RCBS -,broken deprimer pin?

[Brianma65]

Well, I broke my .223 recapping pin, on some Norc cases. Are the decamping pins interchangeable ? Can I use my .45 LC or 308 pin ? Thanks ... Any idea how this happens?

 

[ipscgraz]

Easily replaceable.

Screw the decapping rod out of the die and you will see how it comes out. I buy them 5 at a time.
Not sure if 223 has a smaller diameter decapping pin but most likely the others will work just fine.

Any cases where there is a chance of berdan primed brass getting mixed in, I check each one with a little flashlight to confirm boxer primed. ONE flash hole, not two!

 

[Chrmdome]

There are two size pins that I know of, 223 will take the 09608 small. 308 takes the large, not sure about the 45. I always seems to get a berdan primer case mixed in and bust my pins

 

[Brianma65]

Easily replaceable.

Screw the decapping rod out of the die and you will see how it comes out. I buy them 5 at a time.
Not sure if 223 has a smaller diameter decapping pin but most likely the others will work just fine.

Any cases where there is a chance of berdan primed brass getting mixed in, I check each one with a little flashlight to confirm boxer primed. ONE flash hole, not two!

great thanks, there is some brass, I've never seen, it takes 2 pulls on the lever. LC stamped, with a bunch of symbols .

 

[Brianma65]

I've just noticed , I have some rem .223 brass , and they have blue ink or something blue, around the primer. I have to sit the decamping pin extra long to deprime these. Also there really hard to prime. Crimped maybe? The .45 works

 

[silverfoxdj]

Probably a glue / sealant of some kind Military round?

 

[Chrmdome]

Just a tip, go pick up a pack of both large and small pins. The only time they break is at night, part way through the stack of cases.

 

[kamlooky]

The longer the pin, the more vulnerable they are.
Maybe lower your rod a bit if there is room?

 

[claw808]

Some of them have headed pins, got two bags of different sized pins before I realized that i needed the headed ones.

 

[07blackwater]

RCBS sent me a bag of pins free of charge. Just contact them through their website.
They have an awesome warranty.

As a matter of fact, I have a bunch of set screws and a seater die nut on the way right now... yup free of charge.

 

[Brianma65]

They are headed pins. The .45 and 308 pins work in the .223 die, not sure if they are longer than the .223 pin as I can't find the broken pin anywhere. Brownells has 2 diff packs of pins listed, but they both look the same . Maybe I'll give them a call. Just looked at the pins on brownells site, no heads on them.

 

[Brianma65]

Probably a glue / sealant of some kind Military round?

LC and IVI brass, it leave a ring inside the pocket after it's deprimed. It's military brass.Anyway , I'm ditching those.