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Primer seating question
I use a RCBS hand priming tool to seat my primers in LC 223 brass.
Once a primer pocket start getting loose is there any advantage to using a press instead of the Hand tool as far as will it make the primer fit any tighter if you put more pressure on the primer while seating it?
Thanks
Steven
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Once the primer pockets are loose there's not much you can do. Sometimes changing manufacture may help. I use CCI as they seem to be tighter than some other brands.
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joem is correct; once a primer pocket is loose - from repeated firings or even one firing with a heavy load - they are loose forever. The type of seating tool you use has no bearing how tight the primer fits; that's purely a fuction of the dimension of the primer pocket. The primer seaters do not squeeze a primer to make it larger in dia.; all they do is seat it to the bottom of the primer pocket.
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That confirms what I thought and brass is too cheap to risk a loose primer floating around in the action during a match. I am already using CCI 41 primers.
Thank you both for clear answers.
Steven
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"...am already using CCI 41 primers..." You don't need those, they're just a marketing gimmick for small rifle magnum primers. However, as mentioned, once a primer pocket is loose, it stays loose. Pitch the case. .223/5.56 cases don't make great drawer pulls either. Maybe for a small drawer though.