my dad is looking for a Carbide primer remover for 47-70 shells. he has used "high quality" primer removers made of Tool steel, but they have bent. so he is looking for somewhere to get carbide ones, has looked everywhere and cant find them, any help would be great thanks.
Looking for a Carbide primer pusher.
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I don't think such a thing exists. If you find you're bending or breaking pins, you may want to look at your dies and/or brass for problems.
The only time I've ever damaged pins has been due to loose rods or brass issues - berdan brass, or unusually small flash holes
The only time I've ever damaged pins has been due to loose rods or brass issues - berdan brass, or unusually small flash holes
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If your bending tool steel ones, you'd break carbide ones...look else where for your solution as mentioned abouve, something is out of wack
I don't think I would use a carbide decapping pin even if there was such a thing. Tool steel is a lot more forgiving. It will flex rather than shatter.
What I've done for undersized flash holes is turn the end of a hardened steel pin punch down to .060" diameter in a lathe and whenever I come across 'strange' brass, I punch a primer out of one with the modified pin punch and a hammer. I can then judge whether a standard decapping pin would fit down the flash hole. Since I made this, I haven't had to bug RCBS for any replacement pins because I haven't broken another one.
You can also put a decapping pin in an electric drill and touch up the diameter with sandpaper to make it a little smaller.
Tell your dad to loosen off the decapping rod in his die and rotate it while watching to see if it turns out of round. If it does, that WILL break the pin off the next time he tries to pop a primer.
What I've done for undersized flash holes is turn the end of a hardened steel pin punch down to .060" diameter in a lathe and whenever I come across 'strange' brass, I punch a primer out of one with the modified pin punch and a hammer. I can then judge whether a standard decapping pin would fit down the flash hole. Since I made this, I haven't had to bug RCBS for any replacement pins because I haven't broken another one.
You can also put a decapping pin in an electric drill and touch up the diameter with sandpaper to make it a little smaller.
Tell your dad to loosen off the decapping rod in his die and rotate it while watching to see if it turns out of round. If it does, that WILL break the pin off the next time he tries to pop a primer.
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"...Carbide primer remover..." No such thing. Carbide is far too brittle to use as a decapping pin. Decapping pins are designed to break or bend before the die gets damaged.
Have your da look at the expander rod. It may be bent causing the decapping pin not to hit the primer hole properly.
Have your da look at the expander rod. It may be bent causing the decapping pin not to hit the primer hole properly.
asked him tonight what it was he wanted. and i was totaly wrong lol.
he is wanting a Tungston shell sizer one he doesent have to lube as much. the tool steel ones he has wrecked a couple cases trying to size because he didnt have enough lube on it.
sorry for the mixup. (what made me think carbide is he said tungston... which at machinists school is always used in conjuction with carbide, ie Tungston carbide tool bits. and he had broken a primer remover but that was the shell moving in the holder just as he was about to push the primer out.
he is wanting a Tungston shell sizer one he doesent have to lube as much. the tool steel ones he has wrecked a couple cases trying to size because he didnt have enough lube on it.
sorry for the mixup. (what made me think carbide is he said tungston... which at machinists school is always used in conjuction with carbide, ie Tungston carbide tool bits. and he had broken a primer remover but that was the shell moving in the holder just as he was about to push the primer out.
