Reloading pmc .223 ammo

[cobra44]

I recently found a pretty good price on some PMC .223 ammo.
The question is - what has to be done to the PMC ammo to reload it.
Just by looking at the rounds, the primers look somewhat different.
Any information would be greatly appreciated.

 

[David Sinko]

How do they look different? If you are referring to the ring around the primer, that would be the crimp. That is not unusual. I de-prime and then chew away the crimp with a countersink. PMC is decent .223 brass and I have loaded lots of it without any problems.

Dave Sinko

 

[Amici]

RCBS makes a crimp removal tool that goes in your press (you'll want a single-stage for it). The Dillon tool may be faster, but the RCBS is far cheaper and works for both my .223 and .30-'06 cases.

 

[Lou_NC]

I've always used my RCBS case deburring tool to chamfer away the primer crimp. Fast and easy for me, a quick twist of the wrist and it's gone.

Lou

 

[Amici]

I've always used my RCBS case deburring tool to chamfer away the primer crimp. Fast and easy for me, a quick twist of the wrist and it's gone.

It doesn't open up the flash hole? I have a Lyman deburring tool and I don't think it would remove the crimp w/o contacting the flash hole as well.

 

[Rule3]

RCBS makes a crimp removal tool that goes in your press (you'll want a single-stage for it). The Dillon tool may be faster, but the RCBS is far cheaper and works for both my .223 and .30-'06 cases.

I bought the RCBS swaging tool/die after discovering that my case of PMC 223 had crimped primers. It works fine, just an extra one time step.

 

[Lou_NC]

It doesn't open up the flash hole? I have a Lyman deburring tool and I don't think it would remove the crimp w/o contacting the flash hole as well.

No, my RCBS deburring tool has a "blunt" tip - it doesn't touch the flash hole.

You could always grind off the tip of your Lyman tool to get the same effect if you want - I haven't found a need for a sharp tip on a case mouth deburring tool.

 

[cobra44]

Thanks everyone for the replies.
That is the information that I was looking for. I have a bunch of the PMC ammo, and I need to reload it after I fire it. Looks like it should be alright to reload with the proper equipment.

 

[kennyb]

just use care depriming 223...its easy to break pin....dont ask me how i know this