Originally Posted by jwp475
Originally Posted by Magnumdood
The Lee Colette Factory Crimp die applies uniform neck tension to each round and thus removes one vexing variable from the accuracy equation. But, make no mistake, the Factory Crimp is adding neck tension. You can set a Lee Factory Crimp die so it pressure forms a cannelure where there wasn't one in your loaded bullet.


When we speak of neck tension we are speaking of the tension below the crimp on the bullet.


OK. Time for my lesson then. Why crimp at all?