decapping pin binding hard in once fired hornady 6.5creedmoor brass??

[evtSmtx]

The pin actually got sucked out of the die and I had to tighten the die to get the case free of the pin. I lubed the case inside and out. Seems weird to me at might gall the brass. Has anybody seen stuff like this? What to do about it?

I ran some brand new hornady brass through the die and, though I could feel slight binding, it was a lot less. Mabye brushing out the necks would help?

Haven't measured inside neck diameter yet. will try that tonight.

 

[ReloaderFred]

Check the size of the flash hole. Some cases are made with small ones, and larger decapping pins get stuck. The solution is to either use a brand of decapping die that uses a smaller diameter pin, or drill out the flash holes to a slightly larger size.

Hope this helps.

Fred

 

[Dframe]

I've occasionally found undersized flash holes. I have a "Flash hole Uniformer" that gets used when I encounter one.

 

[evtSmtx]

the binding occurs well before the pin gets near the flash hole

 

[ReloaderFred]

I guess I'm not understanding your problem. Is it the expander that's getting bound up, or the decapping pin?

Fred

 

[Ifishsum]

So is the case hanging up on the way into the die, or while withdrawing the sized brass back out of the die? Sounds like you're referring to the spindle or the expander button on the spindle - the decapping pin is just the skinny piece below the expander button on the spindle.

If it's dragging in the neck as the sized brass is being lowered out of the die, I seem to notice that issue more on Hornady dies than any other brand, for some reason. Not sure if it has to do with the shape of their expanders? They seem polished enough and I do otherwise like Hornady dies. Anyway I have to tighten the spindle down HARD to prevent it from being pulled out of the die, and also brush&lube the inside of the case neck more than I usually need to. After lubing the case body I brush the neck and dip in Redding graphite lube, or use Lee toothpaste lube on a Q-tip inside the neck. Neither one should have any effect on the loaded round if I don't clean the lube back out.

 

[evtSmtx]

yeah, terminology error on my part. I was referring to the whole long rod with the decapping pin as "decapping pin". These are Lee dies. I'm also going to try cleaning the case necks a bit more with solvent since the problem is much less on never fired brass

 

[kcofohio]

Make sure the neck expander is set up properly. If the expander is too close that it is in contact with the neck while the die is sizing the neck, you'll have tightness.

I use the Lee case resizing lube on a swab and lube the I.D. of the necks. That will help with resistance. I haven't had any problems with the lube effecting the powder.

 

[hdwhit]

Lyman offers an after-market expander/decapper rod with a carbide expander ball that fits their dies as well as RCBS, Hornady, Forster & Redding.

I don't know if it would work in a Lee sizer die.

Many years ago, Hornady also made an after-market rod with a carbide expander ball, but they don't sell it any more.

I have one of each. The Lyman one is now on an RCBS .223 Remington die. Before I got it, I had to lubricate the neck of the case with that oily RCBS lubricant, size the case and then try to get any residual lubricant out of the case. The carbide sizer ball made expanding the neck smooth as silk.

Once you get your Lee die adjusted so that the expander/decapper rod is not binding, you might want to investigate whether the Lyman rod with the carbide ball would work. It might turn out to be the best $25 you spend on reloading equipment this year - it certainly was for me.