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Re: RanchRoper's Reloading Ruminations

Post by Rifletom » Wed May 22, 2019 8:16 am

RR, when I used to load for my 7mm Rem Mag, I had some Norma brass that had real tight primer pockets. I had to ream the pockets to get the primers to go in. Rem or Win brass, no issue. You would think all primer pockets would have an industry standard pocket. Guess not.
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Post by BigAl52 » Wed May 22, 2019 8:56 am

RR do you have a case mouth chamfering tool?
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Re: RanchRoper's Reloading Ruminations

Post by RanchRoper » Wed May 22, 2019 8:59 am

BigAl52 wrote:
Wed May 22, 2019 8:56 am
RR do you have a case mouth chamfering tool?
I'm thinking no because I no idea what that is....
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Post by BigAl52 » Wed May 22, 2019 9:04 am

https://ads.midwayusa.com/product/78933 ... cYQAvD_BwE

You can use the pointed end of this tool to bevel a primer pocket and it will help with seating. Its also good for case mouths to take the edge off the mouth of the brass. Helps with bullet seating.
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Post by RanchRoper » Wed May 22, 2019 9:13 am

Ok cool. I will pick one up. Thks.
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Post by clovishound » Thu May 23, 2019 12:22 pm

I use one of these for tight/crimped primer pockets.[/img]

decades ago I purchased one for large and another for small primers .... can't remember the last time I had a need to use either of them
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Re: RanchRoper's Reloading Ruminations

Post by Mistered » Thu May 23, 2019 12:27 pm

Seating a bullet on a rough/sharp mouth edge is not the best way to go IMO.
He should be flaring the case mouths of the .45 he is loading and not need to chamfer them.
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Re: RanchRoper's Reloading Ruminations

Post by RanchRoper » Thu May 23, 2019 12:54 pm

The powder drop Lee die at 2nd stage flares the case mouth. Bullets seat fine, as do primers...its just the S&B ones that are a little tight. Just gotta be careful.
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Post by JEBar » Thu May 23, 2019 1:09 pm

somehow we have ended up with three different tools of this type .... have had them since the '60's .... they come in handy deburring the rim after running used brass through a case trimmer ....
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Re: RanchRoper's Reloading Ruminations

Post by clovishound » Thu May 23, 2019 2:56 pm

OK, somehow my post got garbled and something I didn't write got mixed in.

I posted a picture of a Lyman hand pocket primer reamer. They come in small and large primer variety.

I also posted that for necked rifle cases a case mouth chamfer tool is a must. I lost track of the fact that the current discussion was around a straight walled case. No chamfering needed for straight walled.
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