What do you use to clean the primer soot out of your primer pockets?

Its one of my dreaded deeds,

Ive been usesing the RCBS little hard wire brush bit that came with my old master kit. Lately ive been chucking it in my cordess drill.

It works ok without damageing the sides but it takes several attempts to clean the soot out.

Id like just to "hit" it with something once and have the pocket clean

GSP7:
To clean & uniform the primer pockets on my cases, I use one I got from Sinclair International. Just chuck it into a variable speed electric drill & go for it. Don't recall for sure but I think I paid about $15 for mine.
Hope this helps some. Good luck, Bear in Fairbanks

Just like BIF says,the Sinclair primer pocket uniformer.

Ultrasonic case cleaners resolve a lot of case cleaning problems, although they will reduce that beloved time at the bench when you fiddle with a dozen minor and meticulous manual operations. But if you want the inside of the case to be clean, like the neck and shoulder (where lube can build up and be difficult to remove manually), want the flash hole to be clean, want the primer pocket to be clean, etc. with no more trouble than turning the "on" switch, get an ultra-sonic cleaner.

GSP7,

Just like the others above my vote goes for the Sinclair Primer Pocket Uniformer. Make sure you order the correct size; there's a difference between Large Pistol & Large Rifle. Costs a few bucks more then the others but never wears out.

Made from material harder than the carbon that is left in the primer pocket it not only cuts them all uniformly initially and thereafter is the best pocket cleaner ever made.

Works great with an electric screwdriver to eliminate those nasty blisters.

Like everyone says...chuck up the Sinclair tool and life is good. Then get a Wilson case trimmer and easy street is right around the corner.

+1 on the Sinclair. That way they aren't just clean but square, flat and consistant. Be sure and buy the power drill adaptor when you order.....................DJ

Yup, Sinclair. Here is a link.
http://www.sinclairintl.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?category=RECPUN&type=store

I use the RCBS case master, very easy, chamfers the necks in and out too.

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Originally posted by ELKMAN2:
I use the RCBS case master, very easy, chamfers the necks in and out too.

Me too. I also use it to clean necks and uniform primer pockets. Thought it might just be a gadget when it was bought, but since then its become a standard tool on the bench. Speeds things up bit, too.

I quit cleaning primer pockets a long time ago.

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Originally posted by Grumulkin:
I quit cleaning primer pockets a long time ago.

Same here...

a guy I know who shoots competitively, told me that he never ever bothers...

when he does, or when he doesn't.. he notices no difference in accuracy...

he also shoots a 338 Lapua, and never uses any primer but the Federal 210s with it, saying he sees no need for a mag primer... as the 210 will ignite the big Lapua case full of powder and give stellar accuracy doing so...

But since I quit cleaning them.. life is a lot simplier.. and I don't have to dread the job..
a great feature if you shoot a lot like I do!

"cleaning primer pockets". . . . I've heard of that concept but have never quite understood what it means.
I figure by the time I've deprimed and then tumbled the resized cases for say an hour, there ain't enough crud in the primer pocket to hurt anything. Least ways, that's how it looks to me.
Of course, if a fellow is addicted to tedium, it will help keep him busy.

GSP7 ----- I shoot thousands of rounds each year and have for a number of years. I have yet to clean that first primer pocket. I resize then tumble in Pecan Medium until all cases are clean then reload. I switched to the Pecan Medium because the Corn Cob medium hung up in the primer pockets, and the Pecan simply flows through. I have shot everything from the smallest chambering to the the 50 BMG and pin point accuracy is my thing. If your thing is to clean primer pockets, then by all means do it, we all have our methods and right or wrong, this is mine. Good shooting.

It's one of those, "it makes me feel like it should improve my shooting; therefore I do it...". Personally, I can't shoot the difference...


Hank

A small screwdriver.

Don

I use the LEE primer pocket tool. It has two ends, one for large primers and the other for small ones. I put the thing in a small electric drill, and then use it as a step in my reloading procedure -- I put all the brass I'm loading in a given batch through this step.

I don't know whether this is really needed or not. As others have written above, it may not affect accuracy at all. I just like to have the soot reamed out of the primer pocket before I put a new primer in.

No tumbler here.

I might try a Sinclair tool.

What is a RBCS case master gadget? that cleans necks, pockets and chamfers?

I did a search and All I found was a RCBS Case master guage for measusreing. Its not in my RCBS catalog either

Me too...
Sinclair primer pocket uniformer
and

the RCBS tool with 0000 steel wool at the end.

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Originally posted by GSP7:
No tumbler here.

I might try a Sinclair tool.

What is a RBCS case master gadget? that cleans necks, pockets and chamfers?

I did a search and All I found was a RCBS Case master guage for measusreing. Its not in my RCBS catalog either

This little dandy right here. Midway sells it for about $105. Nice gadget to have.

A small screwdriver! Gets most of the crud out with a small twist!

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Originally posted by SShooterZ:


This little dandy right here. Midway sells it for about $105. Nice gadget to have.

Thanks SShooterZ, Time to automate some of my reloading

I used to use the hand brush then I made an adapter for my cordless drill. It was still tough on my fingers so I bought the RCBS case prep center. Now I don't know how I got along without it. Does it make a difference? Maybe not, but I like to be consistent so my brass always looks new.

This is a Russ Haydon Primer pocket uniformer. Once it uniformes the pocket, one quick turn and the pocket is clean. Very nice tool.