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Old 02-05-2020, 11:14 AM
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I was doing some reloading this afternoon and was almost finished when the pin that removes the spent primer broke. I'm not really sure what exactly happened . I just noticed the new primer wouldn't seat into the case. When I looked, the spent primer was still in the case. I noticed the pin had snapped off inside the die. I'm trying to figure out exactly how I did it. Has this ever happened to anyone else? Thanks.
Plenty.

I normally keep a spare pin for each of my sizing dies. I also have a lee decapper that does nothing but punch primers out, doesn't size anything. I use that one on 5.56 military brass with crimped primers. It's a HD pin for tough stuff.
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