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1Hawkeye Full Member Offline Posts: 212 Location: South end of Northern Virginia Joined: Jun 29^th, 2019	Crimp tool for heeled bullets? Dec 24^th, 2025 at 11:08am	Print Post
	Does anyone out there make a crimp tool for heeled bullets? I've got a couple of BSA cadets and I'd kinda like to properly load the rounds for them.


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northwoodneil Full Member Offline Posts: 120 Location: Wisconsin Joined: Jul 25^th, 2021	Re: Crimp tool for heeled bullets? Reply #1 - Dec 24^th, 2025 at 12:05pm	Print Post
	Old west bullet moulds makes them for 32 & 38 cal I believe. I made my own from a Lee factory crimp die using Old West's pictures as inspiration.


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 17475 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Crimp tool for heeled bullets? Reply #2 - Dec 24^th, 2025 at 12:23pm	Print Post
	1Hawkeye wrote on Dec 24^th, 2025 at 11:08am: Does anyone out there make a crimp tool for heeled bullets? I've got a couple of BSA cadets and I'd kinda like to properly load the rounds for them. Why would you need a crimp on a heeled bullet? Once seated the bullet wont move normally, but if it could spin in the case just use your sizing die to size down the loaded cartridge and it should tighten up without crimping. I've done this on both my .32 Long and .38 Long Ballard cartridges.

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Babydriver Full Member Offline Posts: 192 Joined: Mar 22^nd, 2024	Re: Crimp tool for heeled bullets? Reply #3 - Dec 24^th, 2025 at 12:41pm	Print Post
	Ditto on no crimp die needed. I’ve used .32 and .38 heeled bullets. Either just push them or sometimes used the sizing die.


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northwoodneil Full Member Offline Posts: 120 Location: Wisconsin Joined: Jul 25^th, 2021	Re: Crimp tool for heeled bullets? Reply #4 - Dec 24^th, 2025 at 3:53pm	Print Post
	I agree in a single shot rifle a crimp isn't needed unless you're seating into the lands where to an unfired round might pull the bullet. I shoot my heeled bullets in a Marlin lever gun so I crimp.


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ndnchf Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1098 Joined: Mar 6^th, 2014	Re: Crimp tool for heeled bullets? Reply #5 - Dec 25^th, 2025 at 5:04am	Print Post
	I shoot a number of different heel bullet cartridges and have several Old West crimp tools, they work great. But another thing I use is Loctite. Just make sure there is no bullet lube on the heel. Its easy, cheap and works great. If you are on facebook check out the obsolete rimfire and heel bullet bullet discussion group I run. (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)


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1Hawkeye Full Member Offline Posts: 212 Location: South end of Northern Virginia Joined: Jun 29^th, 2019	Re: Crimp tool for heeled bullets? Reply #6 - yesterday at 8:27pm	Print Post
	I want to crimp the rounds because when I extract a live round lots of times the bullet stays in the chamber spilling powder in the action. I'll try running them through the sizer again but I have a feeling that is going to squeeze the bullet and not the brass.


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