super swage in operation

[gregorskiff]

You can work through 500 pretty quickly once you get a rhythym going.

it doesnt take that long, in the video i did 6 in 25 seconds and i was not going for speed there. if i really go for speed i could easily do 1000 per hour but i dont do my brass that way anymore. some guys are alot faster than i am. check the video posted by TheCanuck223, he does 9 in 30 seconds, thats 1080 per hour.

or you can just buy new brass everytime...much faster :)

[gunguy54]

too slow there has to be a faster way

[murreyhaze]

okay i have a question i am using a superswage 600 and it doesnt seem to be getting the crimp out! i have to pull the lever two times and then rotate and do it twice more but the crimp is still there. any suggestions? some are 08 some are 06 some are 223 ????

[gregorskiff]

@murreyhaze

you may still see a crimp as the swager does not remove material.

some brass will require the use of a primer pocket uniformer, redding makes an excellent one.

If your swager is adjusted according to the directions and you are having problems seating a new primer then call dillon and they will take care of you.

[murreyhaze]

@gregorskiff i thought i needed alot of swage but its just fine. thank you so much

[appletreecone]

thats some VERY clean brass :D

[cyclops5276]

Do a you tube search for "Automatic Dillon Super Swage 600 Modification" and see how another guy has semi automated the same process on his Dillon swager with a rubber band and a piece of string.

I have a Dillon swager, a few XL650s fully loaded and a couple of the Dillon Super 1050 models. Love those Dillon products.

Nice video.

[NickIsOriginal]

why are you reusing spent rounds?

[Flumphinator]

The brass casing in a round of ammunition is often the most expensive part, especially in target and match ammunition. If you reload a brass casing with a new primer, gunpowder charge, and bullet, you can use the same brass casing 4-5 times.

[gunfreak1500]

its called reloading

[unclejoe862]

Thanks for the video, I was wondering how this worked. I really need one of these, I was given a box with about 2000 Lake City once fired 223 crimped primer casings.

[marcus5aurelius]

I was just using that exact tool 20min ago for all my .45 brass and soon will be using it on all my .223. It's pretty easy and quick going I did about 500 rounds in 40min. The only thing you have to be careful with is that it is lined up properly with the primer slot, if not it will dig a second hole and you've just wasted a round and your own time.

[ammosmith]

How much does this thing sell for?

[redwoodfarms]

does the swage also work for handgun calibers or only for rifle?

[gregorskiff]

large rifle and small rifle crimped primer pockets as far as i know

[hieronymouse]

I just bought one of these beautiful machines last week and I can tell you that it is a MUST HAVE if you are doing a lot of once-fired military brass!

I set it up with a tilted box and then I use the brass handle to fling the swaged brass into the box wich saves even more time.

The only caveat I would share is that if you get in too much of a hurry, you can miss the primer pocket (side to side) and chew the brass up pretty bad - not very often, but it does happen!

[bohoki]

why do you need to swage?

[gregorskiff]

that is once fired lake city Military brass, the original primers were crimped in, the swager removes the crimp and allows a new primer to be seated properly.

[m0ondoggy]

If you really enjoy damaging the primer bar on the RL550, then seat about 200 primers without swaging the pockets. The guy who owned my press before me did that, and I ended up having to replace that bar. No big deal since dillon replaces everything for free.

[gregorskiff]

hey moondoggy, i tried that once.....ONCE!

i could tell something was wrong, the LC crimp is hard to see, its full circle and not the 3 point divots like some other milbrass.