Quote Originally Posted by Scott
Quote Originally Posted by Marlin
Yea, You want to be careful with .45 ACP, it headspaces off the case mouth, so, You don't want to overdo Your crimp. A nice taper crimp is the way to go. Of course the bet way is the Lee crimp dies, It's almost impossible to mess those up.
So, basically, I should have gotten Lee dies instead, damn.

What happens if I don't crimp it (or atleast such a small crimp that I can't see it) and fire one off and it ends up not working out? How much damage do I stand to do?
we call that a kaboom below is an example, I would never fire a round when I question if I made a mistake reloading it. my, or the life of others around me are not worth it. you will figure it out it just takes time and practice.
http://www.lesjones.com/www/images/posts/kaboom2.jpg