Just starting off here, and using a single stage press. This has caused me to be curious about how the more progressive members of the group operate. I de-prime, then clean primer pockets by hand with one of those little steel-bristled brushes. I am reloading .40S&W now and will also be loading .223 Rem.
How is this process carried out with a fully progressive press? I've noticed that they don't come with a "primer pocket cleaning stage" built in. ;-) Do you first short-circuit the dies that follow the de-prime/re-size die and then run them thru a second time, starting with case belling and priming?
How is this process carried out with a fully progressive press? I've noticed that they don't come with a "primer pocket cleaning stage" built in. ;-) Do you first short-circuit the dies that follow the de-prime/re-size die and then run them thru a second time, starting with case belling and priming?