kevin c Posted January 12, 2005 Share Posted January 12, 2005 After a hundred thousand rounds loaded on my SDB, I have yet to even wear out, let alone break, the original decapping pin. (This is a locked down pin in a threaded sleeve, no spring mount.) Is this just a fluke? I keep reading posts where people break pins regularly. I have several spares that came in various replacement part kits that are in greater danger of rusting away than being broken in use... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikW Posted January 12, 2005 Share Posted January 12, 2005 I haven't broken one on my SDB or 650 but I've bent them from Richmond range gravel in the cases. They almost bend back straight and concentric. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry White Posted January 12, 2005 Share Posted January 12, 2005 I think I've bent one and broke one. The bent one was the same as Eriks deal with gravel but I just replaced it. The one that broke was a 9mm case inside a .40.-----Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nik Habicht Posted January 12, 2005 Share Posted January 12, 2005 I've only bent three ever --- all in an hour on a 1050. All for gunk or gravel in cases. I ordered a handy ten pack of replacements years ago --- and still don't inspect cases...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonub Posted January 12, 2005 Share Posted January 12, 2005 have not broken one yet. maybe 40t through my 550 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFD Posted January 12, 2005 Share Posted January 12, 2005 I haven't broken or bent one either on my SDB. I did find a .22 LR case skewered on it once, but appearently the pins are pretty tough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.Hayden Posted January 12, 2005 Share Posted January 12, 2005 Like Erik, I broke a 550 pin on a piece of that same gravel that survived tumbling (twice), and a pin on a 1050, when the case didn't make the shell plate, and was on the press sideways.. I was watching powder/bullet, didn't notice... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad Posted January 12, 2005 Share Posted January 12, 2005 I broke a Lee 9mm one in my 550 when I was cleaning the press and I forced the ram to high without the shell plate in place. The pin pressed on the shell plate carrier and snapped. Completly my own stupid move. Vlad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
short_round Posted January 12, 2005 Share Posted January 12, 2005 I've broken many. Lately they have mostly been on Richmond Rocks that manage to stay in the brass. I keep extra pins around and buy them whenever I see them at a gun store or shop. They aren't expensive and if you don't have one when you need it you are totally shut down over a small cheap stupid part. I hate it when that happens. I got to the point once where I was pulling pins off the other die sets that I had. I got down to one pin for 4 die sets ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Posted January 12, 2005 Share Posted January 12, 2005 Never broke a Dillon one. Broke two RCBS ones in a row decapping crimped military .223 brass that the Dillon went through like a hot knife through butter. -- Regards, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Larry Cazes Posted January 12, 2005 Share Posted January 12, 2005 I've broken 2 in the last 3 years. I just bent one the other night due to a piece of richmond gravel hiding in a case. Caught it and straightened it out before I broke it this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJPoLo Posted January 12, 2005 Share Posted January 12, 2005 I broke my first one last month. On a 13 year old SDB in 9mm. -Chet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.Hayden Posted January 12, 2005 Share Posted January 12, 2005 Maybe it's us? - at least 5 of the posters so far, shoot at Richmond? Extra Hard carbide gravel at Richmond? Or Richmond shooters have nothing better to do than post? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry White Posted January 12, 2005 Share Posted January 12, 2005 I think just 4, I don't even know where Richmond is, I shoot mostly in So. Tex, but rocks is pretty much rocks. As for the nothing better to do-----gulity.------Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shred Posted January 12, 2005 Share Posted January 12, 2005 I used to bend RCBS pins and stems all the time. They'd wonder what I was up to but always send me new ones free. Mostly that was from cases flipping sideways in the 1050 and not getting caught (38 TJ brass going through .38 Super casefeed parts is the usual suspect). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sargenv Posted January 12, 2005 Share Posted January 12, 2005 I dunno.. I've broken many over the years, RCBS, Dillon, Lyman.. Never have broken a Lee yet, but those are pretty much one solid piece, and when you hit something with a Lee, the little thing slides up so you don't break/bend/twist it. Usuallt when a case goes in sideways, it punches right through the brass that is sideways. Vince Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.Hayden Posted January 12, 2005 Share Posted January 12, 2005 and when you hit something with a Lee, the little thing slides up so you don't break/bend/twist it. (Ok 6 from Richmond now...) That's supposed to be lose huh? Well, it's only $2... thanks Vince... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gun Geek Posted January 12, 2005 Share Posted January 12, 2005 I've broken 2 in about 25K rounds - always associated with some kind of garbage in the case (i.e. a 40 case inside a 45 case). 1st one caused me a great deal of heartburn since I didn't have a spare. Now I have a couple of spares For rifle rounds (223 and 30-06 mostly) I use a Lee Universal Decapper which as posted above will slide out if it hits something. I poke the primers out, then tumble. Cleans out the primer pocket and with a 650 it is no problem to run cases through the feeder & press just to decap them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nik Habicht Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 Bent another one tonight..... Thank goodness for ten packs. Also found two more of those, while cleaning the reloading area.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougCarden Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 Thanks guys, I read this post and then last night was reloading 38super and one case slid out of the case feed on the shellplate and bent the pin. Being cheap I just rebent it to the proper configuration and it still works. What a coincidence. DougC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin c Posted February 26, 2005 Author Share Posted February 26, 2005 Update: the pin is still going strong. I hit a piece of that infamous Richmond Range Gravel in a 40 case last night. The whole work bench vibrated from the impact of the pin on the rock. The crack was strong enough to make me think that a primer had gone off. A quick inspection showed that the pin wasn't even bent or nicked. The top of the rock was reduce to coarse sand, the bottom portion was split into large chunks. There was a bit of gravel driven into the flashhole that the next pass w/ the decapper pushed out cleanly. Erik should find some way of putting this pin into his sights... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhunter Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 I have broken 2 in about 2500 rounds. NEVER broke a Dillon, they started breaking when I switched to the Redding "U" Die. Anyway, it seems my Media Separator "sometimes" leaves some media in the case, and the pin breaks due to the deflection of hitting the corn media. This is a great meninder, I need to order some more pins, l would HATE to be shut down by a small inexpensive part!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD45 Posted February 27, 2005 Share Posted February 27, 2005 Even a 9mm case hidden in a .45ACP case didn't break mine. The press stroke felt odd, and I found the 9mm case inside the sizing die with the decapping pin sticking-out of the fired primer. Being held inside the 45 case caused it to punch completely through the 9 primer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rehn Posted February 27, 2005 Share Posted February 27, 2005 I"ve broken and bent a lot of decapping pins on my 1050 -- almost all RCBS parts because I replaced the Dillon die with an RCBS. I'm using the EGW (Lee) die now for .38 super and its design seems to be more robust. When pin contacts something it can't get through it gets pushed back up into the die rather than bending. Karl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1911user Posted February 27, 2005 Share Posted February 27, 2005 I broke a decap pin/rod in a Hornady .308 FL sizing die while sizing military brass with crimped in primers. Hornady replaced the rod but suggested I buy a decapping die that was actually meant for crimped primers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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