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Depriming LC brass
- Thread starter rweldon
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Re: Depriming LC brass
If it is ball/tracer brass it is. crimped primers. If it says MATCH on headstamp life is a lot easier.
If it is ball/tracer brass it is. crimped primers. If it says MATCH on headstamp life is a lot easier.
Re: Depriming LC brass
In my experience it is significantly harder to deprime crimped military 7.62 and 30-06 brass than 5.56 brass. I ruined many RCBS depriming dies before finding out the Lee depriming die is much stronger (and cheaper).
In my experience it is significantly harder to deprime crimped military 7.62 and 30-06 brass than 5.56 brass. I ruined many RCBS depriming dies before finding out the Lee depriming die is much stronger (and cheaper).
Re: Depriming LC brass
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: JCummings</div><div class="ubbcode-body">In my experience it is significantly harder to deprime crimped military 7.62 and 30-06 brass than 5.56 brass. I ruined many RCBS depriming dies before finding out the Lee depriming die is much stronger (and cheaper). </div></div>
+1... What he said. I'll bet I broke a couple of dozen decapping pins every year on crimped primers. The Lee decapping punch and base for the appropriate caliber is a wonderful use of a few dollars.
Place the punch in the case, wiggle to seat the punch in the flash hole, tap with a hammer and repeat.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: JCummings</div><div class="ubbcode-body">In my experience it is significantly harder to deprime crimped military 7.62 and 30-06 brass than 5.56 brass. I ruined many RCBS depriming dies before finding out the Lee depriming die is much stronger (and cheaper). </div></div>
+1... What he said. I'll bet I broke a couple of dozen decapping pins every year on crimped primers. The Lee decapping punch and base for the appropriate caliber is a wonderful use of a few dollars.
Place the punch in the case, wiggle to seat the punch in the flash hole, tap with a hammer and repeat.
Re: Depriming LC brass
I just worked up 2200 pcs of LC 308 brass on my dillon 550 with a lee decap die in station 1 and a dillon sizer / trimmer in station 3. no problems.
I just worked up 2200 pcs of LC 308 brass on my dillon 550 with a lee decap die in station 1 and a dillon sizer / trimmer in station 3. no problems.
Re: Depriming LC brass
I second Victor, I have deprimed loads of Military crimped primers with the Lee punch and die. They also have a lifetime warranty, which I have taken advantage of, and in a week and some change had brand new ones. They have great customer service! JPG
I second Victor, I have deprimed loads of Military crimped primers with the Lee punch and die. They also have a lifetime warranty, which I have taken advantage of, and in a week and some change had brand new ones. They have great customer service! JPG
Re: Depriming LC brass
If you have to process mil brass this is what you need.
http://www.dillonprecision.com/#/content/p/9/pid/25263/catid/8/Super_Swage_600
If you have to process mil brass this is what you need.
http://www.dillonprecision.com/#/content/p/9/pid/25263/catid/8/Super_Swage_600
Re: Depriming LC brass
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Joe-n-TX</div><div class="ubbcode-body">If you have to process mil brass this is what you need.
http://www.dillonprecision.com/#/content/p/9/pid/25263/catid/8/Super_Swage_600 </div></div>
I have one, and prefer the Hornady reamer bit. My problem with the Dillon is that is brass of differing headstamps will have different amount of swage applied.
As for decapping, you can't go wrong with the Lee die. It is stout and cheap.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Joe-n-TX</div><div class="ubbcode-body">If you have to process mil brass this is what you need.
http://www.dillonprecision.com/#/content/p/9/pid/25263/catid/8/Super_Swage_600 </div></div>
I have one, and prefer the Hornady reamer bit. My problem with the Dillon is that is brass of differing headstamps will have different amount of swage applied.
As for decapping, you can't go wrong with the Lee die. It is stout and cheap.
Re: Depriming LC brass
Big plus for the LC "Match" brass. It's not crimped. The same goes for the later LC "LR" brass. It costs a bit more, but you don't have the issues with crimped primers and it's pretty much guaranteed that it's not been fired through a machine gun. I shoot it exclusively in my M21 and M40a3.
Big plus for the LC "Match" brass. It's not crimped. The same goes for the later LC "LR" brass. It costs a bit more, but you don't have the issues with crimped primers and it's pretty much guaranteed that it's not been fired through a machine gun. I shoot it exclusively in my M21 and M40a3.
