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Posted: 3/2/2016 10:10:15 PM EDT
| I pulled brass from the wrong box and primed about 50 pieces of LC brass that had not been run through the Dillon swager. I noticed that they were seating with a little resistance but the primers (wolf magnum) appear to have seated flush. Should I be concerned about these? Scrap pile or would you play by the rule of if it fits, then it GTG? |
| Once the primer is seated, how can you tell if it has been deformed? I noticed that a small ring of brass was present in the primer seating cup like it was shaved off of the pocket after some of the primers were seated. I don't mind scrapping them, especially if they will pose a problem in regards to safety. If the primers are flush in the pocket are they GTG? |
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I've reloaded and fired at least a thousand rounds that had a crimped primer pocket still intact.
9 out of 10 went in smoothly on my Lee Turret Press but that 1 exception resulted in a crushed primer that had to be pried out of the little feed cup or you end up with a primer that requires a hefty pull to get it seated flush. I never had a misfire. That said, rather than lose minutes dealing with these problems I de-crimped a large batch of brass with a drill bit attachment someone recommened in this sub forum and it is definetly smoother and easier. Moving forward, I will continue to un-crimp my primer pockets. It's just easier. |
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I've reloaded and fired at least a thousand rounds that had a crimped primer pocket still intact. 9 out of 10 went in smoothly on my Lee Turret Press but that 1 exception resulted in a crushed primer that had to be pried out of the little feed cup or you end up with a primer that requires a hefty pull to get it seated flush. I never had a misfire. That said, rather than lose minutes dealing with these problems I de-crimped a large batch of brass with a drill bit attachment someone recommened in this sub forum and it is definetly smoother and easier. Moving forward, I will continue to un-crimp my primer pockets. It's just easier. Thanks, I'd hoped to hear that was the case. I have the Dillon super swager and love it. I just grabbed the wrong box of brass and didn't follow my gut when they were not seating smoothly as I had have seen in the past. I have not picked up my motorized trimming station and work in batches of 200. These were all swaged and chamfered by hand so I would have lost a bunch of work. I was honestly more irritated about the lost time investment than the materials. |
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