How is a Hornady primer pocket reamer supposed to work?

by Paul , Wednesday, October 01, 2014, 16:46 (3647 days ago) @ rob

If this is the one you're talking about...

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Then you're doing it right and it's out of spec. That parallel section should slip into the pocket, clean out the carbon and the next section comes along to chamfer the lip and get rid of any crimp. Let us know what Hornady says, but it seems obvious that you've got an out of spec tool.

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How is a Hornady primer pocket reamer supposed to work? - rob, 2014-09-30, 19:11
- How is a Hornady primer pocket reamer supposed to work? - Jared, 2014-09-30, 20:49
  - that's how I thought it was supposed to work... - rob, 2014-09-30, 20:53
    - without some kid of positive stop it sounds pretty useless. - Jared, 2014-09-30, 21:10
      - I think it's just too big... - rob, 2014-09-30, 22:06
- How is a Hornady primer pocket reamer supposed to work? - Hobie, 2014-09-30, 22:43
  - I added the RCBS swaging dies to my Midway... - rob, 2014-09-30, 22:49
    - I added the RCBS swaging dies to my Midway... - Cherokee, 2014-10-01, 07:41
    - I added the RCBS swaging dies to my Midway... - Jared, 2014-10-01, 22:28
- Back when Ford was president - John K., 2014-10-01, 14:09
  - My first job, for no pay, was in a small reloading/gun shop. - Rob Leahy, 2014-10-01, 15:07
    - Properly set up the RCBS unit is quicker than the - Hobie, 2014-10-01, 15:45
- How is a Hornady primer pocket reamer supposed to work? - Paul, 2014-10-01, 16:46
  - yep, except its threaded on the end with no handle... - rob, 2014-10-01, 18:30

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