The crimp die on my .30-06 shrunk my 168 gr. TSX load (over 58 grains of IMR 4350) noticeably. But it had no effect on the 165 Accubond over the same exact charge.

The collet is a nice little gadget in my book.. I went 5 firings on a batch of .223 brass before needing to bump the shoulder back.

Originally Posted by captain seafire
I replace valve cover gaskets every 50K, if they don't need them sooner...