6.55 X 55 Stuck Primer???

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Finally after moving, unpacking, getting settled down - today I found a few minutes of spare time to try and get back into reloading.

Here's the problem. Got everything set up using the lee neck sizing die, ran my first case in and none of the primers wouldn't pop out. I had a mix of Remmy brass I had bought new and some Lapua that came with the rifle I was looking to finally reload. I couldn't deprime anything, and then I heard the snap .... Neck sizing die depriming pin broken...

Any thoughts/ideas as to what is going on?
 
Not much help as I am not even started with reloading yet :)

Have been reading some though, and have read some have issues with non-carbide dies with bent pins...
 
The primer removing pin may not be lining up with the flash hole.
When you get a new pin, undo the lock on the centre shaft, which includes neck expanding ball and the firing pin.
Put a new, unprimed case in the press, lower the ram until the pin slides easily through the flash hole, then tighten the little locking nut.
 
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And make sure it protrudes enough to pop out a primer.

And make sure none of the brass is Berdan primed. A Berdan case has 2 small flash holes. A decapper will break or bend in a Berdan case.
 
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It appears as though my Lapua brass has bent both my de-priming pins in my neck and full length sizing dies. I cut a Lapua open and found solid brass at the bottom with 2 very small holes for the primer to ignite the powder. Anyone experience this? I am not sure how to deprime the Lapua without damaging the case.
 
That means they are berdan primed, can not use your regular tool, they are a total pain to reload as they require a special tool or hydraulic primer removal plus you then need a special tool to convert the cases over to regular primers. But to be sure I would post a picture of the primer hole to confirm it is berdan primed
 
ryanloco said:
It appears as though my Lapua brass has bent both my de-priming pins in my neck and full length sizing dies. I cut a Lapua open and found solid brass at the bottom with 2 very small holes for the primer to ignite the powder. Anyone experience this? I am not sure how to deprime the Lapua without damaging the case.
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Google told me that that would used with a Berdan primer. Little lump (anvil) in the middle and two tiny holes. Standard depriming method is not going to do it. There are decapping tools available.

Charles beat me to it. :)

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Lapua brass and Lee Collet Die

6,5x55mm. Lapua Military spec brass? that must be a collector item today! :)

Sorry for your decapping pin; you can get a replacement mandrel already equipped with a new decapping pin directly from Lee for $4.00 U.S. : http://leeprecision.com/decap-mandrel-.262.html

As for brass, do yourself a favor and get some Lapua Boxer primed brass: it's really good.
It shoots great in my Shültz&Larsen converted M-98 target rifle. I necksize it with a Lee Collet Die on a Forster Co-Ax press and usually have very minimal runout once loaded.
I anneal every five firings, which makes for a lot of shooting. Trim is actually nonexistent: I do not hammer my brass with maximum loads and it's still within specs.
PP.
 
there's at least ONE in every crowd- if there's a fault in reloading , it HAS to be lee's fault, no matter what-TAKE A NAIL; the same length and a bit stick it in your casing and FIND the flash hole- if you can't find it. it's BERDAN and NEEDS TO BE LEFT AT THE RANGE for recycling- I think that's on PAGE 2 of the old pacific manual btw, pacific /bonanza is the OLD name for HORNADY
 
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