Bent Decapping unit

Trinimon said:
Call or email RCBS. They'll send you a replacement. :)
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Had something similar happen with the decapping unit for my 9mm dies. Called rcbs and they had a decapping unit on its way to me right away along with a few replacement decapping pins.

They are great guys to deal with and didn't hassle me at all in any way. OP, give RCBS a call. The will get you sorted
 
just so you know... the decapping rod is not specific to caliber in RCBS dies. just buy a replacement one from WSS in any caliber, take the button off, put your button on (the piece that reforms the neck from the inside and holds the decapping pin) and walla, good as new.
 
just so you know... the decapping rod is not specific to caliber in RCBS dies. just buy a replacement one from WSS in any caliber, take the button off, put your button on (the piece that reforms the neck from the inside and holds the decapping pin) and walla, good as new.
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All RCBS decapping rods are not the same diameter, and the pins are not all the same either. There are at least two different diameter decapping rods, and two different sizes of decapping pins.
 
#1bcshooter said:
I have RCBS & Lee carbide pistol dies .
I've broke a few RCBS pins .
Something that can not happen with Lee dies
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Well, that depends.
If you have it set loose enough, so the thing will slip before a pin or the neck, bends or breaks, you are right.
But by the fourth time it slips and requires complete new adjustments, because some primer was stuck in a bit tighter, or you yanked it all out of shape pulling the expanding plug out with bottle neck dies, you, well me anyway, are so fed up on it that we tighten it so tight it can't possibly slip.
Then, as JohnnyG1 pointed out, if you haven't learned how to manage, adjust and set them, the neck or pin will break or bend, just like they will with any other die.
 
stubblejumper said:
All RCBS decapping rods are not the same diameter, and the pins are not all the same either. There are at least two different diameter decapping rods, and two different sizes of decapping pins.
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+1 Be sure to cross reference the decapping unit part number to the dies you're using. There are a few different decapping units that RCBS sells. Each one may support many calibers but definitely won't be suitable for all calibers.
 
"...Berdan primed cases..." Not in .22-250. RCBS will fix that with a phone call or e-mail. The cause isn't important to them, but it's dueto the decapping assembly not being screwed in far enough or the die not set up correctly. The shell holder should just kiss the die with the ram all the way up, then screw the rod in just far enough to pop out the primer.
 
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