Reloading Military Ball 30-06 Cases

[psteinmayer]

I am going to reload a couple hundred M2 Ball (30-06) cases, and I'm looking for a good way to remove the primer crimp. I tried to prime a case today, and damaged three primers before I figured out the lip left by the primer crimp was the problem. Want is the best way to remove that so I can prime my cases?

Thanks in advance!
Paul

[Litt'le Lee]

you have your choice of a swageer or a trimmer-I use a Hornady primer pocket trimmer
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trks...=382&_from=R40

[Hefights]

I use this one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdkA7vDeaes

[Parashooter]

If those 200 are the only GI cases you're ever going to de-crimp, a common case deburring tool will do the job slowly but effectively once you learn how much brass to remove. If you're going to continue collecting GI brass, a pocket swaging die set like the RCBS product will prove cost-effective.

[PKelly]

I use a tool similar to the Hornady, I believe it's made by Lyman. $7 or $8 at Cabellas if I remember correctly.

[m1ashooter]

Drill bit works.

[joem]

I reload ALOT of military brass. I bought the Dillon Super swedge. Expensive but does a great job if you have thousands of cases.

[psteinmayer]

Well, I don't have thousands... but since I intend on only shooting Ball ammo in my Garand, I expect to only be using military brass from here on out. When I reload, it will be with FMJ bullets, and most likely 4064. All in all, I have around 250 rounds of military brass (mostly US Ball). Also, I have around 300 rounds of Ball ammo waiting for the zombies to appear (of the next National Match, which ever comes first). I like the idea of the RBCS swage, which looks easy to use and effective! I thought about using my case de-burr reamer, but I just don't have the hand strength to hold 200 some odd cases and turn the tool any more.

Thanks for your help everyone! Much obliged!
Paul

[NuJudge]

The RCBS Swage has done the best job for me, but it's slow. I finally bought a Dillon, which every once in a while doesn't get all the crimp out of the way, and I have to use a chamfer tool.

[da gimp]

Drill bit works.

saw a reloaded US 5.56 case that someone had removed the crimp with a drill, let go at the primer pocket once, (fired thru a Colt AR 15.........) pieces of primer came back & hit the white portion of the shooters R eye..... and into his R hand. The magazine was destroyed.........Mike was a USN pilot stationed on the Big E & had to have extensive testing before he was returned to flight status.

Quit being cheap & stupid buy using a drill or a knife.... buy a Dillon primer pocket swager, they give you both small primer pocket & large primer pocket swaging rods with it..... It is very simple to use & you can quickly swage the pockets of a 1000 , 5.56 cases once you get into it. It'll outlast you, your kids & their great grandkids........ & fairly cheap too.

I've never used the Hornady or the RCBS swagers, so I cannot comment on em.