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DBotkin · January 5, 2009, 11:53 AM

Thanks guys. I hear all kinds of things about primer pockets on these; everything from "gotta swage every one" to "only about 5% need it". I really only need to stock up on brass once, so I'll get some that have already been swaged. I have no real desire to buy yet another tool to do the job.

On the bright side, with a .22-250 and a .222 I'm already well stocked with .224 bullets, small rifle primers and 4198. I guess I might want to re-think my policy of only buying 7-1/2 BR primers, depending on what I can find locally for what price. I was tempted to use my .222 dies and just neck size the .223 brass, but talked myself into a new set of dies pretty quickly. I just wish I hadn't talked myself into RCBS dies. What a mistake. Compared to Hornady dies or even old RCBS, I'm very disappointed in them. Won't make that mistake again.

January 5, 2009, 11:53 AM	#5
DBotkin Senior Member Join Date: December 14, 2006 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 302	Thanks guys. I hear all kinds of things about primer pockets on these; everything from "gotta swage every one" to "only about 5% need it". I really only need to stock up on brass once, so I'll get some that have already been swaged. I have no real desire to buy yet another tool to do the job. On the bright side, with a .22-250 and a .222 I'm already well stocked with .224 bullets, small rifle primers and 4198. I guess I might want to re-think my policy of only buying 7-1/2 BR primers, depending on what I can find locally for what price. I was tempted to use my .222 dies and just neck size the .223 brass, but talked myself into a new set of dies pretty quickly. I just wish I hadn't talked myself into RCBS dies. What a mistake. Compared to Hornady dies or even old RCBS, I'm very disappointed in them. Won't make that mistake again.