Hello Loader !
I've emptied some steel cases yesterday and have been playing with my reloading toys today.
Question : Have you noticed that the primer hole in the primer pocket is much smaller than brass PMC or other brands of cases ? I broke all my depriming pins before I found out why that was. So, I used the only thing I had left for depriming: a 40 year old Wilson, one-at-a-time depromer. That pin measures 0.077". I didn't have a drill bit of 0.077", and since the first time around it went "BANG", I figured that it just go bang again. These 60 cases will have the original primer hole. Next time I'll open them up to as close to 0.077" as I can get !
I haven't yet determined what load I'm going to use, but I will use the taper crimp die by LEE. I have many die sets by EVERYBODY including some old Lyman dies, but LEE seems to be able to solve all of what few problems I may have. Now if they'd send out someone out here to shoot my groups for me I'd be all set.
Priming the steel cases is again a very spotty situation. My Winchester SR primers are sometimes high, sometimes flattened out and sometimes just beautiful------about as much one way as another.
Question: Do you know of a primer pocket swaging die that I could use with my loading press ----and where I might buy one ?
hope things are well with you, LOADER.
csward
I've emptied some steel cases yesterday and have been playing with my reloading toys today.
Question : Have you noticed that the primer hole in the primer pocket is much smaller than brass PMC or other brands of cases ? I broke all my depriming pins before I found out why that was. So, I used the only thing I had left for depriming: a 40 year old Wilson, one-at-a-time depromer. That pin measures 0.077". I didn't have a drill bit of 0.077", and since the first time around it went "BANG", I figured that it just go bang again. These 60 cases will have the original primer hole. Next time I'll open them up to as close to 0.077" as I can get !
I haven't yet determined what load I'm going to use, but I will use the taper crimp die by LEE. I have many die sets by EVERYBODY including some old Lyman dies, but LEE seems to be able to solve all of what few problems I may have. Now if they'd send out someone out here to shoot my groups for me I'd be all set.
Priming the steel cases is again a very spotty situation. My Winchester SR primers are sometimes high, sometimes flattened out and sometimes just beautiful------about as much one way as another.
Question: Do you know of a primer pocket swaging die that I could use with my loading press ----and where I might buy one ?
hope things are well with you, LOADER.
csward