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Lapua tight primer pockets
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<blockquote data-quote="QuietTexan" data-source="post: 2396522" data-attributes="member: 116181"><p>For precision-ish or better loading my opinion is I wouldn't prime on the press. The leverage is set up for case sizing, not priming and honestly not even for seating. Presses obviously work for priming and seating, but there are so many other tools that primer easier and/or better. The RCBS Universal hand primer is a great tool, comes with all the parts to seat large and small primers, turning tray is built into the unit. All around great value to move priming off the press, have used one for 10+ years and it's a quality tool:</p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.midsouthshooterssupply.com/item/0004490201/universal-hand-priming-tool[/URL]</p><p></p><p>Another option is to measure the pockets. You can order pin gauges through Grainger or McMaster Carr if you want to measure and track pockets over time, but a quicker/cheaper answer is a pocket swage gauge. If the go side doesn't fit they could probably stand a reaming (or send them back to Lapua). If the gauge fits just stick the primers in there for the first firing if they don't deform:</p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://ballistictools.com/store/swage-gage-large-primer-pocket-gauge[/URL]</p><p></p><p>You could also try to ream out the pockets if they are too tight:</p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]http://21stcenturyinnovation.com/buy-online/ols/products/primer-pocket-uniformer[/URL]</p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.midwayusa.com/product/6249483001[/URL]</p><p>I like the 21st Century reamer because it's adjustable and you can set it short to only cut out of the top of the pocket and not hit the bottom, but the K+M has the virtue of no moving parts to adjust.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Continuing the PPU love <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🤣" title="Rolling on the floor laughing :rofl:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f923.png" data-shortname=":rofl:" /> Monarch used PPU brass in their el-cheapo loads at one point (might still even). I have enough 30-30 brass to last several life times, and honestly the Monarch el-cheapo stuff didn't shoot any worse than the fancy Hornady Leverevolution - at least looking through buckhorns in my lever action.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="QuietTexan, post: 2396522, member: 116181"] For precision-ish or better loading my opinion is I wouldn't prime on the press. The leverage is set up for case sizing, not priming and honestly not even for seating. Presses obviously work for priming and seating, but there are so many other tools that primer easier and/or better. The RCBS Universal hand primer is a great tool, comes with all the parts to seat large and small primers, turning tray is built into the unit. All around great value to move priming off the press, have used one for 10+ years and it's a quality tool: [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.midsouthshooterssupply.com/item/0004490201/universal-hand-priming-tool[/URL] Another option is to measure the pockets. You can order pin gauges through Grainger or McMaster Carr if you want to measure and track pockets over time, but a quicker/cheaper answer is a pocket swage gauge. If the go side doesn't fit they could probably stand a reaming (or send them back to Lapua). If the gauge fits just stick the primers in there for the first firing if they don't deform: [URL unfurl="true"]https://ballistictools.com/store/swage-gage-large-primer-pocket-gauge[/URL] You could also try to ream out the pockets if they are too tight: [URL unfurl="true"]http://21stcenturyinnovation.com/buy-online/ols/products/primer-pocket-uniformer[/URL] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.midwayusa.com/product/6249483001[/URL] I like the 21st Century reamer because it's adjustable and you can set it short to only cut out of the top of the pocket and not hit the bottom, but the K+M has the virtue of no moving parts to adjust. Continuing the PPU love 🤣 Monarch used PPU brass in their el-cheapo loads at one point (might still even). I have enough 30-30 brass to last several life times, and honestly the Monarch el-cheapo stuff didn't shoot any worse than the fancy Hornady Leverevolution - at least looking through buckhorns in my lever action. [/QUOTE]
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