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Posted: 5/27/2008 6:34:32 PM EDT
| So I have been loading rifle ammo for a little over a year now (I've done pistol alot longer). I have only used commercial brass. I have never swaged a single case. I have loaded some of my brass up several times. I keep reading that some people swage all their brass. I originally just thought it was what you did to military brass. What are you achieving with commercial brass when you swage it? |
Yes, for a military crimp...........removal is done with a swage or reamer. And, there might be some, that may use a swage on a commercial case. Perhaps they think it'll help to "uniform" the pocket size. Well: To each his own. ME, I can see "uniforming" the primer pocket size of a commercial case. But, that is usually done with special "reamer type" tools. For depth and width as well as hole size...........and de-burring of the flash hole (using the tool inserted from the neck). Aloha, Mark |
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Some folks like me just believe it is quicker to run everything through the swagger than it is to seperate. I have the Dillon unit and I ran all my cases through it. It goes so fast, it is just easier. If it didn't have a crimped primer than it didn't do anything, but at least I won't have any cases that I missed. NCH |
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