Sorry about that little brain fart, Muley Stalker....I was picturing a Hornady with cannelure. Actually, the crimp is not considered necessary anyway, just an overly conservative habit I've slipped into with magnum hunting ammo. But if absolute top accuracy is less important than absolute reliability in a hunting load, and the bullet happens to have a cannelure, I like 'em. Btw, it's true that crimping is USUALLY slightly detrimental to accuracy, but there are exceptions to this rule, too.<p>[This message has been edited by Loud Cloud (edited March 24, 2001).]
