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I'm a newb. and have been reloading for around a month. I have got most of the basics down, but I can not seem to find anywhere that it clearly states how to get the "burs" (tiny metal ring) inside the primer pocket shaved down.... I'm sure there is a tool for this and I'm just not fully comprehending the purpose. Can someone please inform me.
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Andy, there's 2 things about primer pockets themselves, then there's the flashole that is where the flame travels through. Which of these are you asking about? The primer pocket of standard non-military brass,(commercial U.S.) should be ready to re-prime with no problem. The original poster, Frankly's question was whether to clean the primer residue from the bottom of the pocket. That's been hashed over pretty well.
If you're referring to the primer pocket of a crimped military case, the ring left after decapping is handled by various methods. There are cutter tools made by several reloading companies the
only cut that ring off the very outside edge of the pocket. Then there's several more that are used in the press to "swage" or press the brass ring out of the way so a new primer can easily be inserted. Then there's another 2 bench mounted tools, one by Dillon called the super swage, the other is made by RCBS, similar to the Dillon, but about 20% cheaper. After all of that, the simplest is to use the inside chamfer tool to cut that ring away, but it leaves an ugly chamfer on the pocket edge, AND removes some of the support of the primer.
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If your question is about the inside top of the flash hole, that ragged burr that's left after the flashole is drilled, there are tools that cut that away as well. It's called a flashole de-burring tool.
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