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Most effective method to clean flash holes
calrugerfan
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I realize that reloading is not about speed. That said, is there a more efficient way to clean flash holes other than using the little brush with the screwdriver handle?
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Chuck your brush into a drill.
Get a "primer pocket uniformer" and use it to both clean and uniform the pocket at the same time.
For handgun and blasting ammo, "why bother" is the most common answer.
Call...You got to be talking about the primer pocket, right?
Yes. When I saw "primer pocket," I realized that the flash hole is the little tiny hole that passes through. The primer pocket is the pocket for the primer. [;)] Imagine that.
I haven't cleaned a primer pocket in 50+ years, and do not plan to start. I do de-burr the inner end of the flash hole when I buy new brass; that's a one-time job, fortunately. KLM makes the best tool for that job, I think.
So there is no need to clean the primer pocket?
Extreme target shooters might be able to demonstrate a difference in group size with meticulously scrubbed primer pockets - but for them a tenth of an inch difference is major. For the rest of us? No.
In my slightly less than humble opinion (LOL!), no.
Extreme target shooters might be able to demonstrate a difference in group size with meticulously scrubbed primer pockets - but for them a tenth of an inch difference is major. For the rest of us? No.
Don't you just love when you spend a couple hours doing something unnecessary with a tool that you didn't need to buy? [B)]
Thanks for your help.
By the way Rocky, I went to your website hoping to find a downloadable reload log sheet. Any recommendations?
I adjust the column widths to just fit the data I intend to enter (wide for bullet and powder weights and types, narrow for OAL and S/D. Very wide for Remarks. If you don't measure pressure, you might included Times Fired, Trimmed or some such - or leave that column out.
In my slightly less than humble opinion (LOL!), no.
Extreme target shooters might be able to demonstrate a difference in group size with meticulously scrubbed primer pockets - but for them a tenth of an inch difference is major. For the rest of us? No.
Agree Rocky, been reloading for 37 years and never cleaned primer pockets, especially in pistol. I did a few times in rifle matches and never saw any appreciable differences. Unless they are really gungy, I see no sense in it.