universal depriming die

[AJC1]

The purpose of a universal decaping die is to deprime range brass before wet tumbling. Most of the stuff I find is in no condition for a sizing die and why end up with dirty pockets when I go through all the effort.

If your just reloading your own clean brass the value is highly deminished.

 

[OLDE RETIRED COASTIE]

I have seen both. The so called universal depriming die, and the caliber specific depriming die. Seems to me if the universal works, why go to caliber specific? I load for 308 winchester, 30-06, 45-70, 45 colt, 45 acp, 38spec/357mag, 9mm, 38 super. That would be 8 or 7 if the 9mm/38 super could use the same, and I do not see why not, seems they use a lot in common, bullets, some shell holders, and other things.

 

[CoalCrackerAl]

Well i bent a decapping pin doing 223. It was some strange H.S with small flash hole. Second to last one it broke. Replaced it with my last spare. Put in an order with squirrel daddy a few mins aggo.

 

[DMW1116]

I use a universal one for depriming before pickling my brass. It’s dirty enough. I don't want spent primers in there making it worse. I did remove the decapping pin from my 9mm die but not for any others. I use a lot of 9mm, 308, and 223 range brass. My 38/357 cases don’t get pickled normally but I don’t find many laying around either. I think I’ve found one 357 case and about 40 cases of 38 Special. I’m basically lamenting the lack of revolver range brass.

 

[CoalCrackerAl]

What is pickling brass?

 

[DMW1116]

Hot water, a squirt of Dawn dishwashing soap, and half a teaspoon full of citric acid powder in the form of Lemishine dishwasher additive. Pickling is an acid washing process used for cleaning sheet steel so I adopted the term.

 

[CoalCrackerAl]

Ok cool thanks.

 

[DMW1116]

It doesn't blend scratches or burrs like pin tumbling, but I've cleaned some pretty grungy range brass with it. They come out nice and shiny for the most part. I had a few turn pink when using too much powder and too much time. I agitate the brass by scratching a chalkboard and mumbling just loud enough to be heard while in a different room.

 

[CQB45ACP]

The purpose of a universal decaping die is to deprime range brass before wet tumbling. Most of the stuff I find is in no condition for a sizing die and why end up with dirty pockets when I go through all the effort.

If your just reloading your own clean brass the value is highly deminished.

Lee says no crud found on a case can damage a carbide die. (I can get the citation from their second edition.)

Sounds like you’re not a believer in that claim?

 

[Bcwitt]

Is a great tool for crimped in primers. You can deprime then size, that reduces effort.

 

[Theinkman]

I use RCBS "universal" decapping dies as I don't want to run dirty brass through my sizing dies. Decapping and then wet cleaning gets me relatively clean brass and I like to work with clean brass.

 

[AJC1]

Lee says no crud found on a case can damage a carbide die. (I can get the citation from their second edition.)

Sounds like you’re not a believer in that claim?

I dig brass out of the mud, and pick up brass that people run in wet gas guns... I respect my dies, and they do their part.

 

[CQB45ACP]

I dig brass out of the mud, and pick up brass that people run in wet gas guns... I respect my dies, and they do their part.

Dedicated brass scrounging. I don’t even know what a wet gas gun is but sounds painful.

 

[pert near]

The design of the 6PPC cartridge has a slightly undersize flash-hole. It will stick a standard pin. The Mighty Armory die can be ordered with different pin sizes including for the PPC cartridges. I've de-primed many thousands of cases with it & never broke a pin. I've accidentally punched through a few berdan cases & some regular cases with way-off center flash holes. Surprising, no problem except for a little more elbow grease to withdraw the ram.

 

[dcarr]

I use the lee universal decap die, works great for me.

 

[1976B.L.Johns.]

I think it adds another step but they do the job.

It is nice when you decap before cleaning. I decap before I wet tumble with SS pins. Then I run clean brass through my press.
I took the decapping pin out of my sizing dies.

I wet clean and use one before I do any cleaning.

I started using one when I started wet tumbling. If the primer is removed wet tumbling will clean the primer pocket.

It's a must have if you deprime and wet tumble with SS pins.

The purpose of a universal decaping die is to deprime range brass before wet tumbling. Most of the stuff I find is in no condition for a sizing die and why end up with dirty pockets when I go through all the effort.

If your just reloading your own clean brass the value is highly deminished.

Ditto X 7.

Hey! Use care out there!

B.L.

 

[barnfrog]

I agitate the brass by scratching a chalkboard and mumbling just loud enough to be heard while in a different room.

 

[Buzznrose]

It is nice when you decap before cleaning. I decap before I wet tumble with SS pins. Then I run clean brass through my press.
I took the decapping pin out of my sizing dies.

I do exactly this as well. It is an added step but it works for me.

 

[kmw1954]

For 223Rem I wouldn't be w/o it. Crimped primer pockets, knock the primer out then work the pockets, anneal, wash, then size and trim.

Pistol brass is all done on progressive. Wash, dry then into the press, round'd round, done.

 

[CopperClad]

I'm shooting BPCR , first step after the range is decap, then wash, then polish, then set aside for reloading. Most die set decappers are part of a multi step die. Being as I do not want to resize the brass. The decapper allows me to ship a step.

That said, I use it for all my brass now, just streamlines the process.

 

[Charlie98]

I have the Lee... it has it's uses.

Mostly I use it to pop good primers out of brass at the bench... SNAFU brass, brass damaged during the loading process, something like that. It's easy to spin into the single-stage press and pop the primer(s) out without having to jack with a sizing die. In the old days, I would normally just discard the odd primers, but these days... waste not, whatnot.

I do not use it in my normal reloading cycle, however. I dry tumble, so any value of taking the time to decap brass before tumbling would be wasted.

 

[King Medallion]

I think mine is a Lyman, had it so long I don't remember. Definitely use it for black powder brass before cleaning and wet tumble

 

[12Bravo20]

I use a RCBS universal depriming die all of the time. I always deprive then clean the cases. The range I go to is gravel and dirt along with being very nasty when muddy. It is an old clay pit. I sure don't want to run dirty cases through my sizing dies.

 

[mdi]

I have one, just used it yesterday. I just use mine to deprime and not in conjunction with reloading. If I have a bunch of range pick ups I'll knock put the primers before cleaning. Just one step in processing my brass. I batch load (deprime a batch, then clean that batch, inspect, size, prime charge and seat bullet. I often do one step of the batch at a time on different occasions). If I were going to load from start to finish (raw cases to finished/boxed handloads) I doubt if I'd use a universal depriming die, but there's a place for mine on my bench...

 

[irishlad]

I do not use it in my normal reloading cycle, however. I dry tumble, so any value of taking the time to decap brass before tumbling would be wasted.

I use my Lee Universal deprime die and then dry tumble all my rifle brass. I'm curious as to what value you think would be wasted. Thanks