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I have a Ballistic Products roll crimper in a press drill, works well for me, but I bought their cartridge clamp, whatever you call it, I clamp the base of the shell in it, pop in the overshot wad, fire up the drill press and lower it down. I get a really good job on Federal Gold Medal paper hulls as the wax comes out under the heat of friction and lubes the crimper. I just wish they made a hull cutter for lenght which works easily. Mine is a real pain. What to you fellas use to shorten hulls to 2 1/2 or 2 1/4"
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Thanks, Mark, I forgot about that thread. Jim's hand cutter for paper hull looks good to me, I'll try and make my own up.
I do like the Federal Gold medal paper hulls, people are always asking for one as a souvenir, I make them in 2 1/4" and they are cute.
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Hi,
Trimming hulls is easy if you have a drill press. I just chuck in a 4" cut off wheel, lock the press at the right height and slide the hulls across the wheel. It slices the hull perfectly. takes about 20 seconds each. I doubt it matters but I do this with plastic 10 gauge Federals and Remingtons and 12 gauge STS. I haven't tried papers but it ought to work as long as the hulls are stiff enough not to dent.
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Canadian Mike: Here's my version of Jim Legg's hull trimmer. The bit on the end is an aluminum wing nut w/ wings cut off staked to a 1/4"X 20 stud. End of the Delrin rod is tapped for the stud and there's a setscrew to hold position. This adds adjustable length of hull and can be used by hand or chucked in the lathe.  
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Jack,
How critical is the angle of the blade? Can you post a clear picture of the blade angle?
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Paper. For brass shells you just glue in the top card. I think all factory loaded brass hulls were originally crimped...I only have one factory loaded brass shotgun case. It's OO Buck Shot from WWI.
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More empty brass cases were sold than factory by far.
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I've often wondered about that....where's your info come from ?
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