I recently acquired 200pcs of once fired federal .223 Rem brass.
I'm fairly new to loading for .223 and all the brass I have worked with up to this point has not had crimped primer pockets.
So last night I made a quick trip to bass pro to get a Lyman primer pocket reamer to remove the crimps. I attached the reamer to my RCBS trim mate it ran 25 cases threw using it. Visually it looked like the reamer removed the crimp.
Then I went to prime these 25 cases and the primers would not even start into the primer pocket.
So I guess this Lyman reamer did not remove the crimp.
The O.D. of the reamer measured .169" and a unspent primer (CCI No. 400) measured .175".
What in-expensive tool do I need to remove these crimps?
I'm fairly new to loading for .223 and all the brass I have worked with up to this point has not had crimped primer pockets.
So last night I made a quick trip to bass pro to get a Lyman primer pocket reamer to remove the crimps. I attached the reamer to my RCBS trim mate it ran 25 cases threw using it. Visually it looked like the reamer removed the crimp.
Then I went to prime these 25 cases and the primers would not even start into the primer pocket.
So I guess this Lyman reamer did not remove the crimp.
The O.D. of the reamer measured .169" and a unspent primer (CCI No. 400) measured .175".
What in-expensive tool do I need to remove these crimps?