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Hi, I am in the market for Universal Decapping Die. I will be using it on 30-30 base wildcats but will also be using for .172, .204. .223. What brand do you use? Pros & Cons. What brand would you recommend? I lean toward Redding but am flexible. Thanks In Advance Doug Enjoy life but remember, we are only practicing for something better. | ||
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Lee Universal decapping die; why spend more money? | |||
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Lee. Or if you load for .500 Nitro, that will work. But really, any die that is bigger than your 30-30 will work fine as long as the expander button is smaller, or you can grind it down. | |||
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I've been using Lee's for many years, pretty hard to beat, IMO. | |||
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Unfortunately the LEE is not long enough for 3 1/4" cartridges. DRSS | |||
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I use the Lyman tool. It has worked well so far. | |||
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Lee all the way. Usually under $20 and well worth it. NRA Life Member DRSS-Claflin Chapter Mannlicher Collectors Assn KCCA IAA | |||
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LEE is headed this way. Two extra decapping stems to be turned to .170 Thanks to all Doug Enjoy life but remember, we are only practicing for something better. | |||
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good choice! | |||
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I have one! It works almost effortlessly! Rusty We Band of Brothers! DRSS, NRA & SCI Life Member "I am rejoiced at my fate. Do not be uneasy about me, for I am with my friends." ----- David Crockett in his last letter (to his children), January 9th, 1836 "I will never forsake Texas and her cause. I am her son." ----- Jose Antonio Navarro, from Mexican Prison in 1841 "for I have sworn upon the altar of god eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." Thomas Jefferson Declaration of Arbroath April 6, 1320-“. . .It is not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we are fighting, but for freedom - for that alone, which no honest man gives up but with life itself.” | |||
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If you have a set of reloading dies, why make more work for yourself..I have yet to understand the need for a decaping die, at least on hunting rifles.?? However I do see a lot of extra work done by reloaders, mostly new reloaders and those that tend to seek over the top perfection on whatever they do, and thats fine if it blows your skit up. I have thought I would make a list of those items that serve little or no purpose, but surly that would cause a small revolution.  Ray Atkinson Atkinson Hunting Adventures 10 Ward Lane, Filer, Idaho, 83328 208-731-4120 rayatkinsonhunting@gmail.com | |||
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A universal decaping die and a co-ax press. | |||
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I use a decapping die for really dirty cases to avoid scratching my sizing die or for blackpowder cases before washing. Decap clean in the tumbler or decap wash and tumble. Otherwise I don't use a decapping die. Jerry Liles | |||
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+1 I've never seen the point. My first reloading step is to clean the brass. Then I check every piece for defects. Only then do I worry about dies, and since all my sizing dies (FL and NK) are properly adjusted and locked in place, I simply kill the proverbial 2 birds with one stone. | |||
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I use a universal decapping die for first time reloading range pickups. Then I clean up the primer pockets, clean the brass, and trim as needed before running them through the progressive unit. Jim "Bwana Umfundi" NRA | |||
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