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STEP 9: STATION EIGHT (TAPER CRIMP)
Fig. 10: Taper Crimp
The taper crimp is a smooth crimp starter (82) and will taper the
finished case better than factory loads . As the shell at Station
Eight enters the taper crimp die (59), the mouth of the shell will
be “rolled .” On the return stroke, the shells advance, but the
shell in Station Eight contacts a cam in the platen casting (107),
moves to the left, and drops through a hole in the platen casting
(107) down the chute (108) to the back .
Adjustment of the taper crimp (82) is done by loosening the lock
nut (29) and raising or lowering the taper crimp starter (82) to
obtain the desired taper on the case mouth .
At this point in a normal reloading sequence, you would have
a completed shell at each station .
To begin reloading, go
back to the beginning and follow instructions for Step 1 and
Step 2, but this time fill the primer tube (2) when you insert a
shell in Station One. As the shells advance around the loader,
remember to turn on the powder and shot when the shells
advance to the positions, and to reinsert a shell at Station One
and a wad in the wad guide after each pull of the handle. You
can continue the sequence until all your empty shells have
been reloaded but always remember to check the powder and
shot hoppers (80) and make sure a primer drops on each stroke.
If you refill the primers, shot and powder after each 100 rounds,
you will never load shells without components.
