Hint for cleaning primer pocketts

[calvon]

Been using a Lee tool for cleaning the crud out of primer pockets. Tried a medium slot-head screwdriver, which works just as well. Then had a wild thought: what about a Torx head bit? Tried a T-25 size and it works better than any of the above in both small and large primer pockets.

[anachronism]

Or a wire primer pocket brush in a cordless drill.

[huntswithdogs]

Years ago, I bought a pocket truer. It's got a shoulder so you can't cut but so deep. Just give it a little spin and pockets are clean(if you'd trued them already). It's 2 ended for large pockets and small ones.
HWD 

[Glanceblamm]

Years ago, I bought a pocket truer. It's got a shoulder so you can't cut but so deep. Just give it a little spin and pockets are clean(if you'd trued them already). It's 2 ended for large pockets and small ones.
HWD

Ditto

[ratdog]

don't wast my time cleaning pockets never had a problem only have taken crimp off with knife.

[quickdtoo]

No more primer pocket cleaning for me,  I've been using an ultrasonic cleaner for my brass for several months now and am real happy with the results, I'm not a high volume shooter, so this method won't be for you if you are, but cleaning small batches that will fit in the beaker work excellent, 20 7mm-08 fit with room to spare.  I deprime with a Lee universal decapper, then place the cases inside a Kimax beaker as described in the 6mmBr article. Add just enough Birchwood/Casey case cleaner mix to cover the cases, then run them in the machine for 3 minutes, rinse good, then run them in water for 8 minutes. While it's running, preheat your over to 200º, rinse again and make sure all the water is dumped out of each case, lay them on a paper towel on a cookie sheet and place in the oven, turn the heat off, they'll be dry in less the 30 minutes. These are once fired Federal 7mm-08, the results speak for themselves. The cases in the 6mmBr article are 4x fired, so they took a lot longer to clean.

http://www.6mmbr.com/ultrasonic.html

[mdi]

Thanks for your input. I won't bother with my primer pocket preferrences; everyone else already has that covered  . But, does a T-25 fit both large and small pockets? Different dia...

[Glanceblamm]

No more primer pocket cleaning for me,  I've been using an ultrasonic cleaner for my brass for several months now and am real happy with the results, I'm not a high volume shooter, so this method won't be for you if you are, but cleaning small batches that will fit in the beaker work excellent, 20 7mm-08 fit with room to spare.  I deprime with a Lee universal decapper, then place the cases inside a Kimax beaker as described in the 6mmBr article. Add just enough Birchwood/Casey case cleaner mix to cover the cases, then run them in the machine for 3 minutes, rinse good, then run them in water for 8 minutes. While it's running, preheat your over to 200º, rinse again and make sure all the water is dumped out of each case, lay them on a paper towel on a cookie sheet and place in the oven, turn the heat off, they'll be dry in less the 30 minutes. These are once fired Federal 7mm-08, the results speak for themselves. The cases in the 6mmBr article are 4x fired, so they took a lot longer to clean.

http://www.6mmbr.com/ultrasonic.html

Good Job Tim!...I had a Sonic Cleaner on my short list mainly for die cleaning back in 08' but it got neglected due to Cancer surgery & treatment. Perhaps I need to get one of these after all, not really for brass but the dies & other small parts.