Comments on: Remove Military Primer Crimp with Wilson Primer Pocket Reamer

By: steve

steve — Thu, 20 Nov 2014 13:35:59 +0000

I had the super swage from Dillon. The problem with it is the web thickness varies from case to case and you constantly have to adjust, then if you “swaged to much” you then have to fix the flash hole.
switched over to a countersink bit on a drill press at low speed, works great.
also notice on some cases that were swaged was loose primer pockets.
I sold it for about what I paid for it, he has the same issues I did.

By: highmaster82

highmaster82 — Thu, 20 Nov 2014 02:49:23 +0000

chuck a countersink in a electric drill and go at it.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 23:37:41 +0000

Hornady makes also makes a primer pocket reamer bit that you can use with a handle or an electric screwdriver (with an adapter).

The main problem with this Wilson one is that there is too many steps for each case: you have to put each case into the case holder, ream, and then take the case out of the holder. As anyone with a Wilson trimmer knows, putting case into the case-holder and removing it takes just as long, if not longer, than the actual trimming or reaming operation.

In contrast, the Hornady is much faster, stick it into the primer pocket, give it a turn (by hand or with an electric screwdriver), remove. You could probably do 3 cases with the Hornady in the time it takes to do one in the Wilson.

The Hornady is also cheaper ($10 plus a screwdriver adapter).