Hornady brass reload life

[FLshooter]

JCSC,

If primer pocket slackness is the concern and the rest of the case looks OK then you can extend the case life by splaying the pocket back into being tight.

I've been using an RCBS military crimp remover called a Primer Pocket Swager
https://shootersdelight.com.au/product/r...r-combo-2/

You put the case which has a small-rifle primer hole on the large-rifle primer spud and give it a couple of stout presses on the handle. The large-rifle spud doesn't go into the hole but it puts pressure on the brass surrounding the hole which takes the path of least resistance back into the void. You quickly figure out how much tension is enough. It's definitely not what the tool was designed to do but I already had it for the occasional removal of military crimps so it's now the gift that keeps on giving.

I seat primers and if they go in too loose they get a marker pen line over the primer. After firing I can locate them. Remove the primer and give them the squash treatment - Bob's your uncle! Back to normal seating tension.

I have also seen online posts where guys have had some success using a ball bearing and punch/hammer. There's a recent thread here discussing this.

My 224 Valkyrie brass after four or five reloads, the primers would fall out. Haven’t had that problem with the 6.5 Grendel.Maybe it’s because I don’t load hot. With 6.5 Grendel I was getting 6 reloads.I believe I’ll be getting close to 10 now that I got an Annealeez machine.
Anyway, back to loose primer pockets. Used to use the RCBS swager Klem posted the link to.Now I use a Dillon 600 super swage. It would be cool if I can fix loose primer pockets with that. I guess I’m going to give it a try next time I have a loose primer pocket.