jinxer3006
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Before I get started I want make it clear that I really like all the equipment mentioned in this post and I am in no way trying to disparage it. I just want to share an odd situation that came up and maybe save others some of the frustration I went through.
A couple days ago I was forming 300 Blackout brass from .223 (R-P headstamp range pickups). I had cut the brass, chamfered, deburred, and was using my Hornady LNL AP press to lube, deprime, and form/size. I had an RCBS lube die in station 1, and my Hornady sizing die in station 2. About every 3 out of 5 pieces would prevent the shellplate from rotating when I raised the handle. If I jiggled the handle a bit, I would hear a primer drop into the bucket and the shellplate would then rotate. I figured I didn't have the decapping pin adjusted correctly so I lowered it. Same problem. I lowered it some more. Still no luck. It sure looked like I had MORE than enough pin sticking past the die, so I double checked the die height and lowered until it was definitely touching the shellplate. Still the same problem. In frustration, I removed the shellplate and held a case by hand so I could see exactly what was happening. I lowered the handle, and as I raised it I held the case. Guess what. The decapping pin had removed the primer, but the primer was stuck on the end of the pin. So all along it was depriming just fine, but the primers were being pulled back in partially when the ram lowered. A minute or two with a file on the tip of the decapping pin and everything was running smooth again.
Anyway, just hoping this helps save somebody else some frustration.
A couple days ago I was forming 300 Blackout brass from .223 (R-P headstamp range pickups). I had cut the brass, chamfered, deburred, and was using my Hornady LNL AP press to lube, deprime, and form/size. I had an RCBS lube die in station 1, and my Hornady sizing die in station 2. About every 3 out of 5 pieces would prevent the shellplate from rotating when I raised the handle. If I jiggled the handle a bit, I would hear a primer drop into the bucket and the shellplate would then rotate. I figured I didn't have the decapping pin adjusted correctly so I lowered it. Same problem. I lowered it some more. Still no luck. It sure looked like I had MORE than enough pin sticking past the die, so I double checked the die height and lowered until it was definitely touching the shellplate. Still the same problem. In frustration, I removed the shellplate and held a case by hand so I could see exactly what was happening. I lowered the handle, and as I raised it I held the case. Guess what. The decapping pin had removed the primer, but the primer was stuck on the end of the pin. So all along it was depriming just fine, but the primers were being pulled back in partially when the ram lowered. A minute or two with a file on the tip of the decapping pin and everything was running smooth again.
Anyway, just hoping this helps save somebody else some frustration.
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