Friend suggested I get the RCBS Primer Pocket Reamer tool that attached to a drill to use in the primer pockets. Is this worth doing to new (Laupa) .243 brass? Used brass? How often should I use it, etc.?
TimP said:I uniform my primer pockets regardless of the brass manufacture. I then use the same tool to clean the primer pockets after each firing. Is it worth doing, will you see a difference in accuracy if you don't not sure. But one thing you will accomplish is a uniform seating depth for all your primers in all your cases. Its an accumulative of all the little things that in the long run will give you the best accuracy.
This is true but as with most things with rcbs there cheap and not as precise as some of the better tools, unless they have changed rcbs flash hole tool indexes off the case mouth and not the bottom of the web like K&M and some of the better tools do so with that being said you have to trim all the cases the same length and properly adjust the tool or you won't take enough material or too much. I agree with others that even with the rcbs tool you will gain some benefit by making them uniform, the tool as I remember does a pretty good job once it is set properly. IMO you will want to set it to just remove the burr and a little counter sink look to it and no more then that needs removed, that should uniform the hole if it is not round and remove the burr left by the punch on cheap brass, Lapua and norma are really good from the factory but still can benefit some from the tool.TimP said:I also ordered the tool to do the inside of the case primer pocket. Any tips on how I do this when the tool arrives? I think I heard this only is done once to each piece of brass. Is this correct? Also, again, it it worth doing? Can I hurt the brass if I am new to using this tool? Any tips, ect.?
I am assuming the other tool you ordered is a flash hole deburring tool. Most of them have a preset cutting depth so damaging your cases would be very difficult. Using the tool will be self explanatory once you receive it. They are very simple to use and yes flash hole deburring only needs to be done once. There is that question again "is it worth doing" I think so just one more step to making everything consistent case to case.
TimP said:I also ordered the tool to do the inside of the case primer pocket. Any tips on how I do this when the tool arrives? I think I heard this only is done once to each piece of brass. Is this correct? Also, again, it it worth doing? Can I hurt the brass if I am new to using this tool? Any tips, ect.?
I am assuming the other tool you ordered is a flash hole deburring tool. Most of them have a preset cutting depth so damaging your cases would be very difficult. Using the tool will be self explanatory once you receive it. They are very simple to use and yes flash hole deburring only needs to be done once. There is that question again "is it worth doing" I think so just one more step to making everything consistent case to case.
FroggyOne2 said:Wayne,
I use the ones offered by Sinclairr, there is one for Lapua brass and then there is one for all other brass. The one for the Lapua brass is not normally in the catalog, you have to specificaly request it. I use the 8000 carbide cutter and chuck it into a drill and use a Wilson case holder to hold the case in my hand when cutting with the drill. Been doing it that way for years.
Randy,FroggyOne2 said:Wayne,
I use the ones offered by Sinclairr, there is one for Lapua brass and then there is one for all other brass. The one for the Lapua brass is not normally in the catalog, you have to specificaly request it. I use the 8000 carbide cutter and chuck it into a drill and use a Wilson case holder to hold the case in my hand when cutting with the drill. Been doing it that way for years.