Primer pockets

kenfa03 · January 31, 2009, 08:23 PM

Need suggestions for primer pocket and flash hole cleaners for beginner. Loading 2506, 270, and 7mm08.

hardhit · January 31, 2009, 09:08 PM

You need a primer pocket tool to get rid of burnt primer residue, available from your local gun shop,
With flash holes you wouldn’t normally clean them but you could buy a flash hole Deburring tool, Burrs left on the inside of the flash hole during manufacture can be removed with this tool the flash hole would also be cleaned in this operation.

kenfa03 · January 31, 2009, 09:30 PM

Thanks. There are a lot of different ones and I wanted to get a good idea before I ordered. Midway has 6 pages of them.

jckeffer · January 31, 2009, 09:34 PM

Best thing I've found for cleaning primer pockets is my Dremel with a stainless steel straight 1/8" brush. Fits the pocket and cleans in a second. I just line the cases upside down in a shell holder and zip through 20 in about 30 seconds!. The cases look cleaned and deburred afterwards. Actually they look like new.

hardhit · January 31, 2009, 11:54 PM

I have the Redding there fairly inexpensive it work's well

KEN K · February 1, 2009, 09:27 AM

Yea, I stumbled onto the Dremel tool with the wire brush last year and it works great. It only takes about two seconds a case to clean them, I just grab them in the box and hit each one then on to the next box. I found that if you lean the brush in not push it strait in it won't mess the brush up as much.

IllinoisCoyoteHunter · February 1, 2009, 09:53 AM

i use the lyman flash hole deburring tool and it works great. never had a problem.

lll Otto lll · February 1, 2009, 11:22 AM

Quote:

Best thing I've found for cleaning primer pockets is my Dremel with a stainless steel straight 1/8" brush. Fits the pocket and cleans in a second.

I've tried that too but the high speed brush turns the primer residue into dust which becomes air borne and creates a mess and possibly a health concern.
There are better ways to clean the pockets.

ClarkEMyers · February 1, 2009, 12:40 PM

My suggestion don't bother.

I started with a Lymon tong tool myself followed promptly by a scale and that worked for while. I'd expect the average person to form an opinion by the time such things are bought.

If in doubt I'd say buy from the Sinclair catalog likely Redding - they may not be the best and they may not be the best price but they are sure to be good enough.

kenfa03 · February 1, 2009, 06:53 PM

Looking at the RCBS flash hole deburring tool and it says .22, 6mm,7mm, .30. Will it work on 2506?

hardhit · February 1, 2009, 07:31 PM

yep

January 31, 2009, 08:23 PM	#1
kenfa03 Member Join Date: January 19, 2009 Posts: 71	Primer pockets Need suggestions for primer pocket and flash hole cleaners for beginner. Loading 2506, 270, and 7mm08.

February 1, 2009, 09:53 AM	#7
IllinoisCoyoteHunter Senior Member Join Date: December 23, 2008 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 1,527	i use the lyman flash hole deburring tool and it works great. never had a problem. __________________ ~~IllinoisCoyoteHunter~~ ~NRA LIFE MEMBER~ ~NRA CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR~

February 1, 2009, 12:40 PM	#9
ClarkEMyers Senior Member Join Date: November 13, 2004 Location: PacWest Posts: 455	My suggestion don't bother. My suggestion don't bother. I started with a Lymon tong tool myself followed promptly by a scale and that worked for while. I'd expect the average person to form an opinion by the time such things are bought. If in doubt I'd say buy from the Sinclair catalog likely Redding - they may not be the best and they may not be the best price but they are sure to be good enough.

January 31, 2009, 09:30 PM	#3
kenfa03 Member Join Date: January 19, 2009 Posts: 71	Thanks. There are a lot of different ones and I wanted to get a good idea before I ordered. Midway has 6 pages of them.

January 31, 2009, 09:34 PM	#4
jckeffer Senior Member Join Date: July 29, 2007 Posts: 185	Best thing I've found for cleaning primer pockets is my Dremel with a stainless steel straight 1/8" brush. Fits the pocket and cleans in a second. I just line the cases upside down in a shell holder and zip through 20 in about 30 seconds!. The cases look cleaned and deburred afterwards. Actually they look like new.

February 1, 2009, 09:27 AM	#6
KEN K Senior Member Join Date: October 7, 2006 Location: mid west Georgia Posts: 102	Yea, I stumbled onto the Dremel tool with the wire brush last year and it works great. It only takes about two seconds a case to clean them, I just grab them in the box and hit each one then on to the next box. I found that if you lean the brush in not push it strait in it won't mess the brush up as much.

February 1, 2009, 06:53 PM	#10
kenfa03 Member Join Date: January 19, 2009 Posts: 71	Looking at the RCBS flash hole deburring tool and it says .22, 6mm,7mm, .30. Will it work on 2506?

February 1, 2009, 07:31 PM	#11
hardhit Senior Member Join Date: August 18, 2008 Posts: 343	yep