Looking to buy a primer pocket swager. Have been eying the RCBS Swager combo #2. Any input as far as best brand to buy would be appreciated. Pat
If someone else had of done to me what I did to myself . . . I'd have killed him. Humility is an asset. Heh - heh.
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I recently swaged some 5.56 brass using an RCBS unit. Once adjusted, it worked fine.
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And now RCBS has introduced a bench mounted swager to compete directly with the Dillon: http://www.brownells.com/reloading/case-preparation/primer-pocket-tools/reamers-swagers/rcbs-primer-pocket-swager-bench-tool-prod54151.aspx
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Go for a Dillon 600 Pat GP
Yup, the Super Swage 600 is the Cadillac of swagers, but it'll set you back a hundred bucks. After I'd tried a couple others, including the RCBS unit and wasn't satisfied, I bit the bullet and got the Dillon. Bullerproof. A lifetime investment.-Don
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Now I,m thinking about swaging pockets. has anyone ever had any trouble with rim deformation? That may be the advantage of that old CH model...
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Good morning Pat, The little pocket reamer that came with my Lyman case prep tool seems to work fine for a few cases, there is a center post that won't allow you to cut too deep. Just keeping the case plumb so the cut is even all around is my only worry. Ooops, just my OCD showing through. Some how seems better to me to swag than cut but probably just fine either way. I like that swager shown by Char gar The old K.I.S.S GP
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I used my lee chamfer tool for this job on ONE batch of 9mm. It was a functional idea but not a practical one. And yes I ended up with a bit of funneling...
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"Funnels” LOL
If someone else had of done to me what I did to myself . . . I'd have killed him. Humility is an asset. Heh - heh.
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re: countersinks in primer pockets ... having a bag of 223 military, and needing 222 brass ... and being a dandy machinist in my own mind ...i grabbed a countersink ...
being enthusiastic with power tools, i may have gone a little far . one potato, two potato ...
being a machinist, i determined that * fatigue-proof * steel works real good to reface my remmy bolthead where primer leaks ate all those holes around the firing pin. wow look at that:: a regular RING of fire !!
moderation in all things.
humble kenYes, it takes a light touch. I made a few funnels before I caught on.
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gpidaho, Yes, I know that. But, as per Hornaday, it is to take the crimp from primer pockets, which it will do. One has to be careful though as it will scrape the insides of the pocket. Pat
If someone else had of done to me what I did to myself . . . I'd have killed him. Humility is an asset. Heh - heh.
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Been using the L.E. Wilson case lathe since 1961, does a very good and easy job on mil surp cases
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Three potato , four That's a reamer not a swager Pat. Just had to get that in. GP
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re: countersinks in primer pockets ... having a bag of 223 military, and needing 222 brass ... and being a dandy machinist in my own mind ...i grabbed a countersink ...
being enthusiastic with power tools, i may have gone a little far . one potato, two potato ...
being a machinist, i determined that * fatigue-proof * steel works real good to reface my remmy bolthead where primer leaks ate all those holes around the firing pin. wow look at that:: a regular RING of fire !!
moderation in all things.
humble ken
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Received my Hornaday primer pocket reamer & yes it works just fine & is easy to use. But . . . shortly after I ordered it I found my small HSS countersink (made by IRWIN) and guess what? That works best of all!I chuck it up in my small battery operated dril & in two revoulutions of the drill the job is done.
PatHA! I love being right!
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Received my Hornaday primer pocket reamer & yes it works just fine & is easy to use. But . . . shortly after I ordered it I found my small HSS countersink (made by IRWIN) and guess what? That works best of all!I chuck it up in my small battery operated dril & in two revoulutions of the drill the job is done.
Pat
If someone else had of done to me what I did to myself . . . I'd have killed him. Humility is an asset. Heh - heh.
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Thanks for all the input fellas. Decided to order the Horanaday primer pocket reamer. Found good reviews on it & the price is right.
Pat
If someone else had of done to me what I did to myself . . . I'd have killed him. Humility is an asset. Heh - heh.
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Hornady has one on their new products list,,, coming in 2015,,,
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I used the RCBS case deburring tool purchased nearly 50 years ago. Two firm twists in the primer pocket and the crimp is gone. Slow, yes, but as a bolt gun shooter those military cases last almost forever.
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I just reamed the pocket on the brass you sent me with a Lyman reamer-it was fast and worked fine.Thanks;joe b.
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