depriming brass - hand tool?

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Looking to get a simple tool ( hand if possible ) to deprime used brass. This way the case and primer pocket will both be cleaned in the tumbler.

anyone have any suggestions?
 
FMP said:
Looking to get a simple tool ( hand if possible ) to deprime used brass. This way the case and primer pocket will both be cleaned in the tumbler.

anyone have any suggestions?
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Lee hand-press with universal deprimer.

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Add in:
Two large bowls, A couch and a TV.
Beside you on the couch one filled with cases to be decapped, on your opposite side another bowl for decapped cases.
Add a 2 hour movie and you have a hundreds and hundreds of decapped brass :)
 
If you have a Hornady LNL-AP w/case feeder??
Take out all the dies except the sizer/decapper (Or as above use a deicated decap die) and ensure powder and primer feeds are removed or empty. Fill the case feeder. Turn on and crank out decapped brass.
 
FMP said:
Looking to get a simple tool ( hand if possible ) to deprime used brass. This way the case and primer pocket will both be cleaned in the tumbler.

anyone have any suggestions?
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Ya, don't bother. The primer pockets don't require cleaning. It doesn't hurt, but it's of no great benefit.

If you want to be anal about it, pre-clean the cases, just run it through your press using the standard die, and then chuck them back into the cleaner.

Now the problem is you will likely get tumbler media stuck in the flash hole, so you may want to use a universal decapping die or a larger sizing die in your press when loading ammo to prove that hole.
 
Probably not a good idea. I read that tumbling after the primer has been removed could cause the flash hole to get clogged by your cleaning material.
 
+1 for not bothering with cleaning primer pockets. It isn't worth the effort, especially considering that you will get media stuck in some of your flash holes.
 
The Lee Universal deprimer, $12-13.00, is the way to go, as suggested. I have mine set up permanently on a Lee C-press. Everything goes through it, even 410 hulls.
 
Pull the decapping rod from a die you don't use or order up a spare (Lee work good). Next drill a primer sized hole through the top of your coffee table and put a coffee can under it.

Just grab a hammer and time your wacks so that you dont' miss any parts or the show your watching that you want to hear. The bonus is that no one will be sitting nest to you trying to take control of the remote! :D
 
tjhaile said:
+1 for not bothering with cleaning primer pockets. It isn't worth the effort, especially considering that you will get media stuck in some of your flash holes.
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I used to be all anal about cleaning out primer pockets, but now I just visually check them to see they are all clear of debris before I seat another primer.

Never had a problem.
 
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