Broken decap pin

claybird

Well I finally did it. I have used my Lee Universal decapper on a tub full of pistol cases and one rifle case too many. I picked up some 223 cases at the range today and deprimed all my pistol cases first and then I started on the 223's. The 4th one was a PMC and the primer must have been super glude. Guess what . I bumped the handle a little hard I guess and snap!! The PMC cases had the red sealer on them and they are now in the scrap box. Did keep a few Rems and Win.
Will have to call Lee in the morning and order a couple of new ones. There listed at $2. each. Might as well get an extra for the new
38/357 sizer die also.
I never did really enjoy reloading rifle cases. But I get good accurate loads with the few that I do reload. And of course save a few
penny's.
Gave the 357 BH Convert a work out today. Shot up a double handful of every thing that fits in the cylinders. I need a cylinder ream job on the 38/.357 cylinder. Three holes are too tight. Well over al it was a good day. They have the frame work for the roof over our pistol range ready for sheet metal.

Bountyhunter

Claybird I did the same thing a while back. I too ordered a couple of them. Since then I broke one more. I have to pay attention to what type of primer is in those damn 223 cases.

Johngoboom

I haven't done that yet...But I'm sure I will.

Bountyhunter

It's not really hard to do once you understand how to do it.

Snuffy

Your collet on your pin is too tight it needs to be just tight enough to push out the primer. by doing that when you do runon to a crimped or hard to get out primer it will just push up and not break. Learned that little trick after I broke a few of them.

Drummer

I did get my pin pushed back up through the collet the other day. That is pretty cool the way it works. I just didn't have the case pushed all the way in the shell holder and the pin missed the flash hole.

Snuffy

Been there too that sucks.

sheepdog

...my decapping pin's missed the flash hole a few times, too...

XLCH