leam Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 I have some 223 range brass and one certain set keeps breaking my decapping pin. The head stamp top looks like an upside down question mark sitting in a "U", the bottom says ".223", and there are lines from the top to the bottom. The primers seem to have a red residue around the edge. Inside the case it's a single hole. Maybe just smaller? Tried to take a picture of the headstamp but my phone camera can't get a good focus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 There are a few brands - and calibers - of cases that seem to have smaller primer "fire" holes. Speer .357 SIG is one I run into. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonytheTiger Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 (edited) I've ran into 223 with two small flash holes instead of one central hole, can't remember the headstamp though. Edited August 25, 2018 by TonytheTiger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 Berdans have two holes and you will have difficulty getting the depriming pin thru the brass between the two holes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuey Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 I have some 223 range brass and one certain set keeps breaking my decapping pin. The head stamp top looks like an upside down question mark sitting in a "U", the bottom says ".223", and there are lines from the top to the bottom. The primers seem to have a red residue around the edge. Inside the case it's a single hole. Maybe just smaller? Tried to take a picture of the headstamp but my phone camera can't get a good focus.I have the same brass and have the same issues. Trashed them after broke two pins. No clue where they came from. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stick Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 That's why I use the Lee Decapping die. The pin gets pushed up instead of breaking. Berdan primed brass (two primer holes) will wreck decapping pins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leam Posted August 25, 2018 Author Share Posted August 25, 2018 Looked down the spout and it seems to be one hole. Date night tonight, so will have to wait till tomorrow to cut one open and see. Wife is getting a macro picture of it for me though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leam Posted August 26, 2018 Author Share Posted August 26, 2018 It's nice to have a wife who does macro photography. Here's the headstamp. The single primer hole seems to be smaller than normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlvrDragon50 Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 That is an interesting headstamp... never seen that before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgrs Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 On 8/25/2018 at 8:53 PM, leam said: It's nice to have a wife who does macro photography. Here's the headstamp. The single primer hole seems to be smaller than normal. I have never seen that before either...it does appear to have sealant and a very aggressive crimp. I break or bend a lot of decapping pins....the culprit is usually tumbling media that has gotten into the shellplate grooves and offcenters the case, berdan brass (rare in this caliber), brass with a small or slightly offcenter flash hole, and some that are just hard to decap. I've had brass that bulges the primer out and pushes the decap rod up into the die before decapping it. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevrofreak Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 Igman Commercial Export from Konjic, Bosnia & Herzegovina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 I've never seen that headstamp either, must not be a whole lot of it over here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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