Any roll crimpers out there?

robt. harris · Post by **robt. harris** » Fri May 29, 2009 7:43 am

Good morning, fellas

If any of you roll crimp or would like to try it, you might want to check out the following link over on the Doublegunshop site. We need your input re: the return of Lyman's time-tested roll-crimping head. Also, there are still a very few available in 12 ga. for those interested, with information on the link.

Thanks in advance for anything you choose to contribute.

http://doublegunshop.com/forums/ubbthre ... =1&fpart=1

Rob Harris

fullchoke16 · Post by **fullchoke16** » Fri May 29, 2009 8:44 am

Thanks for the nice shots of the Lyman. I turned 3 (16 ga.) roll crimpers on the lathe and used the angled roll pin through the side to make the case lip turn. Of the 3 pcs., only one actually works. Apparently the angle of the roll pin is critical. Does the Lyman rely on a gradual radius to work the case lip over? Or am I missing something? Fred

robt. harris · Post by **robt. harris** » Fri May 29, 2009 10:50 am

That' pretty much correct, Fred. The early Lyman heads (as shown in the link) had four inclining ramps that gently turned over the case mouth. The later version has six non-directional bumps in each head.....think of six pieces of large shot half imbedded along a circumference and you'd have the idea of its appearance. They do work slick, and last forever - being made of quality steel.....unlike today's commercial models.

Rob

200052 · Post by **200052** » Sat May 30, 2009 8:11 pm

Rob: Ill call Lyman myself in the morning, because I want
a 12 ga if still available. I would by either their complete tool
or both a 20 and 16 die if available.
Ed Farrand

robt. harris · Post by **robt. harris** » Sun May 31, 2009 10:32 am

Ed,

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but Lyman sold out of these one dozen heads on Friday morning in the first deluge of phone calls. Rumor is going around that just one guy bought them all to gouge us with on E-Bay, but that is unfounded in that I'm hearing differently from the Lyman folks on the matter and it didn't go down that way. These recently-discovered vintage heads were sold to somewhat less than ten guys, with only a few going to any one individual. It's just that it all happened in less than a few minutes time.

In a couple of weeks, Ed, I'll be gathering all the positive responses such as yours and hopefully can convince Lyman's product development people to either bring back this crimping head permanently in the various gauges, or perhaps make a limited run of the 16 through 10 gauges to see how it might be received. Judging from the posts so far on several boards, they could not help but make a little money while doing us vintage shooters and traditional waterfowlers a great service.

In the meantime, keep those cards and letters pouring in, folks, as we need to hear from you if quality roll crimping equipment interests you.