Hornaday brass

[ndt man]

Hi guys. I have Been given a load of hornaday brass in 308 once fired
And having a bit of trouble seating the primers its really hard to get them into the brass . Have I missed something with this make of brass ?

 

[andyk]

I’ve found some Hornady brass, particularly 223 and 308, has crimped primers. Perhaps post a picture of the primer pocket?

 

[308tikka]

Deburr primer pockets. Simple task.

The brass is ok, a bit thinner but perfectly fine.

 

[ndt man]

Oh. I wasn't expecting crimped primers
Well we live and learn.
Most probably why the decapping pin on my FL die broke .

 

[Rory]

Hi guys. I have Been given a load of hornaday brass in 308 once fired
And having a bit of trouble seating the primers its really hard to get them into the brass . Have I missed something with this make of brass ?

Hornady .308 brass usually has crimped primers. It isn't a ridiculous crimp, certainly not even close to staked primers and shouldn't have broken the pin tbh.

A quick few twists with a cartridge deburring tool should take the edges off and allow primers to seat properly.