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Lee Challenger Press installing primers with the primer arm . 30-06 LC once fired brass. CCI Large Rifle primers. It is almost impossible getting the primers seated. A few have seated after way to much force. Many are going in crooked/angled. Wondering if the CCI primers are not compatible (too big) for the LC brass. Recently loaded .308 Winchester brass with same primers with no issues. THANKS
my first guess would be that the primer pocket crimp on your LC brass is still intact.
You need this or one from one of the other companies. The crimp has to be removed.
RCBS Primer Pocket Swager Combo 2
I have tried just about every pocket swage tool out there, and never gotten good results. I prefer the RCBS cutting tool. The flat bottom ensures a square and uniform result.
https://www.amazon.com/RCBS-90387-Mi.../dp/B0063IDEK6
You can use a chamfer tool to cut the crimp. Use a regular one, not one for vld bullets.
The Dillon 600 is what I settled on after flogging out both a CH and RCBS tools. The centre spindle that rides inside the case and supports the web tents to bend if you run a case that has an extra-thick web.
Dillon are not exactly giving the 600 away, but mine has given no problems in the several years I have owned it. I did about six thousand assorted cases last year. Most of them are still in airtight storage jars til I lose or wear out my current shooting brass. Batch your brass by brand / headstamp. Different lots, even form the same manufacturer can have slightly different web thicknesses. There is sufficient "leverage" in the 600 to seriously "enlarge" a primer pocket.
For those adventurous souls reloading Berdan-primed military brass. if you run a small carbide centre drill a short way into the plunger for the "large rifle/ pistol" setup, you can also use the same tool to process the .217" pockets on the cases most reloaders reject.
It you are going for the high-achiever / desperado award and processing .303 with the .250" Berdan primer of any of the oddball European or Chinese stuff that takes the .254" primer; see plan "B". Caveat: find replacement primers FIRST.
Bear in mind that this operation only needs to be done ONCE in the lifetime of each case, unlike neck-trimming.
Thanks all. Definitely my problem.
That's the one I've been using since about '88 or '89. It's far easier than others although I do have a couple others. More accurate and repeatable too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bruce_in_Oz