devils4ever
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I bought some American Eagle .223 Remington ammo and found that it has a military crimp on the primer pocket. I thought only mil 5.56 ammo had the crimp?!? Now, I need to figure out which is the economical way to get this removed: swaged or reamed.
I've used my RCBS Trim Mate Prep Center in the past on .30-06 mil brass using their crimp remover and pocket uniformer attachments. It seemed to work fine, but I've read that it removes too much metal.
I don't have a lot of brass to do, about 200 cases, so I'd like to keep costs down. I see Dillon sells a Super Swager 600 for about $100, but I'm not sure how much I'll use it. RCBS sells the RCBS Primer Pocket Swager Combo 2 for use on a press for about $33. Or, I can get the small primer versions of the crimp remover and pocket uniformer for use on my Trim Mate Prep Center for $46 for both.
So, what's the best option for me? Do I still need a pocket uniformer if I used the swager option?
I've used my RCBS Trim Mate Prep Center in the past on .30-06 mil brass using their crimp remover and pocket uniformer attachments. It seemed to work fine, but I've read that it removes too much metal.
I don't have a lot of brass to do, about 200 cases, so I'd like to keep costs down. I see Dillon sells a Super Swager 600 for about $100, but I'm not sure how much I'll use it. RCBS sells the RCBS Primer Pocket Swager Combo 2 for use on a press for about $33. Or, I can get the small primer versions of the crimp remover and pocket uniformer for use on my Trim Mate Prep Center for $46 for both.
So, what's the best option for me? Do I still need a pocket uniformer if I used the swager option?