PMC primer pocket problem

dabluesguy · April 29, 2012, 06:42 PM

So I ordered 500 PMC once-fired 223 commercial brass online. I asked in an email if they had crimped primers and was told "no, but some of them have the red sealer paint". I have used these in other calibers so I wasn't worried. Well, when I got them I could not prime them because they were either too tight or maybe off-center primer holes. Just the ones wit the red paint. I used my reamer on a couple and I could eventually get them seated but I didn't feel comfortable about it. I used both the ram prime on my Lee press and my hand-held priming tool to no avail. At this point I put those 175 cartridges aside and loaded the other 325 with no problem. Anyone else dealt with this?

jepp2 · April 29, 2012, 06:50 PM

My experience with PMC in 223 is that although they are not crimped, they are really tight. So I just go ahead and swage them with my RCBS tool and after that they primer just fine.

mrawesome22 · April 29, 2012, 07:38 PM

Primer pocket uniformer tool.

Better too tight than too loose.

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Will Lee · April 29, 2012, 08:51 PM

What jepp2 said.

April 29, 2012, 06:42 PM	#1
dabluesguy Member Join Date: August 3, 2011 Location: Eastern Orygun Posts: 91	PMC primer pocket problem So I ordered 500 PMC once-fired 223 commercial brass online. I asked in an email if they had crimped primers and was told "no, but some of them have the red sealer paint". I have used these in other calibers so I wasn't worried. Well, when I got them I could not prime them because they were either too tight or maybe off-center primer holes. Just the ones wit the red paint. I used my reamer on a couple and I could eventually get them seated but I didn't feel comfortable about it. I used both the ram prime on my Lee press and my hand-held priming tool to no avail. At this point I put those 175 cartridges aside and loaded the other 325 with no problem. Anyone else dealt with this?

April 29, 2012, 08:51 PM	#4
Will Lee Member Join Date: November 30, 2011 Location: North Texas Posts: 99	What jepp2 said. __________________ Always Remember the "6P" Principal Prior Planning Prevents P**s Poor Performance

April 29, 2012, 06:50 PM	#2
jepp2 Senior Member Join Date: December 24, 2008 Location: Loveland, CO Posts: 1,476	My experience with PMC in 223 is that although they are not crimped, they are really tight. So I just go ahead and swage them with my RCBS tool and after that they primer just fine.

April 29, 2012, 07:38 PM	#3
mrawesome22 Senior Member Join Date: November 9, 2005 Location: Ohio, Appalachia's foothills. Posts: 3,779	Primer pocket uniformer tool. Better too tight than too loose. Sent from my Wildfire S using Tapatalk 2