Preferred way to clean primer pockets?

[joelogic]

What's the debate? I will clean my primer pockets the day I trim the meplat and check jacket thickness.

[9mmrevolver]

Meplat? Is that a new cereal?

[Kappy]

I don't know if it makes a difference... but it only takes a second to clean the pockets. I use the end of an RCBS pocket cleaner. I put it in the tip of my drill and cinch it down. I use my drill for pretty much everything.

[ocabj]

http://www.sinclairintl.com/.aspx/pid=32935/Product/Dewey-Crocogator-Primer-Pocket-Cleaner

[Dutch Henry]

After polishing the cases, I push the tip of a small flat jeweler's screwdriver into the flashole of each case to clear any media and carbon debris that may be present. A quick, circular motion around the bottom of the primer pocket removes any residue that might prevent a primer from seating fully.

Jeweler's screwdriver sets are cheap, the tips are hardened and they work well for me.

Not the only way, just another way.

[GeoffLinder]

Clean primer pockets don't make a rats azz difference in 99% of the reloading you will ever do. Even for precision rifle loading you will get a lot more downrange result by doing things like flash hole uniforming, trimming, neck shaving and other brass prep steps than you will by cleaning the primer pockets.

[5.56Geo]

It's all about full service my friends! You should always clean the primer pockets. When you take a shower do you wash your feet?

COME ON GUYS LETS NOT GET SLOPPY!

[morrow]

Primer pocket cleaning is a waste of time, it's been proven over and over.

[dbbspider]

I deprime (rifle brass) before I tumble. I tumble in SS media so it comes out clean. When I use to tumble in walnut media, it would clean some but not all of the crud in the primer pockets. I do not necessarily clean pistol brass primer pockets.

[M27]

Stainless media. Cleans it all.

[xrMike]

Not necessary to produce sub MOA rifle rounds. If you are a benchrest shooter or just have OCD, then yeah.

[skyscraper]

Primer pocket cleaning is a waste of time, it's been proven over and over.

+1 to that.