Just a little tip for those doing the primer pocket swaging. Dont go through all of your brass to sort out which ones are crimp style. You will have more time sorting them than to just run all of them through your swage process
Thank you for this video- I just recieved mine from midway and I am currently setting it up- hence the search for video instructions.. many thanx!! This is a life savor! Cheers from Maine!
I'm considering this. Has anyone run any 9mm or 40 S&W using this? I've seen .223/5.56 in two videos, wondering if it works for handgun? Thanks. Oh, and subscribed, like the way you explain and show.
@@thereloadingcraft I did make the purchase. I've used it on .223/5.56, 9 mm and when my son started reloading 40S&W we used it there as well. I left this review on MidwayUSA The instructions are easy to understand. The setup and adjustment time is minimal. The precision and repeatability are excellent. The force required on the press is less than case resizing. The time required to process primer pockets is a couple seconds per piece. It is quieter, more precise, faster and less hand cramping than chucking a reamer in a drill. I'm using this with a Lee Classic Cast Iron press on .223/5.56 , 9mm Luger and 40 S&W. There have been other 40 dollar purchases I've made, but I can't remember any that have had the impact this tool has. Thanks for recommending this.
I opened my lee swager....there is no "spring" in it. its like 3-4 washers. I "swaged" like 20 peices of random brass, can't tell that it did anything...but hand loaded all primers, and they went in pretty easy. So either none of my brass is military, requiring swaging...or ??? Again....opened up shell holder...theres no spring just 3 washers. I could not press the shell holder "spring" down, i couldn't tell that shell holder pin was entering the pocket to swage, opened it up and find 3 washers.
If you look at those washers up close, they are not flat. They’re designed to stack in such a way opposing one another (they are hardened cone washers) that they provide a ton of spring force with a relatively small area needed.
