Best/fastest tool for swageing primer pockets?

[MinnMooney]

I just received 1500 .223 militay crimped brass that will need the pockets swaged. I have another 1000 waiting in the wings for the same process.

Which of the tools mentioned below have worked well for you? Which is the fastest?

Are there other tools that I haven't mentioned that work better?

A.) Hornady's primer pocket reamer.
B.) RCBS primer pocket swager (for mounting in a press ).
C.) Dillon's swage tool

 

[rcmodel]

C. Dillon is best.
B. RCBS is second best.
Followed by A. = any reamer that removes brass from the case head.

I use B. and keep an A. (Lyman reamer) handy for stubborn cases that don't totally swage out.

rc

 

[Rembrandt]

Dillon super swage.....less than a $100, and fast...

 

[Mt Shooter]

any reamer that removes brass from the case head.

About two bucks at the hardware store, I put it on the end of a drill. couple of quick pulses and its gone and good to go.

 

[Randy1911]

I had trouble with the first Dillon I bought, but Dillon sent me a totally new one with no questions asked. Now that I got one that works, it is better than sliced bread and fast.

 

[medalguy]

+1 for Dillon. I have used most of the other swaging tools through the years and none are as easy or as fast as the Dillon. I don't recommend using a reamer as you are very likely to remove too much brass rendering the brass unusable.

 

[PCCUSNRET]

Here's 1 more for Dillon. I have been using one for over 10 years and never had a problem. I've used it on both .308 and .223 brass. Switching the 2 rods that hold the brass from .223 to .308 can be a pain, but other than that I've had no problems with this tool.

 

[Uncle Chan]

Dillon

 

[MinnMooney]

Thanks for your opinions, Gents.

I started looking for the Dillon Super Swage 600 and it appears to be almost exactly the same price no matter where I look. About the only difference is the shipping fee.

from Parker51 (post #7) :

Switching the 2 rods that hold the brass from .223 to .308 can be a pain

I have no .308 rifles so that takes care of the Dillon's only drawback, evidently.

 

[Sport45]

I use a Hornady reamer chucked into a drill. With the drill in my bench vice turning at 100rpm or so I can ream primer pockets about as fast as I can pick cases out of one pan and drop them into another. I can't imagine any swager working faster if speed is what you're after.

If you really want to save time on case prep spend your money on a premium case trimmer like the Giraud which trims and deburs (inside and outside) in one step. I borrowed one when I got my first large batch of military brass and was glad I did.

 

[jmorris]

The Dillon 1050 is the best as it does it as part of the reloading process with out any handling of the brass or any extra steps.

One of those and a 650 set up with the Dillon trimmer and you could load all 2500 rounds, trimed and swaged, in about two and a half hours.