federal brass wont take primer

[DonT]

with the year 98 indicated could this be military brass?  You can tell by looking at the base around the primer hole.  It will have a line around it (crimp).  It is my undestanding that this is to keep the primer from backing out when the ammo is used on a full auto weapon.

If this is the case you can get a crimp remover, some work in the press and re-swage the primer pocket.  Others work like a chamfering tool and cuts it out.  The later is easier to use.

Not sure if this is the problem but it sounds like it..

DonT

[ricciardelli]

You have crimped military brass...clean up the primer pockets.

[Lloyd Smale]

I got a primmer swagging tool from Dillion it works pretty slick

[John Y Cannuck]

As a quickie, to try a few, your chamfer tool fill do a fair job taking off those crimps