straightShot
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Everyone keeps saying the same thing, but it's good advice. Get a Lee Universal Decapper. If you feel too much pressure on the down stroke, stop. -You've already learned this!
I've used both an RCBS and a Lee. I put the RCBS back into the cabinet even though I had purchased extra decapping pins. They kept breaking, and it wasn't on Berdan primers .
With the Lee, the only one that I ever broke was one that I forced down on a Berdan primed case on purpose. I knew that it was a Berdan case, but I wanted to see what would happen. If I hadn't torqued down on the locknut on the top of the die with two large wrenches, it may have backed out when it bottomed out and wouldn't have broken. I pulled hard on the down stroke to see what would happen. I learned.
Anyway, the Lee is my choice. I could have put the RCBS back in and used it since I purchased extra RCBS pins, but I've since found the Lee. The Lee works on military crimped brass, and I've used it on many thousands of rounds without fail.
I've used both an RCBS and a Lee. I put the RCBS back into the cabinet even though I had purchased extra decapping pins. They kept breaking, and it wasn't on Berdan primers .
With the Lee, the only one that I ever broke was one that I forced down on a Berdan primed case on purpose. I knew that it was a Berdan case, but I wanted to see what would happen. If I hadn't torqued down on the locknut on the top of the die with two large wrenches, it may have backed out when it bottomed out and wouldn't have broken. I pulled hard on the down stroke to see what would happen. I learned.
Anyway, the Lee is my choice. I could have put the RCBS back in and used it since I purchased extra RCBS pins, but I've since found the Lee. The Lee works on military crimped brass, and I've used it on many thousands of rounds without fail.
