What do most of you use to remove military crimp on 223 brass?

[JFettig]

I have the Lyman tool you mentioned, I take off the handle and chuck it up in a drill press.

From what I've seen the Hornady tool looks like it might work better than the Lyman.

I actually have a Super Swage 600 on its way, the lyman tool doesn't work the best.

Jon

 

[Navy_Guns]

I bought a CH4D swager but hardly used it because it likes to tear the rims off cases.

 

[Khornet]

I agree

about the CH tool. Gave up on it. The RCBS tool is too slow and fiddly to use, and you DO pinch your fingers. Since I already have a Forster trimmer/neck turner set up, I got one of their crimp removers, which is a reamer. Works very well, fast, and easy on your hands and knuckles. No more swaging for me.

 

[hapi]

+1 Dillon user here

i may try to use a dremel

 

[nitesite]

on a drill press. I can probably do 10 per minute going slowly.

 

[Oohrah]

Do not use the cutting type as you can't control the amount
of brass removed. Swaged is the onlly way and is much faster.
Number of brands, but I use RCBS. Sometimes a little ring of
material will be left in the primer pocket that can be removed
with a little screw driver. With the trimmer type it can leave
the primer pocket too tight or loose!

 

[ocabj]

http://www.inlandshooters.net/index.php?contentid=80

 

[sublimaze41]

I was told to get a Dillon 600 and never look back. 4,000 rounds later I can testify how well it works. Fast, effortless and clean crimp removal.

 

[SilentArmy]

The Dillon Super swage I bought used on ebay for $60 last yr! nice pockets and easy to use but as mentioned, must be mounted right for efficiency and speed.

 

[buckbrush]

I started with the RCBS many years ago, it was not very good. I switched to the C-H swager, it was better than the RCBS. I then tried a friends Dillon super swage, It was way better than the C-H. I bought a super swage, it is a super tool!

 

[uk roe hunter]

dremmel for me

 

[rc109a]

I use this tool. I just did 100 this morning and it took less the 30 minutes.
http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=643126&t=11082005
My hands were not cramped up like most people complain of. Two turns and the pockets are great. The hornady one works good, but the handle is small to do by hand. Just get the cutting head and throw it in a drill or press at low speed.

 

[armoredman]

So, what's the cheapest effective one? I was just gifted about 400 LC .223 brass...and using the Lee chamfer tool will kill my hands quick.

 

[rc109a]

If you have a drill press or just a drill, just chuck one of the two that I mentioned and it will only cost you less then 10. That is just my opinion...

 

[RustyFN]

Drill bit.
Rusty

 

[amlevin]

I was a slow learner. I started cheap with an RCBS Chamfer tool like nitesite posted a picture of. Took out the sharp edge but did nothing for the small primer pocket caused by the crimp. Then went to a Lyman Primer Pocket Reamer. Sore wrist caused me to chuck the tool in a drill press. Hard to hold case after a couple of hundred. Tried the RCBS Swage kit for my Rock Chucker. Hated the "slamming of the handle" to remove the case from the Punch. Bought a Super Swage and it is extremely easy to use. 500 cases the first evening. Only 3,000 to go but almost no effort. Found that a large Acro Bin placed just right catches the cases when they are "flicked" off the pin. Place a case on the pin, lower, operate ram handle, tip up pin with a snapping motion and the case flys off to be caught by the bin.

The other tools are going in my "Garage Sale" bin.

 

[JFettig]

Now I have my Super Swage, I definitely am not turning back. Its quick and painless, I could swage all night long (only if theres something good on tv of course).


Jon

 

[bl4ckd0g]

RCBS Pocket Swager combo on my single stage press. Then I finish it with the primer pocket reamer to clean out all of the junk.

 

[ny32182]

Does anyone have good "before and after" pictures of primer crimp removal?

What is the best source for the Dillon tool? I can't seem to find it on Midway.

Can the Dillon tool be adapted to work with .308?

 

[rcmodel]

The best place to get Dillon equipment is ahhh, Dillon.

http://www.dillonprecision.com/#/content/p/9/pid/25263/catid/8/Super_Swage_600

It comes complete to handle any size brass & primer.


rcmodel

 

[Mr. Chitlin]

What do you use to remove the military crimp from the primer pocket in once fired 223 brass?

Dillon Super 1050

 

[9sigman45]

With a Dillon SS 600, do you remove the crimp before or after sizing? I just ordered one yesterday ;>).

 

[jlficken]

It all depends on your procedure. If you are depriming as you size then after. Otherwise, if you are just depriming and cleaning primer pockets like I sometimes do with pistol brass before I use the progressive press then swage before as I then size on the progressive since pistol brass generally doesn't require trimming.

 

[9sigman45]

Here's the process I plan to use, sound OK?

Tumble/Clean/Polish brass (walnut then corn cobb)
Lube, Size, Trim and Deprime with Dillon 1200 on my XL650 (with casefeeder)
Tumble/Polish brass to remove lube
Remove primer crimp with Dillon 600
Prime, Powder, Seat & Crimp on my XL450 (its dedicated to .223)
BLAST AWAY!

 

[armoredman]

Well, I can't afford the Dillon, so I may get the RCBS swager when down by Sportsman's Warehouse on the 7th.