The decapping pin works intended

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The decapping pin works intended

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I was loading some mixed 9mm brass on my Lee Classic Turret press. A few of the brass decapped fine but wouldn't accept a new primer. No problem as it was easy just to discard the case and resize another.
Finally I had one that wouldn't let me pop out the primer. The decapping pin slid up in the collet without causing any damage. Reset the decapping pin and I was back in business.
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Yeso, they work well!
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Only downside: I was loading on my pro1000, when at some point I wasn't able to seat the primer correctly. When I checked what happened, I had two primers on top of each other... the spent one and the new one.

The decapping pin didn't bend or break, but it slipped without me realizing it.
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Reloader you might want to start checking your brass's primers for crimps. It's rare that they won't deprime but getting a new prime inserted ain't gonna happen until that crimp is removed. A good pocket knife can do it but your best bet is a chamfering tool use case mouth. It'll ream out that crimp and save ya some brass from being tossed.
Do a google search for primer pocket crimps to see a bunch of pictures of what a crimp looks like and other methods for treating them.
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crimped in primer pockets are getting annoyingly common. I gave away a bunch of .357 magnum cases that were crimped. I finally broke down and bought some tools and last bought the Dillon Super Swage 600. That's now the only tool I use for this issue. It's not cheap but it's by far the best tool for the job.
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Reloader wrote:Finally I had one that wouldn't let me pop out the primer. The decapping pin slid up in the collet without causing any damage. Reset the decapping pin and I was back in business.

Had a box of Winchester White Box do that to me last year. After the 5th one pushing the pin up broke out the Lee Loader and deprimed with a hammer decapping rod.
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