That was a screaming good deal. My brother has loaded probably hundreds of pounds of powder on our. I've only done probably about 4500 rounds or so on it as I do not have as much time anymore to shoot and still have good stock. On the crimp, sounds like you need to lower it a little and also make sure you are using the right crimp as there is a 6 point and an 8 point crimp. If not mistaken, my brother believes a dime shoot fit in the end and be flush to be at the right depth of the crimp. Also, if you have older hard hulls like Winchesters they may not hold and occasional Federal hulls.