De-Priming before Sizing

[ar15barrels]

But is that REALLY a pistol?

It's really a handgun because pistols are generally repeaters.

No stock so it's not a rifle.
Overall length under 26" and a rifled bore under 16" makes it a handgun.
If the overall length were over 26" or the barrel were over 16", it would be a title1 other firearm.

[Dirtlaw]

It's really a handgun because pistols are generally repeaters.

No stock so it's not a rifle.
Overall length under 26" and a rifled bore under 16" makes it a handgun.
If the overall length were over 26" or the barrel were over 16", it would be a title1 other firearm.

Technicalities! But we all know the reality.

[ar15barrels]

Technicalities! But we all know the reality.

Reality is that we live by the technicalities.

[Dirtlaw]

Reality is that we live by the technicalities.

Maybe. That is the mantra of lawyers.

[morthrane]

Nobody shoots 600 yards with pistols.

[Ronin6]

You can leave dirt in the primer pocket if you want, under a shiny new primer.

And you can sweep your living room dirt under the rug; your room will still look clean.

[Ronin6]

Some reloaders deprime by hand so nothing touches the neck like a expander ball.

[BAJ475]

You are missing the wind part.
It's much more important than the basic geometry part at 600.

No, he was not missing anything. He was merely taking advantage of how you phrased your post. I for one smiled at his reply.

[BAJ475]

Apples and Oranges.

Pistol ammunition isn't anywhere near as sensitive to minor differences in the loading process.

Nobody shoots 600 yards with pistols.

I still do mass-production reloading for my pistol stuff for just that reason.

But my mass-production rifle stuff shot 1/2 MOA.

My "Crazy" produced rifle stuff shoots 1/8 MOA.

That difference makes for time well-spent.

I don't know about that. IIRC there was a video of Jerry Miculek shooting an upside revolver at 1000 yds.

[ngnrnlo]

So what do you use to punch out the old primers? I have a Frankfort De-Priming hand held tool I’ve had for years……..mostly unused. Then I would Sonic Clean before Annealing, Sizing…………

I have a lyman depriming die in a dedicated slot on my T-7 turet press. Then I wet tumble.

I also keep a lee expander die (to make bent case mouths round again) and a hornady camlock bullet puller in dedicated slots on the turet.

[SharedShots]

Why do some reloaders remove the spent primers in a separate step vs during the sizing process?

Neck sizing only or also FL sizing?

Some people use a universal decapping die so they can deprime all their cases without sorting them first. It's very efficient and fast when you shoot different ammo/guns often. I have both a press and handheld decapping die/tool. I don't waste time sorting brass first just to deprime. After deprime I clean the cases and check for bad cases, I don't waste time resizing them and the resizing of already deprimed brass is easier and smoother.

For me, clean primer pockets has nothing to do with it.


Anyway, with super clean primer pockets I shot a cantelope sized group at 100 yards but with dirty primer pockets the group opened up to a honey dew melon size.

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[Dirtlaw]

Some people use a universal decapping die so they can deprime all their cases without sorting them first. It's very efficient and fast when you shoot different ammo/guns often. I have both a press and handheld decapping die/tool. I don't waste time sorting brass first just to deprime. After deprime I clean the cases and check for bad cases, I don't waste time resizing them and the resizing of already deprimed brass is easier and smoother.

For me, clean primer pockets has nothing to do with it.




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Everyone settles on their own system. Nothing bad about that.

[BrassCase]

I use an ultrasonic cleaner so I'm also a lunatic and de-prime first. You should see how clean everything comes out including the primer pockets. They just shine like new brass.

[Ronin6]

I use an ultrasonic cleaner so I'm also a lunatic and de-prime first. You should see how clean everything comes out including the primer pockets. They just shine like new brass.

[Dirtlaw]

I use an ultrasonic cleaner so I'm also a lunatic and de-prime first. You should see how clean everything comes out including the primer pockets. They just shine like new brass.

Isn't that a sweet feeling when it looks like it just came off the production line? Feels good to me anyway. And that's funny. My wife sees me as a slob who never passes the white glove inspections.