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Offline monkeywrench

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Crimped Primers
« on: March 08, 2007, 04:10:14 PM »
If I was to get some fired military brass that has crimped primers, what would be the best way to punch old primers out of it. I noticed that the American Eagle ammo I shot today was shooting pretty good thru my new toy. Their head stamp on it said LC 06 though. Also the primers are crimped in place. Are these worth reloading. I am trying to get some pics posted of some of my toys.  I am crossing my fingers. Today was a great day for plinking.
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Re: Crimped Primers
« Reply #1 on: March 08, 2007, 04:14:33 PM »
Definitely worth reloading.  You knock the primers out just like normal.  You will need to swage or cut the primer pockets so you can reload.

Spiff uses a cutter.

pv74 uses a Dillon swager I think.

I'm sure they'll chime in before long.
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Re: Crimped Primers
« Reply #2 on: March 09, 2007, 08:00:41 AM »
I just use my little RCBS (handheld) chamfer/deburr tool.

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Re: Crimped Primers
« Reply #3 on: March 09, 2007, 08:49:15 AM »
Quote from: Shortmag on March 09, 2007, 08:00:41 AM
I just use my little RCBS (handheld) chamfer/deburr tool.
SM

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Like SM said, I use a Gracey setup with their crimp cutting attachment. It's very fast, but it does cut and if your not careful you can remove more brass than you'd really like to. That said I've never ruined a piece of brass using it. I decrimped 300 cases just Wednesday night in about 30 minutes.

I have been batting around the idea to get a Dillon Super Swager to try out. But I might not as my supply of mil-spec brass is drying up (everyone is reloading now).
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Re: Crimped Primers
« Reply #4 on: March 09, 2007, 10:08:14 PM »
Will a primer pocket uniformer work on crimped primer pockets or do I need another "gadget"?
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Re: Crimped Primers
« Reply #5 on: March 10, 2007, 12:17:00 AM »
I use a Dillon super swage... It works great and beets the shit out of using a cutter...

I don't min loaning it out, so long as it is returned.

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Re: Crimped Primers
« Reply #6 on: March 10, 2007, 02:32:22 AM »
Quote from: monkeywrench on March 09, 2007, 10:08:14 PM
Will a primer pocket uniformer work on crimped primer pockets or do I need another "gadget"?

You'll probably have to remove the crimp before using a uniformer. Otherwise it will be a damn tight fit.
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Re: Crimped Primers
« Reply #7 on: March 10, 2007, 10:05:15 AM »
Quote from: pv74 on March 10, 2007, 12:17:00 AM
I use a Dillon super swage... It works great and beets the shit out of using a cutter...

I don't min loaning it out, so long as it is returned.



PV, if you would not mind bringing it out today, I'd like to try it out. Might still buy one. The Gracey works great, good and fast, but I'd like to try swagging. I can get it back to you on Thursday.
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Re: Crimped Primers
« Reply #8 on: March 11, 2007, 10:53:35 AM »
I'll bring it by on Thursday if I can make it out to the pizza and BS session.
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« Reply #9 on: April 04, 2007, 06:17:36 PM »
I got the super swage and LC brass. I am trying out the swager with junk .223  brass. Question is, How do I know how far to adjust the swager when decrimping the pocket? Is it possible that Cheyenne Brass already did this? I tried installing a fired primer in a case without using the swager and it went right in.
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Re: Crimped Primers
« Reply #10 on: April 04, 2007, 08:15:25 PM »
I just came in from the reloading room and i was priming brass.  some of it was crimped and some wasn't.

I just loaded up the autoprime and went to work.  some of the primers went in, some didn't.  the ones that didn't, i just set aside to remove the crimp.  i was actually surprised at how many "crimped" primer pockets allowed the primers to go in.  I went through just under 300 pieces of brass and only about 20 of them did i have to set aside.

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Re: Crimped Primers
« Reply #11 on: April 05, 2007, 09:37:49 AM »
Quote from: Shortmag on April 04, 2007, 08:15:25 PM
I just came in from the reloading room and i was priming brass.  some of it was crimped and some wasn't.

I just loaded up the autoprime and went to work.  some of the primers went in, some didn't.  the ones that didn't, i just set aside to remove the crimp.  i was actually surprised at how many "crimped" primer pockets allowed the primers to go in.  I went through just under 300 pieces of brass and only about 20 of them did i have to set aside.

SM

Thats 'cause allot of the time, depending on the depth, etc. of the crimp, when the primer is pushed out, it does a pretty good job of removing the crimp itself.
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Re: Crimped Primers
« Reply #12 on: June 20, 2007, 12:06:34 PM »
I got the super swage and am running 1X LC brass thru it. Question is, when setting it up, do you feel any resistance, or pressure when swaging out the crimp? I don't feel any difference, and have run about a hundred thru the blue magic.
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Re: Crimped Primers
« Reply #13 on: June 20, 2007, 04:58:20 PM »
I use a chamfer bit in a drill press, takes about a 1/2 a second each.
But with a swedging tool, you won't lose any of the brass from the primer pocket/causing longer life of your cases.
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