Reeder Custom Guns - They should not use a neck expander

Jim Taylor
They should not use a neck expander
Sunday, June 04, 2023, 17:48

before seating the bullet .. at least not a normal .45 neck expander. I never used one on my 454. I just "belled" the case mouth and seated the bullet, letting the case help hold the bullet. And a heavy crimp. Otherwise you will get the bullets jumping the crimp.

My heavy .45 Colt shows how I seated the bullets.

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Double tap - 475BISLEY480, 2023-06-04, 15:00
- The hotter the load and heavier the bullet will - Gary Reeder, 2023-06-04, 17:47
  - Years ago I did a test on seeing - JT, 2023-06-05, 11:48
  - How many rounds has that taken a hit? - WB, 2023-06-05, 06:40
  - Thanks guys - 475BISLEY480, 2023-06-04, 17:57
- Only Double Tap ammo I have is .44 Special. - Jim Taylor, 2023-06-04, 16:56
  - Well - 475BISLEY480, 2023-06-04, 17:24
    - The 454 needs a heavy crimp but even with a heavy - Gary Reeder, 2023-06-04, 17:49
      - case tension as well as a good roll crimp - jthomson, 2023-06-04, 18:35
      - Oh okay - 475BISLEY480, 2023-06-04, 17:54
      - When ever I fired 2 or 3 rounds from the 454 - Jim Taylor, 2023-06-04, 17:53
    - They should not use a neck expander - Jim Taylor, 2023-06-04, 17:48
      - I never use a neck expander on any of my cartridges. I use a - Gary Reeder, 2023-06-04, 17:58
        THAT WORKS! I reshaped the neck expander plug ... - Jim Taylor, 2023-06-05, 06:10