Reaming primer pockets tip
I've been reloading .223 brass which is not the caliber I've loaded very many of over the years. I purchased some once fired brass and a lot of it is the military stuff and the primer pockets don't seat very well as most of you probably know.
I ordered a Hornady pocket reamer and started doing them by hand when I realized that's a lot of work plus it makes your fingers sore. So I took the bit out of the little aluminum handle and screwed it into a cleaning rod and then cut the cleaning rod off so I could chuck it up in my cordless drill. I screwed the bit into a cleaning rod to protect the threads and it works very well.
I ordered a Hornady pocket reamer and started doing them by hand when I realized that's a lot of work plus it makes your fingers sore. So I took the bit out of the little aluminum handle and screwed it into a cleaning rod and then cut the cleaning rod off so I could chuck it up in my cordless drill. I screwed the bit into a cleaning rod to protect the threads and it works very well.
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I did that, too, back in the late 1950's only it was with a large primer reamer made by/for Herter's and I was reaming military .30/06 primer pockets. the Herter's tool handle was made of some kind of plastic and, if I remember correctly, I knocked the handle apart with a hammer and the steel part then fit nicely in an electric drill. (Yeah, we had electric drills in those days!) I've still got that reamer around here someplace 0 -
No need to worry about the threads. It'll get dull sooner or later and get thrown away. I use one of those in a drill if I'm doing some odd cases and don't want to reset my Dillon swager. More precise than some of the junk ideas folks come up with. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by Ambrose
I did that, too, back in the late 1950's
(Yeah, we had electric drills in those days!)
Yep I know. I've been around since the late '40s myself. I started reloading with one of these Lee Loaders in the little red box back in 1962. I would reload .20 Ga. shotgun shells at night though the week so I could go dove or squirrel hunting on the weekends.0 -
I have a set of Lyman primer pocket reamers with wood handles that are older than I am. Dad used them for many years before they came to me. Still sharp and cut nicely. A sharp clip point blade on a pocket knife does a good job.
The RCBS older version primer pocket swage works but leaves a lot to be desired IMHO.0
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