Excess Depriming Pressure
Quote from Reloader on August 22, 2013, 5:22 pmI'm currently stockpiling the spent HXP military brass in .30-06 as I use it in my M1 Garand. I'm concerned about the amount of force I need to use in order to deprime these crimped primers. I'm worried about breaking the decapping pin. I've cleaned the cases, lubed them, and the amount of force hasn't changed appreciably. Of course, part of that might be the resizing die's action on the case necks.
I have a Super Swager that I run every case through after I've deprimed them, and unless I miss my guess, I only need to swage them one time just after taking out the military crimped primer.
Am I right in being concerned about the depriming pin, or is it designed to withstand that amount of force. Please note, I do not slam my XL650 handle up and down, I try to make a steady, smooth, continuous motion both up and down.
Thanks!
I'm currently stockpiling the spent HXP military brass in .30-06 as I use it in my M1 Garand. I'm concerned about the amount of force I need to use in order to deprime these crimped primers. I'm worried about breaking the decapping pin. I've cleaned the cases, lubed them, and the amount of force hasn't changed appreciably. Of course, part of that might be the resizing die's action on the case necks.
I have a Super Swager that I run every case through after I've deprimed them, and unless I miss my guess, I only need to swage them one time just after taking out the military crimped primer.
Am I right in being concerned about the depriming pin, or is it designed to withstand that amount of force. Please note, I do not slam my XL650 handle up and down, I try to make a steady, smooth, continuous motion both up and down.
Thanks!
Quote from Reloader on August 23, 2013, 9:27 pmDillon rifle decap pins are designed and intended to deprime crimped in boxer military primers. The pin is heavier than most, and is heat treated. A berdan primed case will damage it though.
Dillon rifle decap pins are designed and intended to deprime crimped in boxer military primers. The pin is heavier than most, and is heat treated. A berdan primed case will damage it though.