30-06 primer tight fit

[bach]

I'm new to reloading.

I have 30-06 cases with head stamps of LC 72.

The large rifle primer was very hard to seat; you can see where the primer cup deformed the primer a little. I seated the same primers (Winchester) in an 8mm Mauser case with no problem. Is there perhaps something odd with these 30-06 cases?

I'm using a Lee Classic Turret Press.

Thanks,
SteveB.

 

[Half-cocked]

Those primer pockets looked crimped. You should be using either a swaging-type or cutter-type primer pocket tool, before priming them.

If you haven't loaded them with powder & bullets yet, I'd highly recommend that you fire the primers, decap them again, and remove the crimps by either method above, before reloading. This will ensure your primers are flush or below the case head by a few thousandths. It's hard to tell, but your primers look like they're protruding a bit, a big no-no.

 

[stu929]

If they are once fired I believe all lc are crimped and as halfcocked saif you will have to clean the primer pocket.

 

[bach]

Okay, thanks! I don't recall reading about crimped primer pockets; time to review already.

 

[safecracker]

Berdan primed cases....

 

[j8064]

What Half-cocked said. You can easily remove the crimps with a Lee chamfer tool.

 

[bach]

I only primed that one case, so I'll get yet another tool and remove the crimp.

Thanks,
SteveB.

 

[bach]

You can easily remove the crimps with a Lee chamfer tool.

Wow, you'all are quick.

I do have the Lee chamfer tool; I'll try it.

 

[Deep Creek Rock]

Havent ran into any LC 30-06 cases, but every LC 308, and .223 brass Ive processed, Ive had to swage the primer pocket, to remove the crimp.

Im sure that LC's 30-06 brass is no different.

 

[Uncle Duke]

LC is Lake City brass. Has the typical military crimped primers. Your chamfer tool will work to remove.

Just in case you might have this thought as a new guy, it is NOT a good idea to now try to deprime your newly primed case in the photo! Fire it off safely without powder or a bullet, and then deprime it and clean up your pocket, or drop it in a waste container filled with oil and soak it for future disposal. Oil in an "oops" container with a lid will deactivate your primer with a good soaking. Good luck!

 

[bach]

I used the Lee chamfer tool to remove the crimp. This time the results are much better,

Thanks for the help!

 

[j8064]

LC is Lake City brass. Has the typical military crimped primers. Your chamfer tool will work to remove.

Just in case you might have this thought as a new guy, it is NOT a good idea to now try to deprime your newly primed case in the photo! Fire it off safely without powder or a bullet, and then deprime it and clean up your pocket, or drop it in a waste container filled with oil and soak it for future disposal. Oil in an "oops" container with a lid will deactivate your primer with a good soaking. Good luck!

That's good advice. A plastic 1 lb coffee can with a lid and a few ounces of mineral spirits works well for a deactivated primer container. On the other hand if the primer is reusable (yours isn't), with experience it's not all that hard to carefully decap the case with the sizing die and re-seat a good primer. Been there, done that. In this case, pop the primer in the empty case in the rifle and start over.

 

[j8064]

I used the Lee chamfer tool to remove the crimp. This time the results are much

Thanks for the help!

Good job.

Wasn't hard to do, right?

 

[bach]

Nope, no problem.

Now if I just had some powder.

 

[Pinecone]

If you need to do a lot of cases, the Dillon 600 Super Swager is well worth it.

All US military field ammunition is crimped primer. Match ammo may not be crimped.