Fatso Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Hi guys! I have a bunch of 9mm brass that needs to be swaged. I'm planning on using it for 9 major. I do not, however, have a swager. From my reading, I've determined there are a few options, and I'd like for all of you guys to chime in with suggestions, and help me tighten up my shot group a bit.... 1. I have a converted RL450 (now mostly a 550b--incomplete). I could grab the Swageit, an extra 9mm shell plate & start rocking. I'd put a universal decapping die on station 1, punch the primer, swage, and it would be ready for my other fully configured 550b. Right? 2. Deburring bit & drill. Punch primer, pull brass back out, open the primer pocket, rinse / repeat? Possible negatives--open the primer pocket too much? 3. Franklin prep station? 4. Sell everything, buy a 1050, apologize to the wife, and it swages as you load, right? 5. Dillon super swage. Tough on the arm, slow, but pretty straightforward. What am I missing? Thoughts? I'm leaning toward the swageit since I have a spare press anyway...? What have I missed? Thanks in advance. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 I chuck up a hornady pocket reamer in a cordless Drill and go to town. One touch of the trigger and no more crimp. It's tedious but gets the job done. I load 9MAJOR as well. Primer pockets are nice and tight since the tool really won't let you over do it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcoz Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 I've found that the RCBS military crimp remover works best, either attached to my Frankford Armory case prep system or used manually attached to a Lyman handle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmagee67 Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 1050 and never look back....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatland Shooter Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 (edited) 59 minutes ago, Sarge said: I chuck up a hornady pocket reamer in a cordless Drill and go to town. Its been a while since I got a batch of crimped 9mm brass but I also use the Hornady pocket reamer in a cordless drill. It may be tedious but its much faster than swaging it out with an RCBS swaging tool in a Rock Chucker. And the brass works just fine in 9 Major. https://www.amazon.com/Hornady-390750-Primer-Pocket-Reamer/dp/B000NOORPW/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1487652451&sr=8-11&keywords=hornady+tool Edited February 21, 2017 by Flatland Shooter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatso Posted February 21, 2017 Author Share Posted February 21, 2017 Thanks for the advice guys. Since it's the cheapest way, I grabbed a universal decapping die, a shell plate, and the RCBS crimp removal tool (appears to be idiot-proof, an important feature). I'll muddle through until I can grab a 1050!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwx40x40 Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 This may be something that I need to get acquainted with since it looks like Winchester has started crimping Winchester white box,? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustybayonet Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 I used to do the hand reamer in the drill, seems like extra work. I picked up the lyman case prep station, and it works out great for me. Since I do rifle and pistol it was the logical way to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaldor Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 On 2/21/2017 at 0:53 AM, Fatso said: Thanks for the advice guys. Since it's the cheapest way, I grabbed a universal decapping die, a shell plate, and the RCBS crimp removal tool (appears to be idiot-proof, an important feature). I'll muddle through until I can grab a 1050! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Ive used the Hornady and the RCBS, and I prefer the RCBS even though they both do the same thing. And yes, they are idiot proof Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD1 Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 I first went the super swager 600 even modified it so I could do 600 cases an hour. But eventually bought my first 1050 just so I could swage and load at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert762 Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 I recommend the 600, I have swaged thousands of rounds, 9mm, 45acp, 5.56 and 7.62. It does a great job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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