I will suggest cleaning your brass with treated crushed walnut shells to acquire a nice shine. Damaged or questionable cases should should NOT be used and recycling them is a great means of recouping a small amount of money. It ought to be noted there are two forms of primer pockets for rifle brass. Berdan primed brass have two small flash holes at the end of the case, whereas Boxer primed brass only has one.
To verify whether or not you've Berdan or Boxer, shine a mild within the case and determine if you will find two flash large rifle primers. Insert the proper shell holder and sizing die. Roll the casings lightly across a lube pad or spray case lube on the cases that your are likely to be working on. With the sizing die in the press, run the press one full cycle to size and deprime.
Measure the overall length of the casing with a caliper and trim the cases to the proper length if needed. Since we are loading for a 30.06, you will need to use Large Rifle Primers (LRP). Employing a priming tool, insert your brass to the shell holder, press firmly to seat the primer in the pocket. Run your finger across the bottom of the casing and check if you properly seated primer the primer.
Do not force the primer in to the pocket because you can accidentally set off the primer and cause injury. The primer must certanly be flush to the case. Using factory ammunition to compare your reloads, purchase the exact same weight bullets as those you've been using. Cross reference the bullet weight having an appropriate powder to use. Doing this will yield a few things; proper powder charge and seating depth.
Never exceed the recommended powder charge in your loading manual. The quantity of powder will mandate the speed of the bullet and the pressure that the firearm will sustain. Use a powder measure to get the proper charge and periodically check it with a scale. It is vital never to double charge rifle loads because the effects can and is going to be catastrophic.