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Posted: 6/27/2011 10:50:21 AM EDT
| I am very new to reloading Iam taking it one step at a time. I have a tumbler on the way with some media and have more than 1,000 .223 and .308 brass. Some of which is military ammo. I have heard that the primer is different... that it is "crimped". If this is true what type of equipment will I need to de-prim them? Are there resizing dies that will take care of it? It will be about 2 months till I get to that point. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you |
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The primer will pop out using the same decapping pin as a non-crimped primer. It might be a little tigher, it might not. To remove the crimp you can use your reamer to lightly bevel the crimp.
This article will help |
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The primer will come out just fine using a resizing/depriming die. You can also use a dedicated depriming die like what Lee offers. After the primer is out, you either need to ream or swage the primer pocket. I recommend
this its fast and accurate. |
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SMALL BASE FULL LEANGH dies,, for all semi auto re-loading,, it cost a little more,, but worth it. swedge the primer pockets, more than one company makes them,, they all work, trim the brass that is a must,, Possum hollow, makes one you can put in a hand drill or drill press,, it is good for the money, too. |
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