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<blockquote data-quote="MudRunner2005" data-source="post: 1506342" data-attributes="member: 12995"><p>Contrary to what some might think, I'm not trying to **** in anyone's wheaties. But facts are fact, there is currently no way to restore a primer pocket once it has stretched beyond its limitations. There is no way to avoid the inevitable, that I am aware of, because I've never seen a brass base/case head squeezing die. I have been a custom metal fabricator for almost 20 years. I have used lots of strange methods to shape metal, one of which is using large ball bearings. I know what happens when you put an open cavity in a piece of metal over a ball bearing and hit it with a hammer. It only concaves the outside edge, and does nothing to the inside, except possibly make it expand more...Depending on how much force is put on it, and how strong the side walls are.</p><p></p><p>If there was any legit way to save primer pockets and still be able to reuse some old brass, I would be all for it. But this method does not do that. I'm not trying to be "that guy", I'm just trying to put out factual information so nobody gets hurt, and nobody screws up their rifle.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MudRunner2005, post: 1506342, member: 12995"] Contrary to what some might think, I'm not trying to **** in anyone's wheaties. But facts are fact, there is currently no way to restore a primer pocket once it has stretched beyond its limitations. There is no way to avoid the inevitable, that I am aware of, because I've never seen a brass base/case head squeezing die. I have been a custom metal fabricator for almost 20 years. I have used lots of strange methods to shape metal, one of which is using large ball bearings. I know what happens when you put an open cavity in a piece of metal over a ball bearing and hit it with a hammer. It only concaves the outside edge, and does nothing to the inside, except possibly make it expand more...Depending on how much force is put on it, and how strong the side walls are. If there was any legit way to save primer pockets and still be able to reuse some old brass, I would be all for it. But this method does not do that. I'm not trying to be "that guy", I'm just trying to put out factual information so nobody gets hurt, and nobody screws up their rifle. [/QUOTE]
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