rcbs Trim mate for military brass

[MARINE308]

I ordered a RCBS trim mate.has anyone used the crimp removal
tool on it for military brass?

 

[harvey13118]

The crimp remover works best in the case prep station. If you have the case prep station also get the primer pocket cutter/reamer. I do both 5.56 and 7.62.

I have always used the loading press to prime and always had half of the primers seperate afer firing and depriming. I assume this is from crushing. With the cutter, primers are snug, good feel for the seat, primers always seat 1st try, only have 1 or 2 out of a hundred rds come apart, now.

 

[Hipshot]

For removing the crimp on mil brass, look at the Dillon bench tool built for that purpose. It swages rather than cuts the primer crimp. Much faster than cutting.