mil surplus crimped primer tool

[kennedy]

where can I buy a tool that takes the crimp out of the primer pocket of lake city .223? I checked cabelas and midway catalog and did not find any.

 

[shootinxd]

I use a Forester pocket reamer attachment on their case trimmer.Works pretty good.

 

[Otto]

I prefer to swage the crimp out...
http://www.dillonprecision.com/#/content/p/9/pid/25263/catid/8/Super_Swage_600

 

[wrench]

I use this RCBS tool, works great.
http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=447022

 

[neal7250]

I have the Dillon

 

[amlevin]

I used and fought with the RCBS tool for the better part of 20 years. Finally said "screw it" and bought the Dillon Superswage. Wished I had bought it 20 years ago. Reaming is OK but Swaging is faster, easier, and IMHO better. No metal removed and the primer pocket has a nice radius at the mouth to ease entry of the primer.

 

[coyotehitman]

+1 on the Dillon SS. Makes removing the crimps quick, easy, and precise.

 

[USSR]

+2 on the Dillon Super Swage.

Don

 

[rc109a]

I have the RCBS and did not like it one bit. I like the dillon much better, but have a hard time dropping 90 for it. I ended up going back to the reamer. Now if I can pick one up used...Hummm

 

[BattleChimp Potemkin]

If strapped for cash, the Lyman primer pocket reamer (small) zaps it out, but can wear out your hand after about 100 rounds. After some rest, your good to go . ON THE CHEAP!!!

 

[Slamfire]

+3 on the Dillion Super Swage. Used other tools, this is the best.

 

[jmorris]

The super swage is second only to the 1050.

 

[kajunshooter]

I didn't like the RCBS one either. Since I don't want to pay 90 bucks for the Dillon I bought one from CH Tool and like it. Works great and it's only 21 dollars. Look HERE

kajunshooter

 

[coyotehitman]

I like the dillon much better, but have a hard time dropping 90 for it.

I figured I would use it for 40 years, my son would use it for 50 years, his son would use it for 50 years, etc....they could finally pitch it, or sell it as an antique, when ray guns replace Rugers. It is a lifetime investment, so I wouldn't hesitate to buy another if I lost mine.

PS If I recall, I only paid 70.00/shipped or so for mine, LNIB, on evil bay. Look for deals. You can also use a Lee mouth chamfer tool ($3-4)in the mean time, it is just a lot of work and you risk taking off too much brass.

 

[Idano]

kajunshooter,

I agree with you I didn't like the the idea of shelling out $90 for the Dillon Super Swage either but I did what coyotehitman did and bought mine on eBay for about $70, which I thought was a lot too. However, if you reload on a progressive press I have found that the majority of issues encountered on progressive tend to be related to the cases and not the machines, regardless of the manufacture. Since I started using Dillon Super Swage on all my acquired cases I hardly ever encounter a problem on my progressive.

 

[rickomatic]

Alright now you guys.....between you and another thread I just read, I'm holding you all responsible for explaining to my wife why I just now spent $91 plus shipping on a new Dillon Super Swage.
I thought peer pressure stopped after junior high school....sheesh......

 

[Idano]

Good job Rick. I always go with either the THR or one of my friends made me do it.

 

[stubbicatt]

Dillon superswage is outstanding.

 

[ants]

Or a $4 carbide countersink bit from the hardware store. After years of swaging and swaging and swaging, now I only use the countersink bit chucked in a cordless drill. Takes about 2 seconds per case.

Added benefit: When you pick up cases off the ground you can identify at a glance which ones have already been reamed with a countersink bit. The swaged cases look the same as unswaged. Several commercial reloaders out in our neck of the woods use countersink reamers for that reason.

 

[sublimaze41]

Get the Dillon or suffer....greatly

 

[ranger335v]

"If strapped for cash, the Lyman primer pocket reamer (small) zaps it out, but can wear out your hand after about 100 rounds."

Chuck the Lyman reamer in an electric drill and you can ream pockets as fast as you can pick them up and set them down, without cramping your fingers.

 

[Rollis R. Karvellis]

Over $90.00 for one, I felt dumb paying over $60.00 for mine back in 98 or 99, but it was worth it, I just did about 1500 .223 in about 3-4 hours over a weekend not to long ago.