ToddDubya
NES Member
I just popped into the reloading room to make up a few hundred rounds of .223. I had my box of meticulously prepped brass (once-fired military) and some Tula 223 Small Rifle primers (the "special" primers for 223). I quickly found that they just did not want to seat.
I ended up with 8/100 that I could not seat. I even went so far as to take out my crimp removing bit and run the rest of the cases again to remove the hell out of the crimp, then hit the primer pockets with the uniformer (again). I still had to stand and really lean on the handle to seat most of them (as opposed to just sitting in my chair like I do with my pistol press (Square Deal B)). I actually had two cases rip out of the shell holder and fly across the room.
I'm using a Redding Big Boss II press and a Redding shell holder. After priming 100 (well, 92), I was frustrated as hell and called it a day. I do have another box of primers with a different lot number (10-10). I'll try those next, but not until I cool off. I've used primers out of this same lot before (9-10) with other issues, but never seating issues like this. And I've used their large pistol primers with no issues at all.
So I guess I'm wondering if anyone else has had an issue with these primers? Or is it the brass? Or the combination?
UPDATE: Resolution on post 6.
I ended up with 8/100 that I could not seat. I even went so far as to take out my crimp removing bit and run the rest of the cases again to remove the hell out of the crimp, then hit the primer pockets with the uniformer (again). I still had to stand and really lean on the handle to seat most of them (as opposed to just sitting in my chair like I do with my pistol press (Square Deal B)). I actually had two cases rip out of the shell holder and fly across the room.
I'm using a Redding Big Boss II press and a Redding shell holder. After priming 100 (well, 92), I was frustrated as hell and called it a day. I do have another box of primers with a different lot number (10-10). I'll try those next, but not until I cool off. I've used primers out of this same lot before (9-10) with other issues, but never seating issues like this. And I've used their large pistol primers with no issues at all.
So I guess I'm wondering if anyone else has had an issue with these primers? Or is it the brass? Or the combination?
UPDATE: Resolution on post 6.
Last edited: