scatter
NES Member
I've been loading 223 over the last couple of weeks--my first attempt at this. A lot of my brass is crimped. I'm using a Weldon bit on a hand-held drill to decrimp. Lots of hand cramps but I'm getting through the stash reasonably well.
I've seen some videos of people using this bit and they just seem to touch the casing to it for a second or two. In my experience, I need to shove the cartridge hard against the bit for a couple of seconds or else I get a lot of casings that won't prime. My method puts a very obvious bevel on the primer pocket and at the end of the day my bench is covered with brass shavings.
I was assuming the Weldon bit would bottom out on the primer pocket and prevent "over decrimping" but now I'm starting to wonder. Any thoughts on this please? Am I "over decrimping" and if so what are the ramifications?
I've seen some videos of people using this bit and they just seem to touch the casing to it for a second or two. In my experience, I need to shove the cartridge hard against the bit for a couple of seconds or else I get a lot of casings that won't prime. My method puts a very obvious bevel on the primer pocket and at the end of the day my bench is covered with brass shavings.
I was assuming the Weldon bit would bottom out on the primer pocket and prevent "over decrimping" but now I'm starting to wonder. Any thoughts on this please? Am I "over decrimping" and if so what are the ramifications?