Home Forums Reloading Big Game Rifles De-Capping Dies......

Read the reviews on Midway and it's a mixed bag, at best...

What's everyone using?

Lee is inexpensive, works well and is well made..it is what I use.

Need to do everything from .223 to .338 RUM......

We're talking for punching out the primers,right?Been using an RCBS universal decapping die for a long time.Does everything for me from 220 Swift to 375H&H.Have not tried 223.

Reviews say the RCBS is the worst for bustin' pins, hard to align cases in the center, ect...

+1 on RCBS but I figure they'll all do the job. I wouldn't do without one.

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Has not been my experience; Matter of fact,I cannot remember breaking one!You just gotta be a bit careful, yes. It is really a very simple tool to use.Someone with your loading experience will have no issues.

Probably from the same folks that need velcro on their shoes, or 20 rounds to get 1 shot on paper at 100 yards.

Lots folks out their more than happy to post how stupid they are..

I've used a RCBS univeral for years. No problems on any cases from varmit to ultra mag.

TFF!

I have used RCBS for about 60 years and have not had one single complaint so far...I may have broke a pin or two in that time, but I can't recall it..I always have an extra pin or two but never use them as I don't break them. They break when you let them get loose, duh!

I see no need for decapping dies, that is just another expense, and I have never had a problem decapping in a std. die while resizing a case. You just have to set the die properly. I do this by setting the die to resize like I want it, then screw the pin down a half turn at a time until the primer just drops out and then stop there...

Some like to decap and clean their brass before running it into the sizing die.

Yep!

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I too like clean smooth brass going into my dies. I guarantee my brass prep would be too OC for some here, but for me it's part of the fun.

In reloading, OC is a good thing!

I have a dedicated decapping station and decapping press. For that a Lee Universal decapper & Lee Cast Iron Press combination is supreme with that straight thru ejection of spent primers. Just the best system - Redding pretty good but has that kink at the end. I don't decap whilst sizing anymore and so I can move the button higher up - when I do use the button.

Only problem with the Lee is that it does not do .17 - (it will just do .20 cal but sometimes its a tight fit) so for that I bought the Redding Universal decapper but if Lee made one I'd get that. So much cheaper and works perfectly.

Oh another gripe with Lee - I hate their O ring lock nuts so I just substituted it with a spare from some other dies. I use a Forster Co-Ax for my resizing so I had plenty of spares.

Regards
JohnT

Won't happen if you follow he set up instructions. I, being a guy, didn't need no stinking instructions and broke a pin on my first batch of 45 ACP. It came with a spare, I read the directions and haven't had an issue in the following years. Just to have a spare I wrote RCBS and they sent me a couple spares free.

The Lee De Capping die is cheap and works for me. Bought my 1st one back in the late 80s never broke a pin on it. I ended up buying a newer Lee De Cap a couple years ago because the old one would not fit WSM, RUM. The newer Lee has a bigger ID so they can be used on WSM ect.

I like the Lee,no problems.Also hardly ever use a shellholder when I decap.

I just used the RCBS again last night.Piece of cake!