March 10, 2010, 07:12 AM | #1 |
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Breaking decapping pins?
I have a Forester press and just got an RCBS decapping die and keep breaking the pins. I think that the reason is that the universal decapping die does not hold a 30-06 shell and the jaws of the forester press float. Between the two, the pin is not necessarily centered in the case and misses the flash hole. Anybody had this problem?
I just got my first Garand about six week ago and been doing a lot of shooting and reloading. I've never had a neck size die and thought I would try one to see if I could get more rounds out of the casings. That's why I got the decapping die but it's not going so well. Any ideas? Thanks! David |
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Using Mil surplus brass? Did you remove the primer crimp?
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March 10, 2010, 10:31 AM | #4 |
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I'd be more inclined to think either you weren't hitting the flash hole cleanly or you were possibly running into some berdan primers. The primer crimp is removed after the primer is, so that wouldn't be the issue here.
My guess would be that it is most likely an alignment issue. I have bent the pins before, but never broken them. When you are popping primers out, don't force things. If you feel a little extra resistance, thats a good sign that you are either out of alignment or there is some other obstruction inside the case. Good luck. |
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LOL
funny this came out! Broke a decapping pin last night on some @I^#*&# berdan primed casings! I have 2 more left : ) One of those things that you should always keep on hand ya know?
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I broke a decapping pin on my forster bump die the other day (forster press). Funny thing is it was an unprimed case I was putting in it.
My guess is it's an alignment issue, but I'm not sure how you would fix it considering the die isn't holding the case. Just make sure the die is pushed all the way into the channel in the press. Also +1 on Rembrandt and Stick Man
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Does your RCBS die have a spring pushing the pin down? The universal depriming die I bought a couple of years ago did, and I guess the spring was pushing the pin sideways because I broke several pins pretty quickly. After about the fifth pin breaking, I removed the spring and I have not broken another pin since then. Coincidence? Don't think so.
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Thanks guys. I forgot to mention that I am using new Win brass, third reload, all boxer primers.
steve4102, I was afraid they might get too tight. If they do, its not a big deal. I also have a bolt gun that I want to use the neck die for, so it won't be a total loss. |
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Another possibility is that the flash holes on the cases have burrs that deflect the decapping pin. If that is the case, clean them up with a flash hole deburring tool. Only needs to be done once.
One reason I prefer Lee dies is that the decapping pins are held by a collet and just push up if something bad happens. I do deprime crimped military brass with a manual punch setup.
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medalguy wins!
I removed the spring, decapped 200, never miss a beat. Thanks a million!
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Yep, here too. First I tried to push out some Berdan primers, and broke a couple here and there. Also, had a couple of cases that had skinny flash holes. On my old style expander ball/ primer pin (without the head on the pin), I kept trying to find the pin. I could tell when I had problems, because the next case will not drop a spent primer, which means the pin is pulled out because the flash hole is so tite. Then you search or install a new one.
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