Anyone ever come up with a good method to ensure that the pre-crimp aligns correctly with the existing folds on the AAHS 28ga?
I've read about the tip of marking the fold lines on the start crimp, and hand aligning it with the shell, which is what I've been doing for the past year, but thats a HUGE pain in the butt, and consequently means it takes me at least 50% more time to reload 28ga than anything else. I usually only have to do it on once fireds (maybe twice fireds) then after that i don't have to worry about it, but I would still like to come up with a better method.
I'm using a MEC 9000. Are any of the Hornady guys having a better luck with the Hornady crimp starter? I can adapt one to work on the MEC if necessary (which I might try anyways since i have the parts here to do it, just curious).
I've read about the tip of marking the fold lines on the start crimp, and hand aligning it with the shell, which is what I've been doing for the past year, but thats a HUGE pain in the butt, and consequently means it takes me at least 50% more time to reload 28ga than anything else. I usually only have to do it on once fireds (maybe twice fireds) then after that i don't have to worry about it, but I would still like to come up with a better method.
I'm using a MEC 9000. Are any of the Hornady guys having a better luck with the Hornady crimp starter? I can adapt one to work on the MEC if necessary (which I might try anyways since i have the parts here to do it, just curious).