EricBu
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what do ya"ll think of the universal depriming die?
is it worth having? I already use the lyman and lee hand priming tools
I've got quite a few, and use the heck out of them. On a Mark 7, you HAVE to have one if you're depriming at all, you can't run the decap in the sizing die as that's the priming station. The hands down best one I've ever used is the Mighty Armory one, it's pricey, but near impossible to break, spot on spec wise, and you can get replacement and various sized pins for it. It's also big enough for those huge cases like .338 Lapua Magnum that almost no other universal works on. Next best, and the best bang for the buck is the Lee Universal. Cheap enough I can add one to every toolhead, mostly indestructible, and replacement decap pins are quick and easy to install if you do break it. The hands down worst decapper in the industry is Dillon's. The Dillon Universal is just plain a piece of junk, absolutely useless. Near constant breakage and bending. You can get by with it if you are super gentle, and only doing easy brass. Through some military crimped .308 or 5.56 at it, won't last a thousand cases. I've NEVER got one that was true out of the box to begin with TBH. If money is no object, get the Mighty Armory, if you're on a budget, get the Lee. Either one, get a couple of replacement pins with the original order.......as long as you have them on hand, you're practically guaranteed not to break one!