P51D
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I was full length resizing some .223/5.56 assorted range brass last night. This is a new caliber for me for reloading. On one case, the depriming pin got stuck in the flash hole. It sucessfully decapped the case, but as the ram lowered, the pin pulled out of the stem/expander, and the pin remained stuck in the flash hole. It was a Boxer primed case. I was able to drive the pin out with a punch, re-insert the undamaged pin into the stem, and continue on.
The headstamp on the offending case had the letters "IK" (I think) on it. The flash hole diameter definitely looks smaller than most I've seen. The case looks like a military case, with a primer crimp and some red sealer.
Are Boxer flash hole diameters standardized?
Do large and small rifle cases usually have the same diameter flash holes?
Thanks
P51D
The headstamp on the offending case had the letters "IK" (I think) on it. The flash hole diameter definitely looks smaller than most I've seen. The case looks like a military case, with a primer crimp and some red sealer.
Are Boxer flash hole diameters standardized?
Do large and small rifle cases usually have the same diameter flash holes?
Thanks
P51D