which swager for ivi 5.56 an 9mm?
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I use a Swage-it on my Dillon 550 to swage primer pockets concurrently with sizing. It is also available for the 650. The Dillon swager is probably what I would choose for a standalone swaging tool, or a primer pocket reamer in a drill is effective and cheap.
I've tried reaming with a drill and found it very inconsistent and more hassle than it's worth.
Bought the RCBS swaging die set, absolutely love it. Quick, easy, efficient and does a great, consistent job.
I've heard the Dillon unit is supposed to be the best swager, but I didn't see the benefit of spending 160 on something that does the same thing as the RCBS model for 50 bucks, for my uses anyways. YMMV
Bought the RCBS swaging die set, absolutely love it. Quick, easy, efficient and does a great, consistent job.
I've heard the Dillon unit is supposed to be the best swager, but I didn't see the benefit of spending 160 on something that does the same thing as the RCBS model for 50 bucks, for my uses anyways. YMMV
The type crimp remover depends on how many cases you plan to do at a time. Simple reamers work well but can be hard on the fingers if large batches are done at a time.
The press mounted RCBS swarger works well and is one of the cheaper types but can be slower than the more expensive types like the Dillon.
If you are going to do large batches then the Dillon or the RCBS bench mounted swager.
The press mounted RCBS swarger works well and is one of the cheaper types but can be slower than the more expensive types like the Dillon.
If you are going to do large batches then the Dillon or the RCBS bench mounted swager.
I've never had a problem swaging IVI brass with my Dillon. Maybe you didn't have the swag rod adjusted correctly.
Simple test, measure the height of the primer and primer pocket depth with a vernier caliper. I had to uniform 300 Lake City 7.62 cases because my primers were taller than the primer pocket.
I did a quick 5 round random sample of the pocket depths and they were .1185 to .120 which is the same as the few lapua I had sitting around. the thickest primer I could see listed is .113 which is a CCI 450.
