Primer pocket thingy?
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Primer pocket thingy?
Guy what do you call that tool that removes the crimp in the primer pockets on military brass? I need one but don't know what it is called.
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Re: Primer pocket thingy?
'Primer Pocket Swager' . . . may go by other names depending on the maker.
Re: Primer pocket thingy?
Thanks a lot. I was thinking a pocket reamer but the swager sounds right.
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Re: Primer pocket thingy?
RCBS makes one I found useful, that you use on a reloading press.
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Re: Primer pocket thingy?
Dillon makes the super swager. It has been reliable and as user friendly as can be expected from this tedious process.
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Re: Primer pocket thingy?
I use the pointed end of my hand held RCBS deburring tool. Just a few quick turns is all it takes.
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K.I.S.S.! For a bit over 25 years I have been using an plain counter sink. When I first encountered primer crimps, I immediately thought of a countersink (lifelong machinist/mechanic). I have no count on military crimps removed, but I have had zero problems, quick, easy and inexpensive. (9mm, 5.56, 7.62x51, 30-06 and 303 British). https://www.mcmaster.com/countersinks/h ... -screws-9/
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Re: Primer pocket thingy?
Swaging removes the crimp without removing any brass and gives a uniform primer fit. The Dillon Swage is excellent but costs three times as much as the RCBS Swag set and needs to be mounted permanently to the work bench. You decide if speed is worth the additional cost. There is a good video on YouTube on the RCBS set. I use the RCBS set.There is a slight learning curve when using the RCBS to get the hang of feeding the case over the mandrill rod without fumbling ,but after a short time it is an easy to use and accurate tool.
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I have this tool also. It works great and I have used it a lot.fordwannabe wrote: ↑Fri Apr 17, 2020 7:11 am Dillon makes the super swager. It has been reliable and as user friendly as can be expected from this tedious process.
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Re: Primer pocket thingy?
I prepared several hundred 223 cases last week with a hand reamer and countersink. The one I used is a 3 blade 82 degree which I chuck up in the drill press. The reamer I use to be sure the crimp is gone. I broke so many decapping pins that I started hammering them out with a Lee decapper. Works a treat.
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Re: Primer pocket thingy?
If I were processing a bunch of crimped cases I'd spring for the swaging tool but for my occasional use I just chuck a regular drill bit (something a bit larger than the diameter of the primer pocket) in my rechargeable drill/driver and go after them. This seems go considerably quicker and with less problems than the old reamer (Lyman I think) I used to use.
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Re: Primer pocket thingy?
I've always removed the pocket crimps with a rotary countersink tool for metal. Mine has a 1/4" shaft and makes quick work in my battery drive drill motor. Most hardware stores have them for $5-$8 in small sizes.
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Re: Primer pocket thingy?
I don't load too many at a time, and I have cheap one that is Large on one end and small on the other....A Lee product, maybe??
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