Primer pocket reaming tools

[donovansn585]

I am currently using the RCBS primer pocket reaming tool, it works okay, it does seem to be getting dull pretty quickly. I am looking for one that lasts longer and works a bit quicker, I do not want to swage. Has anyone tried the burst fire or L.E. Wilson cutters or have another suggestion. I have also used a regular counter sink but I don't like the fact that they don't have a stop. I am using them in a drill press.

[Czech_too]

Been using the K&M tool & a cordless drill for a few years now with no complaints.
https://kmshooting.com/product/premium-carbide-primer-pocket-correction-tool/

[georgerkahn]

I'll give a "me too!" vis the marvelous tool Czech too uses! Works great and has a "STOP" so it is fool-proof vis depth. I highly recommend it! And, its guide guarantees primer pocket bottom will be perpendicular to case.
geo

[rancher1913]

VP MFG PRIMER POCKET PRO, it mounts to a press and can do 3500 rph. i have one on my 1050 for doing 5.56 swaged brass and it works much better than the dillon swag device. they can be found at imortobot

[racepres]

I still get along well with my Old Lyman hand tools.. Admittedly I do Not fool with many crimped primers!! Uniforming, yes, I have done it!

[15meter]

Carbide set with handle from Sinclair, both large and small rifle uniformers.

Being carbide, I doubt I could dull them in a half-dozen lifetimes of primer pocket cleanup.

Generally used with the handle, for large batches, I have chucked in either the drill press or the South Bend. Drill press seems to work a little easier.

[Budzilla 19]

The only reaming I did in the past, I used a RCBS deburr and chamfer tool. Chucked it up in a hand held drill, and it worked is all I’ll say. Got the CH prime and swage tool, problem solved! Just my .02

[country gent]

I prefer to swage primer pockets to remove crimps and tru up the sides of the pocket. But I uniform with a sinclair tool made from carbide.The big issue when uniforming the bottom is the flutes on most cutters arnt deep enough to do it in one pass they fill and stop cutting. You have to clear chips once maybe twice. Carbide is the way to go and stays sharp much longer and holds size better.

[donovansn585]

looking into all your suggestions thanks so much

[donovansn585]

the k&m will remove crimps and uniform the pockets?

[TNsailorman]

I have been using the carbide tools from Sinclair since around the late 80's. Still going strong after several thousand rounds. I use them in a small hand drill clamped onto the bench. Run it at medium speed and not high speed. I use them for small pistol and rifle and large pistol and rifle. james

[sigep1764]

Dillon Super Swage is what I use and highly recommend.

[Czech_too]

the k&m will remove crimps and uniform the pockets?

I have only used the K&M to uniform primer pockets. I don't know that it can't remove crimps, just that I haven't used it for that application.

[dale2242]

I use the L E Wilson tool to remove primer crimp.
I removed the handle and replaced it with a nut.
My cordless drill with a socket makes short work of primer crimp.

[Gar10]

Second on suggesting the ones from Sinclair. I’ve been using them for years. Still sharp as the day I started using them.

[Hick]

I use the Lyman hand tool-- chuck the case in a hand drill and turn the case while holding the Lyman. It removes any crimp, uniforms the pockets and is shaped so it stops at the correct depth. With my small primer pocket tool I have literally cut the crimp out of thousands of 223/5.56 cases with no obvious dulling of the tool.

[rbuck351]

I have been using the Sinclair for about 15 years and as far as I can tell, they are like new. Carbide cutters last about forever on brass.

[ioon44]

I have been using the Sinclair for about 15 years and as far as I can tell, they are like new. Carbide cutters last about forever on brass.

This also has been my experience with the Sinclair Carbide cutters.

[robertbank]

Lots of good choices for certain. I have no regrets in buying the Dillon Swaging tool. Works great!

Take Care

Bob

[Rapier]

Have about a dozen primer pocket reamers, the two I use the most by mfg are the CH reamer on a hand crank that can be used with a cordless drill and the RCBS motorized on a Case Prep Center. The Case Prep Center reamers can easily be replaced if you keep spare cutters and works well as a cleaning tool for keeping primer pockets clean.

[scattershot]

I use a 45 degree chamfer bit in a cordless drill. You want fast, this is it.

[greybuff]

After trying different swage tools I ended up with an LE Wilson case trimmer and added the primer pocket reamers and I don't think you can find a better way to do it. Just my humble opinion.

[hawkeye1]

326623
This is an old electric motor with small drill chuck attached. Works great for cleaning primer pockets. Just a light touch to each one.

[bgmkithaca]

I have been using a RCBS case prep tool for over thirty years and changed the cutters after 23 years. The replacements were free from RCBS customer service.

[nicholst55]

And I believe that we're talking about at least three different tasks here. If I understand correctly, the OP wants to remove/ream primer pocket crimps, not necessarily uniform primer pockets. I'm not aware of any tool that does both. I use and recommend the Dillon Super Swage for this purpose. Reaming has been less than satisfactory for me, especially with the Lyman reamers. They dull very quickly; same with their primer pocket uniformers.

[DurangoDave]

I do not want to swage.

Why not? I prefer to swage but I'm in no position to say definitively that swaging is best.

[David2011]

A little late; I have a Dillon Super Swage as well as the Hornady primer pocket reamers which are very nice tools. They're made from tool steel and are very sharp. It's impossible to cut too deeply because the end doesn't have cutting surfaces. They sell a complete kit with a handle and small/large cutters or you can buy just the cutters.
https://www.buffaloarms.com/hornady-primer-pocket-reamer-p-hor041210.html

[Three44s]

Primer crimps: I do a two step. First is a swagging operation with the RCBS swage tool. Second I use the Wilson reamer.

Primer pocket uniformity.

Sometimes but with a different tool. I believe my current set of tooling came from Lyman. The first tool came from Midway and it was hard to hold the adjustments

Three44s

[YoungGun88]

I have found the Burstfire tools quite satisfactory for cutting crimps out of reclaimed brass. I swapped out the RCBS cutters on my case prep center for the burstfire ones.
The go/no-go gauges are handy as well.


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