"Fire Forming" shotgun brass

[Brian Dudley]

Fiocchi primers are a larger diameter than other makes. So much so that you can push other primers in with your thumb after using fiocchi primers. What I am wondering is that if a shell was fired using a smaller primer, would the brass fire form back to better fit the smaller primers for future use? Anyone have any experience with this?

[Robert Rambler]

Brian, A primer pocket resizing tool like this one will salvage hulls with stretched primer pockets HTH

http://www.ballisticproducts.com/Universal-Primer-Pocket-Conditioner-10ga-410/productinfo/0740010/

[Brian Dudley]

I'll have to get one of those.

[scott kittredge]

Fiocchi primers are a larger diameter than other makes. So much so that you can push other primers in with your thumb after using fiocchi primers. What I am wondering is that if a shell was fired using a smaller primer, would the brass fire form back to better fit the smaller primers for future use? Anyone have any experience with this?

I will let you know about this tomorrow :corn: scott

[wayne goerres]

Tryed it once Brian Did,nt work. Just leaked gas past the primer. Slight amount of soot around primer.

[scott kittredge]

Tryed it once Brian Did,nt work. Just leaked gas past the primer. Slight amount of soot around primer.

yes, what Wayne said, I got same thing. scott

[charlie cleveland]

same here for me brian...charlie

[wayne goerres]

First I have herd of one of those tools. I am goinh to have to try one.

[Brian Dudley]

Thanks for experimenting guys. I figured that the brass may be a bit thicker there or at least the smaller hole would be harder to shrink by this method.