Millitary brass primer pockets

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I have a bunch of DA, IVI, & PMC brass that I want to load for my Norinco M14s. I have deprimed and sized the brass. Trimmed it and cleaned the primer pocket and flash hole and decrimped the primer pockets. I find that most of the primer pockets are so tight that they deform the CCI primers I am trying to put in them. Does anyone else have this problem and what do you do about it?
Thanks for the input, Hitch
 
How did you decrimp the primer pockets? I have not done many so I only used the point of a sharp knife to remove the crimp material on the edge of the primer pocket. I had a few that were hard to seat, I just remove a bit more and was good to go.
 
The best way to make crimped primer pocket brass ready to reload is to buy the Dillon primer pocket swager tool. It works better then any other that I have used.

Graydog
 
iceman2 said:
How did you decrimp the primer pockets? I have not done many so I only used the point of a sharp knife to remove the crimp material on the edge of the primer pocket. I had a few that were hard to seat, I just remove a bit more and was good to go.
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I was using the deburring tool the same time I took the burr off the neck from trimming.
routine:
Do outside necks then do inside neck turn over do crimp. Done.
but the problem is deeper than the crimp. It deforms the primer just before it is completely seated.
 
hitch.bd said:
but the problem is deeper than the crimp. It deforms the primer just before it is completely seated.
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Sorry, I'm skeptical. It just seems too strong a coincidence that you are having problems seating primers in pockets that were formerly crimped. I would still focus on the crimp removal until it was absolutely proven that this is not the issue.

I use the Lyman reamer to do primer pockets. It reaches down and reprofiles the full depth of the pocket.
 
crimp removal

I have done hundreds, maybe thousands of all the same brands that you mentioned, with the RCBS swage kit and haven't had one problem using CCI primers after. I also used to do the neck chamfer tool but found I had to go too deep to avoid exactly what you are describing, and I didn't like 1/2 the primer not being supported by the pocket. So I bought the swager and have been happy ever since.:D
 
THE cheapest way to decrimp brass is with a common wood/metal counter sink.
Cost about $7.00.
Chuck into a cordless drill or a drill press,touch for a split second and your done.
 
BattleRife said:
Sorry, I'm skeptical. It just seems too strong a coincidence that you are having problems seating primers in pockets that were formerly crimped. I would still focus on the crimp removal until it was absolutely proven that this is not the issue.

I use the Lyman reamer to do primer pockets. It reaches down and reprofiles the full depth of the pocket.
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Reprofiling sounds like what I want.
 
c-fbmi said:
I have done hundreds, maybe thousands of all the same brands that you mentioned, with the RCBS swage kit and haven't had one problem using CCI primers after. I also used to do the neck chamfer tool but found I had to go too deep to avoid exactly what you are describing, and I didn't like 1/2 the primer not being supported by the pocket. So I bought the swager and have been happy ever since.:D
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That is what I was meaning. I didn't wanna go too deep and have primers popping out.
 
Just got a Dillion Super Swager and couldn't be happier it does by far the best job for large quantities. I also have the RCBS which is okay but just seems really clunky and I have the Willson lathe set up. They all work but if I knew what I know now i would have gone strait for the Dillion and that says alot since I'm a Hornady guy lol. I had planed to swage my 5000 cases and sell the swager since I wouldn't use it that much after but it just works so well I couldn't sell it.

If your looking for one Henry at Budget Shooter supply will get them and fast
 
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