Am I doing it wrong? Primer Pocket Uniform and primer seating...

[TheCoyote]

I have always just used the priming tool on my RCBS Rock Chucker press. It is clunky and slow but it works.

Now I'm down a rabbit hole. Would another tool make my handloads more accurate? Should I use a pocket uniformer? Should I spend money on another priming tool? Would there be a noticeable difference in ES and SD?

I currently have been washing my brass with the Frankford Arsenal tumbler and steel pins. It gets the pocket really clean.

7 PRC ADG brass. Current ES:30 and SD:10 with 10 shot groups.

 

[wapitibob]

I uniform the depth on my 7prc adg brass pockets to make sure the primer is below the case head so I can get accurate seating depth measurements.

 

[waspocrew]

More accurate ammo? Not likely.

Personally, I wouldn’t go through the trouble of uniforming.

I have the Primal Rights CPS and it’s sped up my loading significantly. That’s where I’ve benefited the most - less time at the bench.

 

[HandgunHTR]

I have an old school uniformer and every new piece of brass has the pocket uniformed. After that, I only clean them out.
If I am getting better ES and SDs because of it, I honestly can't tell because I have not compared "non-uniformed" to "uniformed". I do know it allows for consistent seating depths and consistency is key.

I will also echo what waspocrew stated and that a primer seating tool is worth the expense for the speed factor alone. I used the Lee AutoPrime for many years, but bought the Frankford Arsenal Platinum hand seater a couple of years ago and I really like it.

 

[Sponge]

When I started reloading I was flash hole deburring and pocket uniforming all/most of my brass.
That rifle probably isn't accurate/precise enough to show a difference, and I doubt I could shoot the difference then or now. At the time I didn't have a good chrono, so no idea on effect of sd/es
I stopped doing that. hell, nowadays if the brass is cleanish I just wipe the outside before lubing, only tumble if visibly dirty (like the case fell in mud). If I do tumble, I tumble primers in. Pockets never get touched.

if you want my uniformer (RCBS large primer size) and flash hole deburrer (K&M) ill send em too you. free to a good home.