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Posted: 11/17/2008 1:32:04 PM EDT
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How do most people quickly remove the primers out of rifle brass before you do all of the preperation for reloading. |
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If I am loading cases that need to be lubed I decap & resize, then tumble to remove the lube. I have often looked a decapping dies and I can't convince myself to even try one. It really seems like a waste of time to and an unnessary step. Imagine that you're processing 500 cases. If you use just a decapping unit, you've just increased inserting/removing the case into the shellholder 500 times as you still have to size them. |
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I decap using a Lee decapping die, tumbel in fine walnut, lube, resize and polish in corn cob for the first time crimped primer cases in .223. All others I don't decape first, I do this due to the crimped primers don't let me have smooth pull when resizing. That IMHO.
Mike |
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I normally decap and size at the same time, then tumble lube off.
Then I got a batch of Ik 07 (Igman) brass with tight primer pockets. Tried several ways to decap without success. Remembered reading a post that said a Lee universal decapping die would power thru the small flasholes. Yep, worked just fine, and swaged the flasholes when decapping. Edit for spelling. |
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Do most people mount the lee universal decapping die on a single stage press. I use a dillon 550 B to reload should I just mount it on that or get a single stage press to decap. Becasue after I decap the case I am going to remove the crimp and tumble them before I resize and reload.
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I am going to have to remove the crimp and that was why I was not wanting to use the dillon 550B thought is might be slower then some other methods people might be using any thoughts That's why I do my case prep on a single stage versus my Turret or 550B. I decap, then go back and decrimp the primer pocket (and clean the pocket),then resize, then trim (Just got a 1200B trimmer that will also go on the single stage), then tumble. Then, I move to the turret or progressive and then I can crank out the rounds from there. |
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If you've got the coin for a Dillon Trimmer you are in for a treat. You take a toolhead and set it up for case prep by inserting a decapper / resizer die in station #1 and then add your Dillon trimmer in station #3. Run your brass through normally and you'll end up with decapped, resized, and trimmed cases.
I am going to have to remove the crimp and that was why I was not wanting to use the dillon 550B thought is might be slower then some other methods people might be using any thoughts Depending upon your needs (blasting, plinking, hunting, or bullseye ammo), your brass might be ready for further processing or just fine as it is and ready for reloading after a quick pass through your tumbler to remove the lube and you're rifle brass is ready for reloading. |
| For me, because I primer pocket uniform, I decap on a separate inexpensive single stage press first. Then primer pocket uniform which mainly cleans the pockets on fired cases. Then size and prime in one operation on my progressive press. Check to see if trimming is necessary and if not proceed to fill powder and press in bullet. No crimping. I do not clean the lube off until the cartridge is finished. I load for accuracy, not plinking, so take my time and am not in a hurry. I enjoy the loading process as much as shooting. |
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For Rifle:
I recently changed over and put my decapper/resizer in one toolhead and after tumbling clean I run it thru and do my size/deprime then clean flash holes and trim/chamfer inside/out then back to tumble off lube I then process in my loading toolhead which has a universal decapper in station #1 to clean out any media stuck in the flash holes I found that this works pretty well and actually smooths out the press operation For Pistol: I just tumble clean and run them thru my 550 |
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