I have a bunch of LC 54 30-06 brass that I have ready to reload.
I trimmed the primer pocket crimps off, but I can not even start the primer.
The new primers (WINCHESTER) measure .005" larger than the removed primers.
Now I've loaded a ton of .223 and 45 military brass without this problem, by just taking a couple turns on the primer pocket with a deburring tool to remove the crimp.
Is there something about the older military 30-06 that I'm missing?
Do these need to be swaged after crimp removal?
Whats with the .005" difference in primer size?
Thanks for any advice
avery

i'm guessing that you didn't get all of the crimp removed. some of that old 06 brass you really have to gut pretty deep to get all the crimp. winchester primers are a bit larger. always have been. great thing to remember when some primer pockets get a little loose. then they can get a few extra loads of of them

I have actually gone over them twice, and removing what I feel is too much from the crimp.
What primer would be the smaller of the bunch to give a try?
Thanks for the reply
avery

I did a couple thousand years ago and did have to use a swadgeing tool.
even then the pocket can be a little tight. I found remington 9 1/2 primers worked best for me.
when i tried the cci and winchester primers the cups would crush when seated.

I ream all of my primer pockets with one of Sinclair's primer pocket reamers. I have one for large primer pockets ond one for small pockets. After reaming, primer seating is a breeze. Those reamers leave the pockets to the exact dimensions they should be.