Swaging Crimped Primers

[rebelracer79]

I came up with a decent way to clear out crimped primer pockets on military brass, I used a counter-sinking wood bit, worked like a charm I did 50 pcs of .308 and I only took too much off of 3 of them and had about 3 or 4 that were too tight, but overall I would say it is a pretty clean and cheap way to do it. anyone else tried this?

 

[Cinaet]

Is this the bit you're talking about?

 

[HiPower]

If you use the reamers intended for the job, you never take off too much.

 

[z06man]

I don't think that's called swaging.....

 

[rebelracer79]

Is this the bit you're talking about?

Yea, thats the one.

I think you are right z06 it is more like reaming than swaging

 

[gaseous maximus]

I don't think that's called swaging.....

CHAMFERING, to an old machinest, have used it, and also a primer pocket reamer. Finally made a true swaging set, for use in my press. Prefer the swage (no loss of metal), but in my opinion, any one of the three is ok.

 

[Blitzfike]

I have and use both the RCBS primer pocket swaging set and the Dillon swager. The dillon is easier to use in my opinion and much faster form me. Both work well. I also have the Possom Hollow primer pocket reamer and occasionally I will use it and a chamfering tool when I only to do one or two. Blitzfike

 

[criticalbass]

I have pretty much gotten out of military brass, but reaming is, in my experience, inferior to swaging. I still do a little .308 and 30-06 brass. One swaging and the problem is gone forever and no metal is lost. CB