Crimp on Cast Bullets

[thehouseproduct]

I am looking to load some 200gr cast boolits in my 300 Whisper and I am curious what people are using to crimp the case mouth? I normally have loaded cast boolits in calibers that i have a crimp die for. Do you flare the case mouth and then crimp?

[HUNTER2]

yes and yes. But I crimp as a last step - not when seating the bullet. Most of the time I use regular seating dies with the stem screwed back...

[thehouseproduct]

Originally Posted by HUNTER2

yes and yes. But I crimp as a last step - not when seating the bullet. Most of the time I use regular seating dies with the stem screwed back...

What crimp die do you use?

[dvanncvann]

Originally Posted by thehouseproduct

What crimp die do you use?

Use the seating die with the seating stem backed out after you have seated the bullet.(2 steps)

[gds]

I Crimp the Lee 200gr cast in a separate step using the Lee .30 Carbine Factory Crimp Die, and a large E clip sitting on top of the shell holder. I have also done it without the E clip but the crimp seems too far back. I haven't really noticed a difference when shooting, so it may not matter