I checked the archives and no one apparently had my problem. I removed the primer from a lot of FC .223 brass that has a military crimp.
Removing the crimp is NOT the problem. I'm finding that the primer pocket is still to small to accept the primer in about 1/2 of the brass, and that the primers are hard to seat in about 1/4 of the rest of the brass.
I'm using CCI SRP (these are several years old), and WSRP that I bought last week. The results are the same using either primer.
I'm using a RCBS HAND PRIMER SEATING TOOL.
So, far I've USED: a counter sink; a RCBS primer pocket swagger, the bench mounted tool not the one used with the SS press; a Hornady primer pocket uniformer the one with the cutter blades; and today I bought an 11/64 drill bit for my drill press and used it to remove the crimp from some brass, same results.
Has anyone encountered the problem of small primer pockets using .223 brass ?? And how did you fix it???
Thanks
JAMESGR