I have about 10k pieces of brass that I need to remove the crimp and uniform the primer pockets. The thought of having to do those two processes seperately have me wishing for options. Preferably on that can be chucked in a drill press and do both processes with one quick pass.
Does anyone make a tool that removes crimp and uniforms primer pocket.
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Military brass will need the crimp removed and will probably benefit from flash hole work . They are good for AR work out to about 500 yds, and practice with bolt guns
Military brass will need the crimp removed and will probably benefit from flash hole work . They are good for AR work out to about 500 yds, and practice with bolt guns
Super Swage 600
Dillon Super Swage 600 from Dillon Precision on Vimeo. Until now, reusing military brass, with its crimped primer pockets, has been a tedious task. The Dillon solution is a remarkably simple device that bolts to your bench and allows you to swage the primer pockets with speed and ease. The case...
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I've been doing it the easy(ish) way: 1/4" countersink bit and a cordless drill
Take the edge off and awaaay you go!
M
Take the edge off and awaaay you go!
M
I ordered one of these from Midway. It came yesterday, but I haven't had a chance to play with it yet.
One option is "don't do it
Buy new lapua brass and enjoy skipping the crimp removal/uniforming.
Me ? I'm truly stupid.
I have zillions of crimped brass also
I use a decrimping die and a uniformer one piece at a time and learned to love it.
And i loaded tons of it (both 762x51 and 556) and get good performance 175smk with 44gr varget matches fgmm 175smk
and 23,7gr TAC matches imi77
And I'm happy
But I figure most people would be happier to take the lapua path and sell the crimped brass
Buy new lapua brass and enjoy skipping the crimp removal/uniforming.
Me ? I'm truly stupid.
I have zillions of crimped brass also
I use a decrimping die and a uniformer one piece at a time and learned to love it.
And i loaded tons of it (both 762x51 and 556) and get good performance 175smk with 44gr varget matches fgmm 175smk
and 23,7gr TAC matches imi77
And I'm happy
But I figure most people would be happier to take the lapua path and sell the crimped brass
What I've tried in order of preference from hated to okayish-
3.) Hand drilling
2.) Super swage
1.) Rock chucker Mighty armory swagger tool
I'd like to try the lee APP next but the mighty armory is honestly pretty good.
www.mightyarmory.com
If you combined that with a case ejector from inline fab you could rock and roll at a good clip.
Not like Dillon 1100 speed, but there's so little setup time you might come out ahead.
3.) Hand drilling
2.) Super swage
1.) Rock chucker Mighty armory swagger tool
I'd like to try the lee APP next but the mighty armory is honestly pretty good.
Mighty Armory MAGNUM Primer Pocket Swage Kit - Large Primer
The Mighty Armory Primer Pocket Swage Kit works with the Mighty Armory MAGNUM Decapping Die. Makes swaging FAST and EAST with your press. Includes: - Mighty Armory Hold Down Shaft - Mighty Armory Large Swage - Mighty Armory Case Stabilizer Cup “Get Tough Stay Mighty” "World's Toughest" Reloading...
www.mightyarmory.com
If you combined that with a case ejector from inline fab you could rock and roll at a good clip.
Not like Dillon 1100 speed, but there's so little setup time you might come out ahead.
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Kinda hard for most of us to justify an 1100 for 308. Planning on aquiring one for 223 case prep soon though. I don't have the time and patience to swap all that over to large primer.
The perfect solution is to send it off and have someone else do it! About 4¢ each and WELL worth it!
I gave up and bought a second 1050, one for small primer and one for large. Works well.
One more for the Super Swagger 600. Does a great job on the primer pocket of crimped brass. It has has 2 different mandreals so you can do large and small primers.
Juuuust a little deeper in debt. But we only go round once.this man's living the dream
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