The RCBS bench-mount primer pocket swager arrived, so I thought I'd try to reload all this LC brass I've been collecting.
In the past, I tried a pocket reamer (hornady version, and/or deburr tool) with mixed results, so I thought a swager would make this LC brass as easy to prime as commercial brass.
I managed to prime 50 brass, but they all required more force to prime than any commercial brass I've ever loaded.
After damaging two primers, I kept increasing the swager depth, but I'm at the point where I have to use my fist, wrist, and a touch of elbow to get the swaging head in and out of the pocket. Is this normal?
I further discovered that using the reamer after swaging helped locate the primer easier. At this point, I don't think I'm going to be inserting sideways primers anymore, but it does still seem like the pockets are tight. Is that just the way it is?
curiously,
-edfardos
In the past, I tried a pocket reamer (hornady version, and/or deburr tool) with mixed results, so I thought a swager would make this LC brass as easy to prime as commercial brass.
I managed to prime 50 brass, but they all required more force to prime than any commercial brass I've ever loaded.
After damaging two primers, I kept increasing the swager depth, but I'm at the point where I have to use my fist, wrist, and a touch of elbow to get the swaging head in and out of the pocket. Is this normal?
I further discovered that using the reamer after swaging helped locate the primer easier. At this point, I don't think I'm going to be inserting sideways primers anymore, but it does still seem like the pockets are tight. Is that just the way it is?
curiously,
-edfardos