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Posted: 3/1/2013 1:46:27 PM EDT
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Anyone use a separate press to decap/deprime? If so what make and model and will it decap large rifle brass.
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Quoted: Or we wet tumble.Quoted: Why do it separately? Some people like to decap first in order to clean the primer pockets without having to toss them in the tumbler a 2nd time. We're called "anal retentives"   I use a Rockchucker to decap, load on Rockchucker for test loads, 550 or SDB for bulk loading.
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Quoted: good luck finding a decapping die. going on 2 months and i must have terrible luck, since no one has them in stock. ever apparently. i'm getting components w/ out too much trouble, but that damn decapping die is like the loch ness monster. If your just starting out and dry tumbling, you don't need a decapping die. Tumble your cases clean, and decapp while you size your cases. Clean primer pockets or not, your preference.
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good luck finding a decapping die. going on 2 months and i must have terrible luck, since no one has them in stock. ever apparently. i'm getting components w/ out too much trouble, but that damn decapping die is like the loch ness monster. If your just starting out and dry tumbling, you don't need a decapping die. Tumble your cases clean, and decapp while you size your cases. Clean primer pockets or not, your preference. This is what I do, after resizing/deprim I through them back in the vibrator for an hour, to get the lube off and somewhat clean the primer pocket |
| yeah, I only have my ultrasonic, not a tumbler, so getting those primers out helps. Anyway, stroll into Cabela's today and what do I find hidden behind some other crud on a shelf? 3 Lyman universal decapping dies... finally. i should complain online more often, seems to have worked. : ) |
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You guys may want to try not cleaning your primer pockets. Compare it to your normal process to serif you can tell a difference. My loads are very precise without that step. Uncleaned pockets shoot just fine and I doubt that any improvement in accuracy or reliability comes from cleaning them. However, rifle rounds, especially those meant for use in a semi-auto get cleaned if only to insure against a high primer. I routinely uniform primer pocket depths on rifle brass and cleaning from that point on is very easy. I try to run freshly decapped brass in plain old walnut for 3 hours. I use Lee's cheapset bench mounted press to de-prime because that's all I trust it for. Even a junk chinese press from smartreloader would work well in this capacity. Very little powder residue remains if this is done after every firing. Your decapping pin should knock out any stuck walnut, you want to look at each piece prior to loading it anyway. |
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Quoted: yeah, I only have my ultrasonic, not a tumbler, so getting those primers out helps. Anyway, stroll into Cabela's today and what do I find hidden behind some other crud on a shelf? 3 Lyman universal decapping dies... finally. i should complain online more often, seems to have worked. : ) Glad to hear you found your decapper.  |
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Quoted: Honestly, that was why I got my XL650 with the case feeder and Lee universal decapper.Quoted: Why do it separately? Some people like to decap first in order to clean the primer pockets without having to toss them in the tumbler a 2nd time. We're called "anal retentives" I've done 10K/day easy that way. Then I toss them into the SS pin bath. |
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