Trying to swage the pockets of some military 5.56 casings - some LC, FC and asstd mixed.
My Ballistic Tools Swage Gauge fits easily after swaging, but the primers won't sit until I hand chamfer the hole, no matter how much I adjust the swager. My Lee press primer works fine with civilian .223 casings.
It appears the swager head is widening the hole enough for the swage gauge, but it isn't entering the hole fully enough to create a chamfered edge?
I adjusted the swager according to instructions, then began lowering the die a quarter turn at a time, untilI noticed the press handle was no longer bottoming out. Obviously making contact.
So then I began raising the internal swager rod, figuring it was keeping the swage head from fully entering. Back and forth with these adjustments to no avail. If I have to chamfer each casing anyway, then why do I need the swager? Any suggestions, preferably not involving buying a different swager?
My Ballistic Tools Swage Gauge fits easily after swaging, but the primers won't sit until I hand chamfer the hole, no matter how much I adjust the swager. My Lee press primer works fine with civilian .223 casings.
It appears the swager head is widening the hole enough for the swage gauge, but it isn't entering the hole fully enough to create a chamfered edge?
I adjusted the swager according to instructions, then began lowering the die a quarter turn at a time, untilI noticed the press handle was no longer bottoming out. Obviously making contact.
So then I began raising the internal swager rod, figuring it was keeping the swage head from fully entering. Back and forth with these adjustments to no avail. If I have to chamfer each casing anyway, then why do I need the swager? Any suggestions, preferably not involving buying a different swager?