dbarnhart
Member
I used the Dillon Super Swage 600 tonight for the first time on a batch of 7.62x51 military brass and was really impressed.
I reloaded nothing but 45ACP for many years and of course never ever encountered the issue of crimped primers. I didn't even know the problem existed. For Christmas, my son gave me a C93 and thus my first introduction to crimped primers. You can imagine - after having seated a few thousand pistol primers on the Rock Chucker - suddenly finding that I could not seat primers into 223 cases. (You're all sitting back laughing, I know) I finally figure out that it's not the equipment and it's not that I've suddenly become anemic, but the primer pockets have been crimped. (Go ahead, yuk it up)
So I tried several cheaper solutions. Some worked, some didn't. The ones that worked were clearly for low-volume situations.
But sitting there looking at me was a bucket full of about 4000 rounds of 223 brass I had bought used and run through the vibratory cleaner over the last few weeks. Clearly I would die of old age before getting all that brass processed unless I did something different.
I live in Phoenix, and so while in Scottsdale to see a client last Friday I stopped by the Dillon store and bought the Super Swage 600. I also just bought a JLD PTR 91 and so have a small amount of 7.62 military brass that I needed loaded up for a session at the range next week. I measured the primer pockets with a caliper and it was clear they had been crimped. I ran each one thru the Super Swage 600 and then put it in the press and seated the primer with ease.
So, to anyone in the same position: Don't waste your money on other solutions. Get the Super Swage 600 and enjoy the feeling of working with a fine tool that does what it's supposed to do.
I reloaded nothing but 45ACP for many years and of course never ever encountered the issue of crimped primers. I didn't even know the problem existed. For Christmas, my son gave me a C93 and thus my first introduction to crimped primers. You can imagine - after having seated a few thousand pistol primers on the Rock Chucker - suddenly finding that I could not seat primers into 223 cases. (You're all sitting back laughing, I know) I finally figure out that it's not the equipment and it's not that I've suddenly become anemic, but the primer pockets have been crimped. (Go ahead, yuk it up)
So I tried several cheaper solutions. Some worked, some didn't. The ones that worked were clearly for low-volume situations.
But sitting there looking at me was a bucket full of about 4000 rounds of 223 brass I had bought used and run through the vibratory cleaner over the last few weeks. Clearly I would die of old age before getting all that brass processed unless I did something different.
I live in Phoenix, and so while in Scottsdale to see a client last Friday I stopped by the Dillon store and bought the Super Swage 600. I also just bought a JLD PTR 91 and so have a small amount of 7.62 military brass that I needed loaded up for a session at the range next week. I measured the primer pockets with a caliper and it was clear they had been crimped. I ran each one thru the Super Swage 600 and then put it in the press and seated the primer with ease.
So, to anyone in the same position: Don't waste your money on other solutions. Get the Super Swage 600 and enjoy the feeling of working with a fine tool that does what it's supposed to do.
