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I was just trying to resize some brass and broke my decapping pin and shaft. I guess I had it set to low which I don't understand why because I had it set a while ago reloading this particular cartrige.

My question is do I even need a decapping pin when I am resizing new brass?

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nope...you dont...I am guessing rcbs...if u call them they will send you a bag of em


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Possibly the decapping stem (rod) became loose and therefore off center. Another cause which I have encountered with inferior brass is off center flash holes! Can't punch the head without ending the pin. It's worth having the decapping ability, regardless of the new brass idea






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Yes it is a RCBS and I know there customer service is great but I am reloading for a prairie dog shoot this Thursday and it won't get here that fast.

But doesn't the shaft have the expander ball on to expend the neck and I have to have that don't I??

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Yes you need to expand. Do you have another die of the same caliber? Maybe a 223 or 220 Swift and you`re loading a 22-250? If so can you trade stems, or maybe just start the sized case in the other die just enough to expand the neck?


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Problem is it is a 17 cal and I don't have anything else in that size

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My past experience (I know, another oxymoron Wink) is to nip off the head of a proper diameter nail and substitute it for the the decapping pin.

May need to dress the end a little flatter than left by the side cutter.


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No you do not need a decapping pin on new brass. The expander ball will still work without the pin. The pin is only necessary to de-prime.
 
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I was just trying to resize some brass and broke my decapping pin and shaft


M16 I think he damaged both
"I was just trying to resize some brass and broke my decapping pin and shaft"
I agree he doesn`t need to use the pin on new brass but he does need the expander.


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My mistake. How in the hell do you break the shaft?
 
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You bend the pin, which bends the shaft, and then you try to straighten the shaft, usually with the handy pair of slip joint pliers on the bench...

uuhhhh, I think that's how I read somewhere that's how it happens....


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Oh, one more thing-

The lee universal decappers are such a bargain at $3, get one for 223 and for 30. They are a tiny bit tedious to use but definately better than the next thing whenever you break your last decapping pin on a friday night.

Actually, when I made my 20 tactical sizing die I had good enough tension that I didn't need an expander ball so I just left it at that and turned down the shaft of the decapper. I just chucked it in the drill press and used sandpaper on it until it fit the case mouth and then cold blued it.


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Of all the bad things that have happend to me in over 50 years of reloadong I have never broken a decapping pin. The last twenty years or so, none of my dies have decapping pins. The first thing I do with a new die is remove the pin. I have a little Lee press with a lee universal decapping die dedicated to that job. When resizing I run a case up into the die then I back the expander ball up till it just touches the inside of the neck. That way the expander engages the neck while the neck is still in the die neck, helps on minimizing runout. Works for me.
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albertacoyote, if your desperate you may be able to reload new cases by just shoving a bullet in the case with out touching the neck.

And, YUMAN, half your luck. I can break pins
any day. For instance, I just broke a Lee one
before I got to use it. Easy, just set the die
just above the shell holder, leave the ram up
and reef the turret around, and snap.
John L.
 
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