How to deprime crimped brass?

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  • dirty_sanchez

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    Any suggestions on a setup to deprime crimped 223 brass?

    Anyone selling/thinking about selling their setup?

    Dirty
     

    beauxdog

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    Dillon Super Swage, the only way to go. We have them in stock at Louisiana Gun. Come by at 12728 Jefferson Hwy. to get one.


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    Bryan
     

    Metryshooter

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    Dillon Super Swage, the only way to go. We have them in stock at Louisiana Gun. Come by at 12728 Jefferson Hwy. to get one.


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    Bryan
    That'll do the job to get rid of the crimp once deprimed. I've had zero problems running brass of all sorts through my LEE universal decapper. As long as you don't go crazy tightening the collet nut you should never break the decapping pin even if you run into a really tightly crimped primer. If it helps any, if I know I'm working with crimped brass I've had good results with a tapping type action on the press handle as opposed to trying to muscle them out.
     

    beauxdog

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    Depriming shouldn't be a problem. Installing a new primer in a case without removing the crimp will be a problem. The only 2 good ways to remove the crimp is the cut it out or swage it out. Cutting will work just as the swage process. Just nobody has a simple cutter to do the job. It usually involves making do with another tool. If you hav a lot of brass to do swaging is the easiest of the bunch. The Dillon unit while not very cheap is well worth the investment. It will last forever and it just works.

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    Bryan
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    Jimbeaux82

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    I have a Lyman case Preperation center. It has 5 powered stations, one of which is a crimp reamer. I just finished reaming 200 , 5.56 cases and over 100 7.62 cases. Does a pretty good job and not too hard.
     

    Gator 45/70

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    I use this on a variable speed drill, I don't recommend this however, Its OSHA's nightmare.
     

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    dirty_sanchez

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    Dillon Super Swage, the only way to go. We have them in stock at Louisiana Gun. Come by at 12728 Jefferson Hwy. to get one.


    Thanks,

    Bryan

    10.4, Thanks Bryan.

    Been meaning to ask-is that you walking down Antietam when you're out walking?

    Dirty
     

    George

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    Get the dillon swager and look up dillon super swager automatic. Did that trick and it goes fast

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    CATS

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    If you plan to do more than a few cases you may find some spare decapping pins helpful. You will likely find a rock or a Berdan case or an off center primer hole and bend a pin.
    Bryan could help you with that also.
     

    gwpercle

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    How to deprime crimped brass....I use a Lee Universal Depriming and Decapping Die and a single stage press, go slow and they will ease out. I use this on all crimped cases , rifle and handgun , just so I won't have to adjust my regular dies to deprime without sizing. Neat die to have around but not absolutely necessary. Just be gentle and go slow. And have some extra pins on hand, just in case!
    Gary
     
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    noylj

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    Your sizing die should deprime as well as any other depriming die. I deprime all my cases before cleaning, using a Lee Universal Depriming Die, and still have the same pin after 10 years.
    To remove the primer crimp after depriming, you can:
    1) use a pocket knife to remove it
    2) use the case mouth chamfering tool
    3) buy a swaging tool (see RCBS)
    4) buy the expensive Dillon swagger (if you have a LOT of cases and a continual need to swage primer pockets)
    5) buy a Dillon 1050 and have the press do it all for you so you don't waste time swaging cases
     

    Ellis1958

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    Dillon Super Swage, the only way to go.
    This.

    Got one. Have done thousands of .223 and .308 brass. Unit will outlive me. Use to chuck up a chamfer tool and cut out the crimp. One it's slow but more importantly it's not consistent.
    We have them in stock at Louisiana Gun. Come by at 12728 Jefferson Hwy. to get one.

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    Bryan
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    dirty_sanchez

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    I got the Dillon Super Swager from Bryan.

    Thanks for the info, Team!

    Dirty
     
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