First world problem

[jhrosier]

I hate to be one of those guys who would complain about being hung with a new rope.
I shouldn't complain about brass delivered to my door for free.
However, I set out to handload some .45 ACP Win NT brass, and found the primers heavily crimped.

It is a PITA to manually deprime and swage the pockets before loading.

Other than that, as Hickok45 says,"Life is good."

Jack

[wecsoger]

One of these


Using first world technology. Dillon Super Swage primer crimp removal tool.

Only issue with this tool is you can get too enthusiastic and totally destroy a case if it's not set up correctly. It has that much leverage.

Worth every penny.

[jhrosier]

I have the RCBS tool, which works about the same as the Dillon.
It is just the extra time that it takes to decap & swage that I find annoying.
I suppose that that is the real cost of "free" brass.

Jack

[wecsoger]

You're absolutely correct.

TANSTAAFL.

[OldWin]

One of these


Using first world technology. Dillon Super Swage primer crimp removal tool.

Only issue with this tool is you can get too enthusiastic and totally destroy a case if it's not set up correctly. It has that much leverage.

Worth every penny.

X2
I use one of these too. It works extremely well.

[cas]

Scrap bin.






(though lately I've been giving them away)

[jhrosier]

Scrap bin. ....

If i had your money; and you had my looks.
I would be buying factory ammo, and you would be scaring small children.

Jack

[Malamute]

Hmm,...all the crimped primers I've reloaded, I just ran them through the sizing die, then used a deburring tool to remove the crimp (about 3-4 spins back and forth, maybe 3-4 seconds per case). I guess if you're using a progressive you have to do the extra decapping step.

[Washita]

Scrap bin.
(though lately I've been giving them away)

Are you serious? For less than $30 you can get a C-H swaging tool that'll de-crimp a case in maybe 2 seconds. I've got one, and it works just fine; just as well as the Dillon, for a fraction of the cost... http://www.ch4d.com/products/equipment/case-tools/psk

[Sixgun]

From one Jack to another Jack, it really depends on your availability on brass. Speaking for myself, I can get large quantities of common brass for little to nothing so I discard the military .223 to the scrap pile to be later recycled to money.

If you have the time and are looking for ways to fill up rainy days, go ahead and use your RCBS tool. I have one from the old days and it worked great but today I only use it for hard to get brass.

Not everything in life has to make sense. ------6

[OldWin]

Back when I owned a .223, I used the de-burring tool/drill bit method. The problem was consistency. There were varying amounts and location of crimp so you had to closely monitor the process. It was slower in practice than the Dillon.
The only thing I load progressive after swaging is .45ACP. I swage .308 and some .30 carbine also. Wouldn't mind loading .30 carbine progressive though.