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longgunnm
PostPosted: Sat Feb 23, 2019 7:45 am  Reply with quote



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New to roll crimping. Have read on here some prefer the Precision Reloading crimper over the Ballistic tool. Currently have some paper hulls but mostly would probably be plastic.
For those with experience, please let me know what you think.
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16'er
PostPosted: Sat Feb 23, 2019 8:13 am  Reply with quote
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Welcome to the Society!

I have the precision roll crimp die. Works nice on reloading plastic hulls. I bought it on the overwhelming recommendations here on the forum. Have yet to try it on paper hulls, hope it works as well on those as I bought some a couple years ago when they were available from bpi.
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Hootch
PostPosted: Sat Feb 23, 2019 8:24 am  Reply with quote



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I have BPI and PR tools, of the two, PR works best, not to stay the BPI tools don't work, I used them for quite awhile.
I also have some Italian company rollers, can't think of the name off top of my head, they work well too, have them in 24ga, and I think I bought them in 16ga too, but not sure if I used them for 16ga yet.
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16'er
PostPosted: Sat Feb 23, 2019 8:42 am  Reply with quote
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16'er wrote:
Welcome to the Society!

I have the precision roll crimp die. Works nice on reloading plastic hulls. I bought it on the overwhelming recommendations here on the forum. Have yet to try it on paper hulls, hope it works as well on those as I bought some a couple years ago when they were available from bpi.


Should have said Welcome back, 16’er
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duckdup
PostPosted: Sat Feb 23, 2019 9:40 am  Reply with quote



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Ditto the PR over BPI for best vs. good drill-press tool on plastic hulls. For paper, I prefer hand-cranked old style Lyman/Ideal/Sears or even the cheap Russian cranks as almost any hand crimper will work with paper and less chance of tearing...

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old colonel
PostPosted: Sat Feb 23, 2019 10:00 am  Reply with quote
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I prefer GAEP Italian roll crimper

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Hootch
PostPosted: Sat Feb 23, 2019 4:16 pm  Reply with quote



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GAEP, that is the other roller tool I have.
Thanks, couldn't remember it. Thanks for posting that.
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fn16ga
PostPosted: Sat Feb 23, 2019 4:35 pm  Reply with quote
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old colonel wrote:
I prefer GAEP Italian roll crimper


I have gaep also, great tool .
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jbusch720
PostPosted: Sat Feb 23, 2019 5:01 pm  Reply with quote



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How did you guys purchase the GAEP? I cannot find a place to actually purchase one.
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putz463
PostPosted: Sun Feb 24, 2019 5:09 am  Reply with quote
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Own 4 PR tools & 1 BP that was modified to roll 24ga. PR tools work best for me.

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longgunnm
PostPosted: Mon Feb 25, 2019 7:16 am  Reply with quote



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Thank everyone for your input. Appears for my use, a PR crimper would be best to try. I need to get a list of items together for order from PR and BPI!
GAEP sounds intriguing.
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robp
PostPosted: Fri Mar 01, 2019 12:40 pm  Reply with quote
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Google geap and email them in Italy
pick out what you want
pay them through pay pal
and you'll get you're roll crimper in a week shipped DHL pretty fast from over seas
they have excellent customer service
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2shot
PostPosted: Thu Mar 14, 2019 8:07 am  Reply with quote



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I use Gaep and I think they are the best but for paper on some hulls the old crank style may work better.

Charles at gaep61@gmail.com

He will take care of you.
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 14, 2019 8:08 am  Reply with quote



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I use Gaep and I think they are the best but for paper on some hulls the old crank style may work better.

Charles at gaep61@gmail.com

He will take care of you.
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old colonel
PostPosted: Sat Mar 16, 2019 8:28 pm  Reply with quote
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I have extra GAEP crimp heads for both plastic OTP, and for paper OTC.

If you need one PM me

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