WayneConrad
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I like using my RCBS Universal Decapping Die in my Rock Chucker to deprime my brass before cleaning it. The die comes with a spring that forcibly ejects the primers, which then leave the press and bounce all over the room. If I remove the spring, then most primers stay in the press, but occasionally one hangs up in the primer pocket and has to be poked out with a second or third stroke of the press.
That was bugging me, so I fabricated a primer deflector to allow me to keep the spring in the decapping die so that I not only do I get positive ejection of the primer from the case, but every primer goes into the bottom of the green tray.
It has two parts. The insert fits in the slot in the ram, forcing the primer to exit the slot at the bottom:
The deflector fits into the slot normally occupied by the priming arm. It makes the primers go down instead of across the room:
The press is shown without primer catcher tray for clarity. In use, the primer catch tray is in place. The deflector and insert are friction fit and easy to remove for cleaning. Both parts are made out of 32 gage galvanized steel. The cap on the deflector is soldered on. Here are the templates for the parts:
I'm not a metal worker, and I don't even play one on TV.
That was bugging me, so I fabricated a primer deflector to allow me to keep the spring in the decapping die so that I not only do I get positive ejection of the primer from the case, but every primer goes into the bottom of the green tray.
It has two parts. The insert fits in the slot in the ram, forcing the primer to exit the slot at the bottom:
The deflector fits into the slot normally occupied by the priming arm. It makes the primers go down instead of across the room:
The press is shown without primer catcher tray for clarity. In use, the primer catch tray is in place. The deflector and insert are friction fit and easy to remove for cleaning. Both parts are made out of 32 gage galvanized steel. The cap on the deflector is soldered on. Here are the templates for the parts:
I'm not a metal worker, and I don't even play one on TV.
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