What did you reload today?

[2ndtimer]

ANNNDDDDD the other day I broke the Forester resizing rod, contacted them an got my hand slapped for using it on crimped brass but have a new one heading my way.
ANNNDDDD yesterday I pulled out a brand new RCBS resizing die since I sold the old reliable Lee die set with the squirrel daddy resizing pin ANNNDDD it broke on the very first IK21 case!!!

I haven't checked because I never needed an RCBS squirrel daddy pin but I will.

And that is why I'm decapping ALL my brass with a Lee Universal de-priming die with my original Squirrel Daddy decapping pin. Still have the 2 extra pins that came with my original. Have successfully deprimed Norma 9mm small flash hole, 1K21 .223 brass, small flash hole blazer 9mm and a boatload of crimped primer 5.56 brass. All brass' daddy is squirreldaddy!

 

[Caveman Jim]

And that is why I'm decapping ALL my brass with a Lee Universal de-priming die with my original Squirrel Daddy decapping pin. Still have the 2 extra pins that came with my original. Have successfully deprimed Norma 9mm small flash hole, 1K21 .223 brass, small flash hole blazer 9mm and a boatload of crimped primer 5.56 brass. All brass' daddy is squirreldaddy!

Years ago I used to deprive rifle brass, clean them and then resize, then realized I could clean them for a few hours in dry media, resize them and wet clean them sewage if needed and trim.
When I started hoarding and processing LC 5.56 I got into the squirrel daddy decapping pins.

 

[Mikej]

"And I thought I was a Neanderthal"

I could assure you that squirreldaddy.com is going to be getting a new order from you in the very near future. You cannot beat them for depriming or resizing with the 223 decapping pins

Have I been doing something wrong? I've probably decapped a K of mixed, dirty, range pick-up, and fired by us .223/5.56 and haven't broken a pin? Just using Hornady dies on a rock chucker. And Lee for some handgun brass. Or any other calibers including .30-06, .30-30, 6.5 Swede, .30 Carbine, 9mm, .40, 45ACP, .45 Colt, .38-.357....

 

[Papercidal]

I don't process brass on my app other than swaging primer pockets so I don't know if it would clear the handle but the auto centering decapping die from fw arms is a game changer when processing large amounts of brass.

 

[Caveman Jim]

Have I been doing something wrong? I've probably decapped a K of mixed, dirty, range pick-up, and fired by us .223/5.56 and haven't broken a pin? Just using Hornady dies on a rock chucker. And Lee for some handgun brass. Or any other calibers including .30-06, .30-30, 6.5 Swede, .30 Carbine, 9mm, .40, 45ACP, .45 Colt, .38-.357....

Mike, some of us have mass processed tens of thousands of 223/556 brass and run into a few problems.
I've done some changes in my resizing dies and tried a few new ones, as you've noticed, which did not work out.

 

[TM-Salem]

I've been using an extra 45-70 sizing die as my universal depriming die for a few years. it does everything from 9mm to 30.06

 

[misterarman]

FW Arms Universal Decapping Die.
It will go through anything.
It will make a third hole in Berdan primed brass.
It's a beast.
Norma.
1k 21 which I almost bought from Caveman when he was selling it cheap because I knew it would be no problem.
Speer .357sig.
It blasts through all of it.

 

[misterarman]

Oh, I almost forgot.
Big day finishing up a run of 357sig.

 

[misterarman]

Have I been doing something wrong? I've probably decapped a K of mixed, dirty, range pick-up, and fired by us .223/5.56 and haven't broken a pin? Just using Hornady dies on a rock chucker. And Lee for some handgun brass. Or any other calibers including .30-06, .30-30, 6.5 Swede, .30 Carbine, 9mm, .40, 45ACP, .45 Colt, .38-.357....

Mike,
You probably are doing something wrong. Not sure what? But I'm sure something.
You just haven't been caught yet.
Hope to see you Sundsy at the OAC.

 

[Mikej]

Mike,
You probably are doing something wrong. Not sure what? But I'm sure something.
You just haven't been caught yet.
Hope to see you Sundsy at the OAC.

Can't pass it up, I'm only 5 mins away. HEY! You ought to swing by my place after the show and I can give you that little Prickly Ash tree for your gal?

 

[DDRanch]

Going to order some of the Squirrel Daddy pins. I process alot of 223/556 brass and break pins all the time with my Lee decap die.
For you 223/556 guys do use the stanard decap pins or the ones with neck expander? I load on a Dillon Super 1050 so I don't think I need the ones that expand the case neck.

 

[misterarman]

Can't pass it up, I'm only 5 mins away. HEY! You ought to swing by my place after the show and I can give you that little Prickly Ash tree for your gal?

Appreciate the offer Mike. We would have to plant it on the roof as there is no room left in the yard.

 

[Caveman Jim]

Going to order some of the Squirrel Daddy pins. I process alot of 223/556 brass and break pins all the time with my Lee decap die.
For you 223/556 guys do use the stanard decap pins or the ones with neck expander? I load on a Dillon Super 1050 so I don't think I need the ones that expand the case neck.

Years ago I used to deprime all rifle cases then come back at a later date to resize it. I realized it I was just wasting time so if I'm going to keep them it's going to get resized right then. So yes I use an SD expander.

 

[padraig]

.38 Super is on the reloader today... 8 gr HS 6, SPP, 124 gr JHP (RMR Nukes), 1200 fps and very accurate....

 

[Catfishmoon]

Another vote in favor of Squirrel Daddy decapping pins...

 

[misterarman]

The last of my Hornady 180gr. HAP.

 

[padraig]

Another vote in favor of Squirrel Daddy decapping pins...

With this one you can deprime even berdan.... as in right through the brass if you need to....

 

[padraig]

The last of my Hornady 180gr. HAP.

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And now you get to load those beautiful 175 gr Winchester Silvertips .....

 

[Newberg]

I placed an order for both Universal and APP pins from Squirrel Daddy. I plan on testing them once they arrive soon.

 

[misterarman]

They are on the to do list.
180gr HP/XTP are next on the list