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7.62x51 brass. And a headstamp question.
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<blockquote data-quote="JEVapa" data-source="post: 3728581" data-attributes="member: 41176"><p>I keep 7.62x51 brass...it's usually a little better...anneal it so it lasts a long time. Hornady, Federal, and LC are all good brass. 7.62x51 primer pockets may look smaller because the primers are usually crimped. They are still good to go, but after you decap them, you have to swage the pocket or cut the crimp out with a chamfer cutter. Swaging is best and worth the cost if you end up getting a bunch to reload. I got the RCBS single stage swager...mainly because I'm cheap, but it works well. </p><p>If you're super extra cheap, you can get a 45deg counter bore cutter (for woodworking screws) and do that but it takes forever. Once you get a swager though, you'll be happy.</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.midsouthshooterssupply.com/item/000449474/bench-mounted-primer-pocket-swager-tool[/URL]</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.midsouthshooterssupply.com/item/000449481/primer-pocket-swager-combo-2[/URL]</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.midsouthshooterssupply.com/item/00005041228/lock-n-load-single-stage-primer-pocket-swage-tool-(3087point62x51-only)[/URL]</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.dillonprecision.com/super-swage-600_8_8_25263.html[/URL]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JEVapa, post: 3728581, member: 41176"] I keep 7.62x51 brass...it's usually a little better...anneal it so it lasts a long time. Hornady, Federal, and LC are all good brass. 7.62x51 primer pockets may look smaller because the primers are usually crimped. They are still good to go, but after you decap them, you have to swage the pocket or cut the crimp out with a chamfer cutter. Swaging is best and worth the cost if you end up getting a bunch to reload. I got the RCBS single stage swager...mainly because I'm cheap, but it works well. If you're super extra cheap, you can get a 45deg counter bore cutter (for woodworking screws) and do that but it takes forever. Once you get a swager though, you'll be happy. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.midsouthshooterssupply.com/item/000449474/bench-mounted-primer-pocket-swager-tool[/URL] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.midsouthshooterssupply.com/item/000449481/primer-pocket-swager-combo-2[/URL] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.midsouthshooterssupply.com/item/00005041228/lock-n-load-single-stage-primer-pocket-swage-tool-(3087point62x51-only)[/URL] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.dillonprecision.com/super-swage-600_8_8_25263.html[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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