Makeshift Primer Pocket Solutions?

[cwbys4evr]

I'm having a hard time getting ahold of a small primer pocket reamer. I can't load any more .223 without one. Was wondering if you guys have any ideas that would do in a pinch. Something involving a cordless drill maybe? Thanks in advance

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[jcwit]

Are you trying to clean the pockets or ream the mil. crimp?

 

[jwrowland77]

I'm having a hard time getting ahold of a small primer pocket reamer. I can't load any more .223 without one. Was wondering if you guys have any ideas that would do in a pinch. Something involving a cordless drill maybe? Thanks in advance

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Hey cwbys4evr,

If you're trying to get the crimp out of primer pocket, send me a pm with your address and I'll send you a free Lyman's small primer pocket reamer. I have an extra one lying around from when I back ordered it and had to order two to do it.

No strings attached just my way of paying it forward.

 

[Ken70]

Go get a countersink from the hardware store, or big box. Chuck it in the drill and apply to the brass for a couple of seconds to remove the crimp. Just remove the crimp and leave a slightly beveled edge into the pocket. Might be a .020" wide cut, if you're getting much bigger than that, you're leaving it on too long. You're not digging to China, just a slight trim.

 

[rsrocket1]

How about this OOS at midway, but available at most places. Look for one with the stem at the back if you want to chuck it up:

 

[FROGO207]

You can use a #2 screwdriver blade or even a pocket knife blade to remove those pesky crimps. I found a 3/8 drill bit a bit too aggressive to work well. Whatever it is just remove the top section of the primer pocket at an angle to get below the crimped in portion. Do a couple and try to seat a primer, if it goes in easily that is enough. If not, ream a bit more. That simple. Just leave enough wall to hold the primer in safely.

 

[KansasSasquatch]

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/342199/lyman-chamfer-tool-vld-very-low-drag
2-3 turns by hand will remove the crimp and chamfer the pocket slightly making it easier to seat primers. Or you can unscrew the bit, wrap the threads in tape, and chuck it in a drill. Put the drill in a vise with the trigger taped to have it running at a low-mid speed. A light touch on each pocket will do what you need.
http://www.midwayusa.com/product/135615/lyman-case-prep-multi-tool
This is what I have myself, it has the same chamfer head and I use the above method with great success. It's not as fast as a pocket swaging tool but it's much cheaper. It comes with a reamer but I find it easier and better to use the chamfer tool.

 

[Mohave-Tec]

Use a reamer to ream and a swager to swage. I have an RCBS swaging die. I sit every round I've just decapped and sized on the small primer swage. If the case slides down any appreciable degree then it's good. About 1 in 10 won't. I run those up in the swaging die. Easy and fast.
http://www.midwayusa.com/product/235832/rcbs-primer-pocket-swager-combo-2

 

[splattergun]

#2 (standard size) Philips head screwdriver head works for me.

 

[oldreloader]

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/253550/hornady-primer-pocket-reamer-cutter-head-small
http://www.midwayusa.com/product/501588/hornady-primer-pocket-reamer-tool-small