primer crimp removale help w pics

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not that im aware of. sorry im a new reloader.

its a lyman hand reamer, looks like a screw driver.
 
I have a Lyman reamer also. I did one and when shot the primer backed half way out. I believe I may have over done it also. The reamer will bottom out to set depth but probably only need to turn it once. Holding the reamer with you hand and turning it in this short of hole in brass it will be easy to cut a taper in the hole. I will go back and check them with the calipers and may need to scrap them. Let me know if your primers back out
 
im not even going to chance it with them, I was turning it more than once so this might be the reason why its jacked up.

ill try some cracked cases tonight so not to ruin my good stuff. btw my reloads didn't crack the cases, that's what I get for using others reloads.

I really don't want to mess with the die because it was very expensive and if I can get away with the reamer ill use that.

so you guys are saying one turn with the reamer?
 
It doesn't take much to make them work. You put the slightest bevel on it and the primer will fit. If not, give it a bit more. The less the best. Oftentimes, I can give them a quick turn with a hand reamer and that is enough. Good luck and experiment....its where the fun lives,IMHO.
 
Did you have it checked in a drill? I have both the Lyman and Hornady. I really can not see how you did what you did.:confused:

It only takes a few turns by Hand, In a drill just lightly let it spin a few times.

Even in a drill it is self limiting??

What exact tool did you use, looks like you used a case neck chamfering tool??

This: (wrong)

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/285108/lyman-chamfer-and-deburring-tool-50-bmg?cm_vc=ProductFinding

or this (correct)

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/1064643126/lyman-primer-pocket-reamer-tool?cm_vc=ProductFinding
 
I have the same one and the Hornady version. I honestly can not see how it ate your primer pocket that much?? I use mine in a drill.

You do know there is a large and small primer pocket tool??

For 223 be sure you have the small one in the handle.;)
 
after thinking about it I wasn't holding everything strait.

im at work now but when I get home I will check and make sure I have the small one. for me with my large hands it was hard to hold the shell completely strait. based on what you guys are saying I think I turned it too much or canted it too much. I have some old brass that's cracked and I will try that and see what happens.

thanks for the help.
 
If you have the small one in there you can not "destroy" the pocket like the pic shows? It will only cut the crimp and then just stop. As I mentioned I check mine in a drill and have never done that.

I use the Hornady version but same basic tool. I think the Hornady is stronger metal.

Do you have a bench vice or cordless drill? Put the bit in the drill chuck and then just run it and push the brass primer pocket into it a few turns and it's done. Wear some of those mechanic gloves which will give you a better grip on the skinny brass.
 
well just looked at the package and it says lyman primer pocket reamer (small) ill try it with 1 turn on some old brass and see what happens.
 
I have the Lyman reamer, but preferred the Hornady that lasted much longer using a small drill press. It WILL drilll the hole deeper.
I set the stop on the bench drill ptress to just touch the bottom of the existing hole enough to "partially" clean it, and that worked well.
I have done about 4-5 thousand WIN Nato cases that loaded fine--mostly. Some were still a little snug on the insert, and a few scrunched the primer---a technical term that means deformed it enough to have to punch it back out and toss it.

Now that ammo is more available, ample spent cases are available for pick up. I have no need to bother reaming the Nato cases. Still have a thousand or so reamed and stored.
 
I tried most of the crimp removal hand tools and found the RCBS to work best. It has a stop to prevent you from overdoing it, stays sharp and easily chucks in any power tool. I use it in my Frankford Arsenal Case Prep Center.
 
Ohihunter,

I have the same tool and getting results like that would be very difficult for me. My hand would be real sore by then. In contrast to the other experiences here, mine takes more than a couple revolutions of the tool to do a good job.

I'm wondering, is the Lyman tool what you would call sharp, or have any cutting edge to speak of? Or would you say it is about as sharp as a Phillips screwdriver?

Maybe Lyman has made the tool sharper since I bought mine. I give mine a Phillips screwdriver rating. Heck, maybe mine is just wore out and I cant remember that it used to work better... :) The frightening part of creeping up on old age is actually remembering that you forget stuff.

Thanks and good luck.

H1
 
I have both the Lyman and the Hornady. I use mine on a Lyman Case prep center but even when I used them by hand no way could I get that result.
 
What type of crimp was it originally? If it was the stacked type crimp you do have to remove a little more. I suggest a pocket swaging tool. I usually knock down the crimp and then swage it
 
you guys do know that only military brass needs the primer pocket reamed. regular 223 brass does not need any pocket reaming. some loaders do ream the primer flash hole on brass but that has nothing to do with the primer seating.

excuse me if i misspoke

Bull
 
I wish that were the case but there is a fair amount of commercial .223 ammo with crimped cases. Federal crimps all of their .223 factory ammo, not only 5.56, and that includes American Eagle and all of the bulk stuff they sell. I believe PMC .223 is all crimped as well.
 
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its sort of sharp and I verified it was the small head. I maybe was holding it angled a bit.

the brass I have consist of American eagle, hornady, perfecta, usa and Remington new.

the hornady was fine but everything else had crimp. cant use swage die with my press and a swager isn't in the budget.

ill just get a few bags of Winchester or rem from basspro and be done with it.
 
I wish that were the case but there is a fair amount of commercial .223 ammo with crimped cases. Federal crimps all of their .223 factory ammo, not only 5.56, and that includes American Eagle and all of the bulk stuff they sell. I believe PMC .223 is all crimped as well.
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This is correct. Lots of cases have crimps.
 
now with the lyman hand reamer should it just touch the inside of the primer pocket and turn or should it bottom out on the flash hole?
 
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