How do you remove primer crimps on mil brass?

[kingmt]

I don't sort brass. I adjust it to just clear the crimp but not bottom out. I time myself at 1K an hour.

 

[gfanikf]

Well it seems for me the best thing was using the drill bit and the Lee Chamfer. They all fit in perfectly. Ironically one that wasn't before had a high primer that would go in, so for lack of any other option I deprimed a live primer. Worked good enough....I have no desire to normally do it.

So I'm going to most like stick with case in the drill bit and using the chamfer, since I can easily sit outside and do a bunch of them.

Oh I got a bullet puller finally...it sucks the Frankford Arsenal one is going back to Amazon. Ironically I did get two pulls on one hit...and everything else nothing.

 

[mtrmn]

On the impact bullet pullers--you need to hit something really solid like a concrete floor or a steel vise/anvil. A wood workbench apparently will have enough give in it to require several hits per bullet pulled. I stuff a piece of paper towel down in the puller to cushion the bullet as it comes flying out of the case--especially with cast or soft nose bullets. If I have very many to pull I break out the collet-type puller.

 

[Swampman]

I'm not much of a Kool-Aid drinker (I prefer beer myself), but I've tried numerous methods of removing primer crimps. If you want to cut 'em out, use the Hornady (the Lyman tool truly sucks), or a quality case chamfer tool (be careful so that you don't remove too much).
If you prefer swaging them, the Dillon is great and gives you primer pockets with the easy seating that you would expect from virgin, uncrimped commercial brass.
My personal choice would be the Dillon, especially since I didn't have to actually pay for it.
The Hornady system works very well however, and in my opinion, will result in fewer cases lost to having "overprocessed" primer pockets than you'll get with a case chamfer tool.
I've never tried the CH4D tool, but it sounds good (eventually I'm gonna have to return this Dillon...).

 

[dgod]

Buy a Swager from Midway, $20-@25, fits in your press, works GREAT, comes with large and small Swagger pins and works on both Pistol and Rifle brass. You have to use it only once on a piece of brass, then it is ready for your next step, Tumble or Prime. Next time, deprime, reprime, load. No more Boxed Primers.

Dan

 

[dgod]

I have the RCBS Swagger, it works great, just don't forget to take the handle all the way down, and then all the way up, to eject.

 

[blarby]

#3 phillips.

Twist, twist, twist, done.

 

[dgod]

I have the RCBS Swagger, comes with Large and Small parts, works great, the results are not readily apparent, but will become obvious when you prime them.

Dan

 

[howlnmad]

With a cpuntersink bit chucked up in my drillpress. No muss, no fuss.