Ouch! Deprimer Pin failure(s)
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Topic: Ouch! Deprimer Pin failure(s)
Posted By: Honkytonk
Subject: Ouch! Deprimer Pin failure(s)
Date Posted: December 30 2022 at 12:42pm
| My cousin had given me an unopened box (48) of DI Z 1944 .303 ammunition which I shot at the range this past year. Shot pretty good. Anywho, yesterday being cold, I thought I would prep this brass to reload in the Man-cave. The brass was well lubed, but depriming seemed a bit more effort than normal. Aboot 15 rounds in, I bent my Deprimer pin. This happened to me many, many inexperienced years ago, and it was because I was trying to deprime Berdans! These are all Boxer. (Since the original incident, I have been using a thin tungsten rod for TIG welding cut to length with no issues.) Has anyone else ran into this issue? Thanks! |
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Posted By: Strangely Brown
Date Posted: December 30 2022 at 1:19pm
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I've done it with a universal de-primer die when the case (I assume) wasn't centered in the she!! holder, never had a problem with an FL die though....apart from a couple of stuck 303 cases in Lee dies due to lack of lube some years ago. ------------- Mick |
Posted By: BJ72
Date Posted: December 30 2022 at 1:27pm
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I’m still using a handful of DI Z 1943 marked cases that were given to me many years ago. They were factory loaded when I received them and sold under the name of Belmont ammunition. Mine had a very heavy primer crimp in place. I recall having to use a considerable amount of force to deprive them. It also took a bit of work back then to remove the crimp in order to re prime the cases. I have a primer swagging die that makes easy work of removing primer crimps these days but had minimal tools back then. I suspect a heavy primer crimp is the cause of your damaged de priming pin. ------------- My idea of gun control is hitting what I aim at and nothing else. |
Posted By: Honkytonk
Date Posted: December 30 2022 at 2:31pm
| Thanks for the info! Think I'll stick to PPU! |
Posted By: Shamu
Date Posted: December 30 2022 at 3:15pm
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I invested in a Lee Universal decapping die, currently on sale for $13.oo I don't decap on the Dillon, but it will work on there. I've never looked back with stubborn crimps. The "unbreakable" is true. It has a collet type locking nut so if the force needed exceeds the strength available it just slips! I did, because I'm me, replace the rubber "O" ring lock nut with a spare "clamp type" I have laying about. Its one of the only 2 Lee Dies I own, the other is the "Factory Crimp (pistol) die", which I use for .38Spl & .357 S&W Mag cases.  ------------- Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force) |
Posted By: britrifles
Date Posted: December 30 2022 at 3:49pm
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I’ve decapped hundreds of DI ‘43 and ‘44 cases, maybe more than a thousand. Never had this problem. Might be the flash holes are not centered on some of the cases or your decapping pin was slightly bent and the pin contacted the case head. That pin should be strong enough to punch right thru a primer cup if the crimp was holding it in place.
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Posted By: SW28fan
Date Posted: December 31 2022 at 8:07am
You are not alone I once forced the decapping pin through what turned out to be a Berdan case ------------- Have a Nice Day If already having a nice day please disregard |
Posted By: The Apprentice
Date Posted: December 31 2022 at 5:39pm
Pat The only time I have broke deprimer pins have been on crimped 30/06 or 308 brass military and some Lake City .223 And sometimes because I had the brass not in perfect alignment Do you know if they ever crimp 303 brass primer area’s ? ------------- New to Enfield’s |
Honkytonk wrote:Posted By: Honkytonk
Date Posted: December 31 2022 at 6:34pm
| This wasn't but I noticed in a picture Goosic posted of some Winchester made military .303 it looked like it was. Mine has kind of a "ring" inside the primer pocket. I deprimed 50 fired PPI today with not a hint of an issue so I think the '44 stuff just had tight primers from age, etc. There was no corrosion or discolourment so I'm not positive. |
Posted By: Goosic
Date Posted: December 31 2022 at 6:44pm
Winchester Repeating Arms 1941...
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Posted By: SW28fan
Date Posted: December 31 2022 at 7:33pm
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I got one of these to remove crimps https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1012731532?pid=176759" rel="nofollow - https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1012731532?pid=176759 ------------- Have a Nice Day If already having a nice day please disregard |
Posted By: scottz63
Date Posted: December 31 2022 at 8:55pm
Just looking at my Military .303 ammo. So many different primer set-ups. ------------- 14EH AIT Instructor-PATRIOT Fire Control Enhanced Operator/Maintainer |
Posted By: Shamu
Date Posted: January 01 2023 at 11:53am
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Yeah I have a bunch of crimped primer ammo. Its all military & non re-loadable though. ------------- Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force) |