New reloader . Need help id crimped primers

[agent88]

These are some .223 and .308 cases I have fired, cleaned and resized.

Most are factory match grade ammo.

Are these crimped primers?

I'm looking at the round indentation around the primer pockets.

[dlouie87]

They are crimped. You need to swage the primer pocket.

[bigedp51]

All the case in your photo have crimps but the Hornady match cases "may" have had the crimp removed. I say this because the Hornady cases have a beveled or rounded edge at the primer pocket opening that you normally see after reaming the primer pockets.

The best way to tell is to just buy a crimp removal tool like the bottom front reamer in the photo. When removing the primer crimp I use the bottom rear case mouth deburring tool first to speed things up and then switch to the top reamer. The bottom front reamer is just used as a GO/NO-GO gauge, meaning if it fits the primer pocket the crimp has been totally removed.



Or you can buy pin gauges to check the primer pocket for the crimp or oversized primer pockets.

[50 Shooter]

You can also ream them BUT I caution you to only remove a little material at a time. You'll ruin the brass real fast if you remove to much. The factory stuff shouldn't need anything, military brass will have staked in primers or a ring crimp like yours.

If you want to ream them, start out doing some by hand. Take a little material off and then see if a primer will seat. Once you get the hang of it you can chuck the reamer up in a drill and do hundreds in no time. Good thing is that you only need to do it once.

['ol shooter]

I like the RCBS one, worked great on my Mil crimped .45 acp and 7.62 brass.

[GW]

I'm using a Dillon swager.
Seems to be great so far...

[agent88]

You can also ream them BUT I caution you to only remove a little material at a time. You'll ruin the brass real fast if you remove to much. The factory stuff shouldn't need anything, military brass will have staked in primers or a ring crimp like yours.

If you want to ream them, start out doing some by hand. Take a little material off and then see if a primer will seat. Once you get the hang of it you can chuck the reamer up in a drill and do hundreds in no time. Good thing is that you only need to do it once.

This seemed to work good for me. Didn't have to remove much brass at all and went fairly quickly. All primers seated successfully.

I'll get to try them Thursday.

Thanks to all who replied

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