Gummi Bear
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Since I wet tumble, the first thing I do with my brass is to decap it and wash it before size or any other processes.
Lately I've been getting frustrated with some brass being stubborn about dropping the primer out. After a bunch of cussing, and lots of taking the shell holder out to see a primer partially set back in the cartridge.
I finally figured out what is happening: the anvil forms around the decap pin, and gets drawn back into the pocket on the upstroke. It seems that CCI primers are the culprit, the Winchester, Federal and Remington don't stick. Decap die is the RCBS universal for 22-45, uses the headed decap pins. I've had this issue with 9mm, 223, and 40.
Now that I figured out the issue, how do I fix it?
Anyone else ever have this issue?
CCI next to a Winchester
I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately - Thoreau
Lately I've been getting frustrated with some brass being stubborn about dropping the primer out. After a bunch of cussing, and lots of taking the shell holder out to see a primer partially set back in the cartridge.
I finally figured out what is happening: the anvil forms around the decap pin, and gets drawn back into the pocket on the upstroke. It seems that CCI primers are the culprit, the Winchester, Federal and Remington don't stick. Decap die is the RCBS universal for 22-45, uses the headed decap pins. I've had this issue with 9mm, 223, and 40.
Now that I figured out the issue, how do I fix it?
Anyone else ever have this issue?
CCI next to a Winchester
I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately - Thoreau