Help Needed - Primer Seating Problem

[Enfield47]

I'll try to reswage them to see if I can get rid of the the remaining crimp. Once the crimp is removed, will I still see the crimp indentation? It seems so small and yet that it is causing me this much trouble. I guess it's all part of the learning experience (frustrating as it may be).

If the primers are flattened, are they still safe to shoot?

[BigBronco]

Yes the they are safe to shoot. As for the primer seating issue the alignment of the primer seating may be just a bit off. Yesterday at the the work shop one student was having a heck of a time with the hand priming tool. He would hand it to me and it worked smoothly. Hand it right back to him and trouble again. Went back and forth several times with his issues to smooth entry when I had it. Very frustrating for the student.

I highly suggest using the hand priming tool. I so hate priming on a non progressive press. Yes even on a Rockchucker.

Enfield, I am not available much of this week but I would love to help figure out your issues. If you still have my number give me a call and lets get together and figure this snag out.

BB

[mark501w]

I ream the the pockets with a Lyman tool , cut depth uniform flash holes. Hand priming helps you check to see if you have any problems with individual cases. You only have to do this process once. You can't leave any primers sticking above the case & risk a slam fire with a auto loader or inconsistent firing of your primer.

[wxl]

If the primer pockets weren't swaged enough, wh can I do to remove the crimp? Would a drill bit work?

When I run across a crimped primer pocket I hit it with a portable drill that has a drill bit that is larger than the pocket and shave a little off. I only reload 223 so i don't run across too many crimped primers. Also, Winchester primers run a little smaller than CCI and are easier to seat, but I've read some people have problems with them falling out because they don't fit as tight. I've neve had this problem.

[yellowstealth]

I have the same setup as you, RCBS swager and lee press. I quit using the on press primer in favor of a hand priming tool for the same reason you describe.

Initially I thought I must not have had the swager set correctly, realized that wasn't the case when I tried to prime a non crimped case on the press and had the same issue. No problems using the lee hand priming tool.

[Enfield47]

Thanks for all the help and advice. I will try all of the tips here for getting rid of the crimp and using a hand priming system to see if I have some better luck with it than with the safety prime system on the press.