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Pardon my ignorance w this question. 2 Strokes and yrs since I reloaded a lot back in past days. Is there a hand worked depriming tool like the manual hand held priming tools I used , such as the RCBS type I'm familiar with ? I've not researched it, just asking..
Thanks, Randy..
 
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Harvey makes a depriving tool. I do use hand held priming tools, but don't see any real advantage to a separate depriving tool.

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TheTinMan said:
If you want to de-prime as a separate step - and there are good reasons to do so sometimes - you can get a universal de-priming die for your single stage press. Might as well use leverage…
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You beat me to it. I used to use it a good bit but lately, last several years, it's kinda been retired. I just go ahead and resize while I'm at it.
 
Why add another step to the chore? Use your sizer die. I prime pistol on my progressive presses but prime rifle in my recliner watching the tv as I load those on a single stage. Must be how that primer I found got in the living room.
 
TheTinMan said:
If you want to de-prime as a separate step - and there are good reasons to do so sometimes - you can get a universal de-priming die for your single stage press. Might as well use leverage…
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Any sizing die bigger than what you are loading is a universal depriming die. I noticed that a universal depriming die was still marked 458 Win Mag when I bought it. I have a 50AE steel die set but the gun is long gone so that is a handgun deprimer for now. 45-70 works well too. Be sure the stem is tight so you don't snap pins!

In Black Powder cartridges, we like to deprime right away and let soak in windshield washer fluid to remove fouling and not turn black. There is a simple tool for depriming anything over 39 caliber, the look blacksmith made and used to cost $10. It would do any cartridge over 39 caliber for pistol, rifle and shotgun all brass shells, I always carried the deprimer in a cotton bag tied to the handle of a half full gallon of fluid. Worked like a dream.

Ivan
 
I use this one, Frankford Arsenal Platinum Series Hand Depriming Tool.

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I recently bought the Lee die and like it a lot. But I could see the advantage of a hand-held model.
 
Wish I would have seen this post a half hour ago. mikld mentioned the Lee hand press with the Lee decapping die. Just what I use. Two days ago I broke the pin and ordered a new one for a buck and half more than what mikld posted on the Lee site. Just my usual luck.
 
tlawler said:
I went to that link and watched a couple of videos on it. It seems very slow. With an APP, I can do upwards of 1K pistol brass per hour if I stay focused.
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Would agree, it's not the fastest method for this, but it works for me while sorting through and inspecting the bag of brass I brought home from the range after cleaning the guns that I had out that day.

Since you have me thinking about it, I suppose the fastest way I could do it would be to setup one of the progressives and dump the cases in the bin to auto feed, after sorting and inspecting the cases, and just pull the handle as fast as I can to just de-prime and not load :)

FWIW, and I could be wrong on this, the OP mentioned 2 strokes so I'm guessing he's older and looking at this as something to do and not worry about how fast he can can things done. I'm in my early 50's and am either retired or getting to the end of a gap year, and am leaning towards the former as I look at what the kids are doing to survive these days, and having a few months off after 30 years of working.

Should also add for the tool, the plastic cup that catches the primers is something that will fall off after using it for a while if you don't pay attention, and wind up having to get the Dust Buster out to suck up the mess it made on the couch when it happens :)
 
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The Harvey deprimer is a solidly built tool that should last a lifetime or more.
It's very well designed too.
The pins are replaceable but once you get the hang and feel of using it the pin should last as well.
I have not broken the pin using the Harvey for more than 10 years.
It's a worthy companion to the Sinclair hand priming tool.

Some of us are not speed demons and may want to deprime right into a garbage bin while watching TV etc.
The Harvey is excellent at that.

I like to deprime before case cleaning to get rid of the lead compounds right away.
Any media stuck in the flash hole gets ejected by the sizing die's pin.

I usually load a box of 50 as a project using my single stage Ultramag.
I am mostly a load developer and not a competitive shooter.
Slow and careful can also be relaxing and rewarding.
It's a lifetime hobby after all.
 

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At one time I used a Lyman 310 tong tool for .45-70 to deprime large quantities of .45 ACP brass prior to cleaning them in soap and citric acid solution. It worked quite well. Would probably work for some other case sizes.
 
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I appreciate the info on the manual deprimer.
I dont reload anymore and gave away my reloading outfit. I wanted to be able to prime some spent cases to use as a tool to verify the reliability of actions firing empty cases w/o powder in them.
Thanks for all the help posting your info here !!
Randy..
 
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