Howdy:
Having the devil of a time priming once-fired Herters .357mag brass. RCBS hand primer and on-press, no matter. The small pistol primers, which fit other brass without drama, are hanging up and seem a smidge too large for the primer pockets. After pushing it as far as I dared with the hand priming tool, I put them on the press and pushed it after putting on appropriate PPE in case the primer went off. Result is a bent up and destroyed primer.
FTR, these primers fit all my other brass with no drama. I have several brands: Win, Rem, Fed, S&B, CBC, and others I forget.
Has anyone else had this problem with Herters brass?
I suppose I will pick up one of those primer pocker de-swager or former hand tools to get the pockets sized properly. The brass sure does look pretty, so I am loathe to toss it.
Having the devil of a time priming once-fired Herters .357mag brass. RCBS hand primer and on-press, no matter. The small pistol primers, which fit other brass without drama, are hanging up and seem a smidge too large for the primer pockets. After pushing it as far as I dared with the hand priming tool, I put them on the press and pushed it after putting on appropriate PPE in case the primer went off. Result is a bent up and destroyed primer.
FTR, these primers fit all my other brass with no drama. I have several brands: Win, Rem, Fed, S&B, CBC, and others I forget.
Has anyone else had this problem with Herters brass?
I suppose I will pick up one of those primer pocker de-swager or former hand tools to get the pockets sized properly. The brass sure does look pretty, so I am loathe to toss it.