry rounds should find their way into a range ammo box after having been chambered and ejected once, consider it practice ammo...

That last one looks more like a .38 Special wadcutter. Used to shoot those back in the 20th century, make great sharp round holes in paper targets...

I still shoot wad cutters. They are plenty accurate and do make nice round holes in paper. I had some newbies at the range that didn't know what they were. I straightened them out with a lesson in accuracy and paper punching. They were very impressed.

 

[bsa1917hunter]

Now we are talking wad cutters in a thread about crimping for AR15 loads.

 

[DizzyJ]

Now we are talking wad cutters in a thread about crimping for AR15 loads.

Rabbit trails.

 

[Pete F]

You don't shoot wad cutters in your AR ?

 

[pharmseller]

No crimp.