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RCBS Headed decapping pin Large
Yesterday I was re-sizing a bunch of range pickup .308 brass and did not notice a berdan primed casing......yeah I broke the headed de-capping pin...none to be found here in Billings.
Am going a a distant memory of one of our members had the same problem and substituted a finish nail......anyone remember what nail bailed him out until he could get a correct headed pin?
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04-13-2021, 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by growr
Yesterday I was re-sizing a bunch of range pickup .308 brass and did not notice a berdan primed casing......yeah I broke the headed de-capping pin...none to be found here in Billings.
Am going a a distant memory of one of our members had the same problem and substituted a finish nail......anyone remember what nail bailed him out until he could get a correct headed pin?
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I have used and am using finishing nails in several of my RCBS die sets........Works like the original......And it's FREE.
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I'm thinking a 4 penny finish. You might also look at the short (1") colored "Paneling" nails, they are hardened (and brittle when used on an angle.) On the 4b finish, you may need to shorten the head with a file to correctly fit in the decapping rod and get the cap back on; Trim to length, and also dress with a stone or fine file.
I keep a reserve of pins in a parts kit. I keep RCBS, Lyman, Redding (Small, Large and BR), and older Pacific/Hornady, and I have Dillon's headed pins in their press parts kit. Between all these, they usually fit just about anything ever made, including Wilson Arbor Press dies.
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04-13-2021, 04:57 PM
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I lost the decapping pin in my RCBS .223 die, the old style pin. Called RCBS to order some and the guy said no problem, no charge. Sent me an entire updated decapping stem with several spare pins. Nice guy!
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I lost the decapping pin in my RCBS .223 die, the old style pin. Called RCBS to order some and the guy said no problem, no charge. Sent me an entire updated decapping stem with several spare pins. Nice guy!
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You have heard it before, "The check is in the mail" . This time it is pins.
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