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[cwbys4evr]

1. I have some Lake City once fired brass that wouldn't accept a primer from my hand priming tool, although other cases would. Are these crimped primer pockets? Do.I need a primer swager? Head stamps are LC 11 and LC 12 mostly.

2. While trying to verify my powder dispenser I accidentally poured some IMR 8208 powder into a container of Bullseye. I would estimate about 10 grains or so went in there. What do I do?

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[poco loco]

on the milsurp brass, probably is crimped

either a pocket swedge setup or just a light ream of the pocket edge will also work, depends on how many you need to do.

as to the powder mixup, that sucks, not sure what shape 8208 is but bullseye is pretty fine, maybe a tight colander and strain out the 8208?

 

[chris in va]

LC brass is crimped. Get a $2 chamfer bit for your cordless drill and buzz off the crimp. No need for a $100 swaging tool.

 

[oldpapps]

Two questions, two answers.

First question - Crimped in primers. You will have to remove the ring of case brass for a proper seating of new primers. You will only have do each case once. Many, many ways to do it. If you have few, everything from a Phillips screw driver to a pocket knife can get it done. Lots to do, saving your hands will better be accomplished with a specialized tool. I have a couple and like the C&H Primer Swaging unit, http://www.ch4d.com/catalog/priming/psk . Others are just as good, maybe better or worse. How many cases you think you will be dealing with would be the determining factor here.

Second question - Example, you are baking a chocolate cake and accidentally dumped a cup of drain cleaner into the mix. What to do? What you did isn't quite as bad, but (in my view) will have the same results, dump it out. Better safe than sorry. Use this as a learning experience and move on.

 

[billybob44]

Q1. Yes those primer pockets are crimped. Get yourself a deburr tool-http://www.midwayusa.com/product/465641/rcbs-chamfer-and-deburring-tool-17-to-60-caliber
You can remove the crimp with this+you will use it when you get into trimming your brass.

Q2. YES, you DID break one of the MAIN rules of handloading=ONLY the powder that you are loading with in the area at that time!
As above-Throw away (On your Garden Plants works well) and chalk it up as a "Learning Experience"...Bill

 

[mtrmn]

Good answers on question 1.

Question 2: 10 grains in a whole pound of Bullseye? If the 2 powders are different in appearance, I'd pour it out on a cookie sheet or something and pick the odd powder out of the Bullseye flakes. You'll be surprised how easy it is to distinguish the 2 different powders if the IMR is a stick powder. Pick it out with tweezers if it's only 10 grains or so. Once you get all the odd powder out, shake it all up really well and forget about it. In these hard times, I just can't bring myself to sacrifice a pound of powder for 10 grains of a different powder mixed in. YMMV

 

[iiranger]

#2 & #1

#2). Mixed powder? How cheap are you? You might try minimum bullseye loads... Remember powder is loaded with nitrogen. If nothing else, dump it in the garden or grass... fertilizer. Not complete but better than waste it.

#1). How many? I did my first with a pocket knife. Gets old fast. Many of the case neck reamers will do the crimp. I did a couple hundred with a LEE neck reamer. Makes my fingers sore to think of it.
There is a "counter sink" bit for flat headed screws, one larger for '06 and .308 and a smaller for .223. Put it in a drill or other hand tool and just touch the primer pocket edge and it is done. Might have to buy a new one every couple thousand cases...
OR if you have lots of money to spare there are dozens of primer crimp die units. My favorite was the CH4D.com. Sits above the press for easy access. Lube is not needed but never a bad idea. Squeezes the crimp back and leaves a nice taper for the primer. And working above the press is mighty handy. My RCBS unit would only fit in the Rockchucker. Worked but bit cramped. If it is a military case, plan on de crimping. Only Military match were not crimped or some of that primed, never loaded stuff. Rare unless you are in competition circles. Luck. Happy Trails.

 

[Walkalong]

Almost certainly crimped primers. There are many ways to fix the primer pockets, from swaging to reaming.


10 Grs 8208 into nearly pound of Bullseye? I would probably say, oh crap, mix it up real well and use it, since 8208 is so slow burning compared to Bullseye and it is so little an amount. Then I would change my reloading habits so it never happens again.

Not telling you to do it, but I know what I would do.

 

[medalguy]

Yep that's what I would do too. Now if you dumped a bunch of it I'd say toss it, but 10 grains mixed in with say 7,000 grains? Shake it up. Use it.

 

[USSR]

...mix it up real well and use it, since 8208 is so slow burning compared to Bullseye and it is so little an amount. Then I would change my reloading habits so it never happens again.

Yep! Mixing a tiny bit of a slow burning rifle powder into a fast handgun powder; no problem. Mixing a tiny bit of a fast handgun powder into a slow burning rifle powder; potential problem there.

Don

 

[kingmt]

I love my CH4D but I wouldn't but it for 10 cases. 100 I'd consider it. 500 it would be the best $30 you could spend.

Powder? If it were mine I'd shake it up.