pump or auto shotguns) must not have any protrusions from the crimp. WARNING: Spire tip slugs placed within a tube magazine (i.e. Burned or punctured gas seals is almost always a result of this user error. If you don't do this, then you'll get the 'no-fit' problem or a failed load when the powder refuses to fully ignite. Depending on your loading tool, these loads may require a series of nudges to allow the powder to enter and fill the concave (cupped) plastic gas seal. This tells us that the reloader is NOT pushing down on the slug prior to crimping and thus not properly seating the slug on the powder. Many loaders complain that they don't have enough room for a crimp.
LOADING NOTE: When loading slug components with an inherent gas seal, the entire slug component must be nudged down with your reloading press' rammer tube.
