Lone_Gunman
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I am about to reload some surplus 223 and 308 brass. What is the best way to remove the military crimp? What tool do I need?
It works well for .223, but I find with .30-'06 that it swages incompletely and I have to run a chamfer/deburr tool in the pocket afterward. Anymore I just use the chamfer tool for '06 and the swager for .223.
33736
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Join Date: March 3, 2010
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Military crimp removal
Forget most of what you read. Wanna know how to remove a military crimp? Without buying a $100.00 Dillon tool..DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY! First you have to understand what a crimp is. It's merely a stamp that stamps the case and "crimps" the primer in place, so it won't back out. Simple and there's not much to it. There is absolutely no reason to use a drill bit or any fancy/expensive tool that is probably not all that fast anyway. The very best, fastest and simplelist method is to attach a RBCS champering tool to the end of a high speed hand drill and champer the primer pocket edge. The "crimp" is removed in less than a second. Trust me, you thank me under your breath, when to try it.
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Your first post is to drag up a 3 year old thread, just to disagree with what everybody else was saying? Hopefully you will have more to add in the future!
The press tools are better, but slower than the Super Swage.
IMO they're not. Been a while since I saw a CH, but as I recall it uses the same method as the RCBS and Dillon to remove the crimp, but the Dillon is smoother and faster.How are the press tools better than the Super Swage?
I'm asking because I'm considering the Dillon tool.
Thanks