DECAP MANDREL getting suck in the primer hole

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I am brand new at reloading, I on my first reloading project, i deprimed about 40 brass the frist night then I started the next day and the DECAP MANDREL pin got stuck in one of the brass i got over the weekend, the brass is a once fired brass. has this happen to anyone here before. i think i am going to have to buy a new DECAP MANDREL as the pin is still stuck in the brass casing pinner hole
any help would be great
Jamie
 
a couple of things spring to mind- sounds like you're using a lee loader - you can push the pin back or with a screwing motion, pull the mandrel up- worst case, mate something up with the pin and whack it with a hammer- i had this happen with some ivi 9mm years back where the primer hole would constantly capture the pin, to the point of pulling it out of the rod- used a decapper from a 223 and that fixed it- these are 1 piece, not 2- i've also used a bolt from a bolt action rifle to capture the rim and pulled the mandrel out that way- but you have to get it flush with the primer hole first so the extractor can fit over
 
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Jamie, knock the pin thru with a center punch. when it is out chuck one end onlyin a drill and spin it in some very fine 600grit wt/dry sandpaper(homehardware carrie single sheets) for just a few seconds. then try it until it goes in the primer hole. by spinning only the one end the other end is still full size to stay in the mandrel.
cueball
 
My answer is the same as Cueball's. Polish the decapping pin (the 'pointy end of the mandrel) down to a slightly smaller diameter. Don't put a point on it, you want a nice flat end.
 
I have had similar problems with 7.62 IVI brass. Sounds like a good idea to reduce the diameter of the pin to accomodate a smaller sized flash hole. If using RCBS decapping pins, you may wish to also "marr-up" the end of the pin where it enters the expander. I give mine a few "bites" with a pair of side-cutters. The pin should then adhere to the expanding rod better and helps prevent it from being pulled out and left behind in the flash hole.
 
Jamie, knock the pin thru with a center punch. when it is out chuck one end onlyin a drill and spin it in some very fine 600grit wt/dry sandpaper(homehardware carrie single sheets) for just a few seconds. then try it until it goes in the primer hole. by spinning only the one end the other end is still full size to stay in the mandrel.
cueball
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I have done this many times, it is my recommendation as well.
 
Thank you very much for all your help, I found out that is only getting stuck with the brass i bought at the range, i bought 40 rounds at the range and figured i could reload it, I'll ask the guy next time i am up there if he used berdan cases. But thanks to all guys input I was able to use a center puch and a small nail to get the pin out and I hit the pin back into the mandrel. It works great again. once again thank you to everyone who replied
 
If you've knocked-out a primer from the 'bad' brass you'll be able to tell if it's berdan primed, because it'll have 2 or 3 flash holes around the edge of the primer pocket. If you only have the one central flash hole it's boxer primed.
 
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