Nice video. I have an older RCBS primer pocket swager, but it is pretty slow, and I'd still peel the side of a cup occasionally when seating a primer. If you have a large volume of military crimp brass, if you can obtain or use someone's Dillon 1050 for the first loading it will save a huge amount of time.
I found you can go too deep and it's very hard to set up. There is a balance between too shallow and too deep. To deep will cause very loose primer pockets.
To answer my own question. I received my swage die a few days ago and gave it a go. I am happy to report that it works very well with converted 300 blackout brass. Works better than cutting the crimp out.
Can that RCBS Tool.?Also be used with the Lee Hand Held Press,? That I just bought,? to do some reloading,? While watching TV,? Or siting out side to do some reloading.?
+A REDTAIL I have no direct experience with the Lee Hand Press, but just by looking at it, I would say that there would be two problems using this swaging die with it. 1.) It doesn't look like there is enough clearance between the ram and body to fit the cup that pops the case off the swaging pin. 2.) It takes quite a bit of force to pop the case loose after swaging. I'm not sure that this would be very easy with the hand press. With my RCBS Rockchucker IV press, which has excellent leverage, I have to thump them pretty good to get them to pop off the pin. I would council against prying the case off the swaging pin versus popping it straight off as this could easily oval out the primer pocket causing problems later.
I know this is an old comment but I will answer part of it. This RCBS tool does not work with the Lee Hand Press. The piece that slips over the ram won’t fit, not enough clearance between the ram and the press body.
One shot I will never use for resizing. I used it as per instructions and had a 30-06 case break off UP INSIDE my die. No way to grab it to get it out. Thank God, Lee sent me a new body for just shipping cost. I will try one shot for this procedure.
I had a few .30-06 cases damaged because screwing the rod up into the die like they say to do doesn't leave enough room in the die for the longer case and it crushed them. I had to lower the rod down into the die more. It doesn't really do a thorough job and I have to use my case mouth chamfering tool to cut off the crimp.
And don't go to deep really only have to go a 1/4 turn down on the die. Like he said ya don't want to smash the pin into the very bottom of the pocket.
I had high hopes for this tool. Just received mine a couple days ago with the intentions of using it on LC .38 Special brass and thus far it has not been helpful to me in the least. I have had success on one in four cases where I attempted to prime them after swaging. One primer went in albeit with a slight amount of reluctance and the the other three were partially crushed. It is supposed to work for pistol brass but maybe it really doesn't. I used the correct components.
Hey New ReLoaders.... Buy a Lee Universal DeCapping Die, Remove Primers without running Dirty Brass in your Sizer Die !! Now, You can Swage easier !!, Trim to length, Now Clean, Now Size !!
I just tumble brass right after the range..toss it in walk away and avoid the extra step of depriming and then later resizing....tumble real quick again at the end and your done. Tumbling is the easiest step of all drop em in and walk off(i plug my tumbled into a cheap christmas light timer,turns its self off at the set time) and your brass is extra clean. Better then the extra strokes for each and every case with your method. But there is always more then one way to skin a cat.
Just the primer pocket. I just lubed the swage nipple and id be good for 20 rounds and when it started getting hard to manipulate the lever id give it another shot.
I would be very carefully applying lubrication to a primer pocket..Contamination may become an issue even natural oil on a finger should be avoided when handling primers
Thanks for the review. New to reloading and pulling my hair out priming 223/556. I get it now.
Nice video. I have an older RCBS primer pocket swager, but it is pretty slow, and I'd still peel the side of a cup occasionally when seating a primer. If you have a large volume of military crimp brass, if you can obtain or use someone's Dillon 1050 for the first loading it will save a huge amount of time.
Correction, showed adjustments in last of video. Good advise on reloading though.
Do I need to drop the die before threading it in or is that optional?
Very good video, thank you.
I'm sure the lee resizing lube would work as well as one shot. Especially if you dillute it for a spray bottle
Oh no man thank you for the video
isso seria transformar bojo da espoleta de small p large ou large p Small?
I found you can go too deep and it's very hard to set up. There is a balance between too shallow and too deep. To deep will cause very loose primer pockets.
Im still trying to work out how you held the phone and the case whilst moving the press lever ..... have you got 3 hands?
Can this tool be used for 300 blackout brass that has been converted from 223/556?
To answer my own question. I received my swage die a few days ago and gave it a go. I am happy to report that it works very well with converted 300 blackout brass. Works better than cutting the crimp out.
More of an advertisement for One Shot. Did not show any adjustment for swagger.
Can that RCBS Tool.?Also be used with the Lee Hand Held Press,? That I just bought,? to do some reloading,? While watching TV,? Or siting out side to do some reloading.?
+A REDTAIL I have no direct experience with the Lee Hand Press, but just by looking at it, I would say that there would be two problems using this swaging die with it. 1.) It doesn't look like there is enough clearance between the ram and body to fit the cup that pops the case off the swaging pin. 2.) It takes quite a bit of force to pop the case loose after swaging. I'm not sure that this would be very easy with the hand press. With my RCBS Rockchucker IV press, which has excellent leverage, I have to thump them pretty good to get them to pop off the pin. I would council against prying the case off the swaging pin versus popping it straight off as this could easily oval out the primer pocket causing problems later.
I wouldn't. The down stroke on the rock chucker doesn't really do it. You need that cam over to really get it swaged.
I know this is an old comment but I will answer part of it.
This RCBS tool does not work with the Lee Hand Press. The piece that slips over the ram won’t fit, not enough clearance between the ram and the press body.
This is a very good tool. Must set the pin on the line with the bottom of the die. Lube the pin too.
One shot I will never use for resizing. I used it as per instructions and had a 30-06 case break off UP INSIDE my die. No way to grab it to get it out. Thank God, Lee sent me a new body for just shipping cost. I will try one shot for this procedure.
I had a few .30-06 cases damaged because screwing the rod up into the die like they say to do doesn't leave enough room in the die for the longer case and it crushed them. I had to lower the rod down into the die more. It doesn't really do a thorough job and I have to use my case mouth chamfering tool to cut off the crimp.
And don't go to deep really only have to go a 1/4 turn down on the die. Like he said ya don't want to smash the pin into the very bottom of the pocket.
yea when I first got his tool a couple years ago I thing I went overboard. I had a primer pop out on some FC brass that I reloaded back then :0
that's not good...............
I need one of these
Can this be used on 9mm NATO cases?
It should work with the appropriate swage base.
I had high hopes for this tool. Just received mine a couple days ago with the intentions of using it on LC .38 Special brass and thus far it has not been helpful to me in the least. I have had success on one in four cases where I attempted to prime them after swaging. One primer went in albeit with a slight amount of reluctance and the the other three were partially crushed. It is supposed to work for pistol brass but maybe it really doesn't. I used the correct components.
Hey New ReLoaders.... Buy a Lee Universal DeCapping Die, Remove Primers without running Dirty Brass in your Sizer Die !! Now, You can Swage easier !!, Trim to length, Now Clean, Now Size !!
I just tumble brass right after the range..toss it in walk away and avoid the extra step of depriming and then later resizing....tumble real quick again at the end and your done. Tumbling is the easiest step of all drop em in and walk off(i plug my tumbled into a cheap christmas light timer,turns its self off at the set time) and your brass is extra clean. Better then the extra strokes for each and every case with your method. But there is always more then one way to skin a cat.
Do you have to lube case ?
Just the primer pocket. I just lubed the swage nipple and id be good for 20 rounds and when it started getting hard to manipulate the lever id give it another shot.
I would be very carefully applying lubrication to a primer pocket..Contamination may become an issue even natural oil on a finger should be avoided when handling primers
CH4D or franford arsenal..... forget RCBS
beware! using lube on the primer pocket Will foul the primer and powder unless you wash the hulls before priming and loading.
Not with Hornady One Shot. After applying, you must let it dry for a few minutes. When dry it does not contaminate primer or powder.
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