Lee Universal Depriming and Decapping Die

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The Lee Universal Decapping Die is made of steel and allows the reloader to take cases directly from the range and decap them without the need of lube or cleaning. The Decapper is guaranteed unbreakable by Lee and even removes crimped in primers and accepts cases up to .550 in diameter. Shellholders sold separately. Comes in a plastic case.

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5 stars
George McCall of Grampian, PA
Date posted: 5/25/2006
Works as advertised. I've never been disappointed with a Lee product, and I've got a lot of their stuff.
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Michael S. of Irvington, AL
Date posted: 5/30/2006
This die is great for military brass. I have de-primed hundreds of military 5.56mm brass with it so far. It is also great if you like to de-prime before you tumble your brass, but you don't want to dirty up your resizing/decapping die with dirty brass.
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Eric Rogers of Bakersfield, CA
Date posted: 7/23/2006
Does it's job perfectly!
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Robert Sanderhoff of Omaha, NE
Date posted: 4/30/2006
Works great and is inexpensive. Many Lee products are worth their weight in gold. This is one of them.
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David Eggert of Glen Ellyn, il
Date posted: 9/22/2005
I de-primed 600 cases in less than an hour. Great product!
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Shane Scott of Copperas Cove, TX
Date posted: 9/25/2005
This depriming die is very well made. The depriming pin is very strong but designed to give if an obstinate primer is about to break it. I was able to install the die in my press and start depriming cases immediately. I am very pleased with the die and will use it extensively. Buy with confidence.
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5 stars
AJ S of Terre Haute, IN
Date posted: 4/11/2006
GREAT Decapping Die for the money. I've de-primed 1,000's of shells with mine already and bought 2 extra pins following the advice given here: Don't buy extras, pin is very strong. Loosen the nut on the top a little to ensure it works as it's supposed to and dislodges the pin from the die in order to keep it from breaking.
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5 stars
Todd Prickett of West Chester, OH
Date posted: 9/30/2006
Does what it claims to do - deprimes cases. Have not had any problems with it.
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5 stars
Peter Stephenson of Tucson, AZ
Date posted: 6/11/2007
Easily the most-used die I have. I use it to deprime .223, .308, .30-30, .30-06, 9mm, .40, .45, .38 Special, .357 Magnum, and other cartridges prior to tumbling them. Since it doesn't touch the case, it doesn't need case lube or clean cases. I've easily deprimed several hundred cases per hour with my Lee Challenger press. I had previously purchased an RCBS depriming die, and it broke a pin within the first 100 rounds (a berdan primed case bent the pin, I straightened it, and a crimped primer snapped it later) -- the Lee die (at half the price of the RCBS one) is essentially unbreakable -- any berdan cases or other obstructions simply push the pin up out of the collet. It's easy to examine the case in question then tap the pin back down with a small hammer. Sure beats breaking pins! Even though this Lee die is half the price of the competitors, it's much better constructed and will easily outlast any competition; I highly recommend it.
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5 stars
Scott Kettren of Larimer, PA
Date posted: 7/7/2007
This Die does exactly what it says. I used it yesterday to deprime a bunch of .223 military brass I hit 2 or 3 that were berdan primed and did not break. If you're going to load military brass I would consider this to be a necessity. Can't be beat it for the price.
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5 stars
David Wiltshire of Bellevue, MI
Date posted: 8/3/2007
Excellent tool! Works on the eight different cartridges I've tried so far. It's a lot cleaner depriming than resizing.
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5 stars
Chris R of Bryan, TX
Date posted: 6/8/2007
This is the most useful die I own. I like to clean my brass after decapping, but before sizing. I can run any case, no matter how dirty through this die to free up the primer pocket. The collet that holds the decapping pin must be tightened VERY tight to decap military crimped primers, but two wrenches take care of it easily, and it won't move unless you hit a major obstruction (something other than a boxer primer); then it just pushes up like it is supposed to and you reset the die.
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5 stars
Mark Walsh of Laconia, NH
Date posted: 10/19/2006
I'm one of these reloaders who likes to decap all my brass and clean it before I re-size it, and this tool is awesome for that job. I broke the very first one of these I bought. Had a whole crate of .223 to decap and the first one I picked was the only berdan primed case in the pile. I bought another and was going to toss the broken one (after all, it was my stupidity that broke it), but my wife sent it off to Lee and they replaced it at no cost. Great company with great products.
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5 stars
Matthew K of Hallettsville, TX
Date posted: 11/15/2006
Works very well and when adjusted it can not break a pin.
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5 stars
John Norman of Lake City , Fl
Date posted: 5/25/2007
Excellent tool! Strong! Works! A time saver for me I can take a assortment of brass and deprime them all without slowing down. I was doing some brass and missed a berdan primed piece (oops!) it punched on through with no breaking! And when faced with obstruction it functioned flawless and pushed out the top cleared and adjusted the collet and was back in the running in no time. An excellent tool highly recommended for anyone who uses range brass.
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5 stars
Clay Caudill of Lexington, KY
Date posted: 11/5/2003
Excellent Product! I use it on a Dillon 650 Progressive Press with a case feeder. Broke the first decapping pin about 5 minutes in (glad I ordered a spare). It was my fault! READ THE INSTRUCTIONS ABOUT SETTING THE COLLET TENSION. If properly set the pin does not break, it slides up in the collet. The die does not touch the walls of the case, so you can run dirty brass through with out fear of scoring the die or the case. I now decap fired brass then tumble it - cleans out the primer cup. I use the regular decapper on the sizing die at load time to make sure there is no media stuck in the flash hole.
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5 stars
David Munis of Cheyenne, WY
Date posted: 3/13/2004
I was a little "leery" of this product when I bought it because it was so cheap. Easily the best $7.95 I have spent on a reloading tool. I have used this decapping die on everything from .223 Rem up to the Ultra mags. I have never had one problem with it, and it has saved me a lot of time when prepping my cases for the Tumbler. If you load a large number of cases as I do than you owe it to yourself to get one of these tools. My hats off to Lee for keeping the price very reasonable on their products.
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5 stars
Michael Huang of Dallas, TX
Date posted: 3/24/2004
I use it in a separate press all the time and love it. Just be sure to buy a few extra rods right now-- eventually, after about 3,000 strokes, I didn't notice and didn't seat a military crimped case and it snapped the pin. Big time saver especially if you use it as a separate stand-alone station.
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5 stars
Eric Scott of Holiday, FL
Date posted: 9/2/2003
I've used it to deprime 454 Casull, 40 S&W, 45 Colt, 7mm Remington Mag. I never had a problem with any of them. Once while depriming a 454 and in a hurry the press movement came to a screaming halt. I thought "oh great, I broke it". there had been a 40 case stuck inside the 454. All that happened was the decapping pin got pushed up in its collet. No bent pin or anything. A great tool before you polish.
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5 stars
O. M. Gillen of Palmdale, CA
Date posted: 3/1/2002
Minutes after receiving this die, I deprimed hundreds of cases. The die worked flawlessly. The instructions are clear, the operation foolproof. I purchased this die so that I wouldn't tie up other operations in my press, and it fills the bill nicely. This decapper is well made, looks durable, is an excellent value and serves its purpose well.
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5 stars
Justin Guest of Des Moines, IA
Date posted: 5/28/2002
Excellent decapper. Will not dirty since it does not size. Cheap and convenient since I decap before I clean my cases. I removed the decapping pin on my sizing die so I can use primed brass. For old cases, priming is done with the Auto Prime II on my separate turret. When I load onto the 3 hole turret, I can use the auto index to produce rounds continuously w/o removing the shell from the holder - size, flare/charge, bullet seat/crimp. Pretty convenient!
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5 stars
Tom Williams of Lakeport, CA
Date posted: 4/14/2003
I've deprimed over 2500 military cases, 30 Carbine, 5.56 (.223), 7.62 (308), 30-06 & .45 ACP, 200 or 300 commercial case's and two thirds of a 5 gallon bucket of .38 spl., not one problem! Ran into a hand full of Berdan primers but could "feel" the difference. I use a Lee Hand Press and make use of TV time to prep. case's. Great product!
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5 stars
M Parsons of Shoreham, NY
Date posted: 5/30/2004
Worth every penny - decapping pin is a good solid one. I have bottomed it against the case web pretty strongly a few times (my mistake) and the pins showed no signed of deformation. Works on pistol and rifle. Machining is a tad (very slightly) rough - it is an $8 hunk of steel after all and the case is kind of cheap, but I don't care - this thing is going to last a lifetime. It even has a pressure relief - if the pin is stressed to much, it is supposed to push up through the head of the die and can be reset by the user. Buy this - you won't be disappointed.
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5 stars
Howard Constable of Lee's Summit, MO
Date posted: 2/2/2005
Received the decapper yesterday. Tried it out last night. I had expected some tweeking to make it work, but that was totally unnecessary. It worked perfectly. As it does not resize, it is so effortless I was not sure it had actually punched out the primeer until I looked at the case.
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K Scott of Houston, TX
Date posted: 3/7/2005
Unit is very high quality and works as advertised. Have de-primed several hundred cases so far (38, 357, 30-30, 45ACP) with absolutely no problems. Worth every penny - highly recommend.
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5 stars
Jonathan Ocab of Riverside, CA
Date posted: 6/22/2005
I was using the RCBS universal depriming die for a few years. I ended up breaking over a dozen depriming pins in my RCBS depriming die and it was made even worse when I started depriming military surplus brass with crimped primers. After reading about the Lee depriming die, I bought and feel that this die is superior to the RCBS counterpart. The stem design is sound, and if the primer is 'stuck', the decapping pin wont' bend, but rather, it will be pushed up with the stem through the top of the collet. But I have yet to have this happen and I have yet to break pin in this die, either. I highly recommend this die over the RCBS die. I still like RCBS products, but in this case, Lee beats out RCBS.
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5 stars
Carl Soderstrom of Buffalo, MN
Date posted: 1/22/2005
Works perfectly. No complaints. Really is a universal die; decaps everything from .223 to .45-70 (though I haven't tried it on any .17 cal rounds).
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S K of Vancouver BC, AE
Date posted: 7/24/2004
Just got this along with a Classic Cast press. Decapped 300 223Rem from four different makes of brass (Win, Rem, Frontier and Federal). No problems like J. Morse had with pin sticking in flash hole. Very easy to use and very durable. Fit and finish is pretty good. Lock-ring worked no prob. Tension on collet was preset and didn't need any adjustment.
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Dave Dennis of Eaton Rapids, MI
Date posted: 8/30/2004
I clean my cases (I have to because my wife bought me Hornady M2 as a surprise present, great wife eh!) so I deprime before resizing. This thing and a Lee hand press allow me to sit in front of the tube while I deprime brass. I took all the decapping pins out of my loading dies because I also prime brass with the Lee hand press (much better feel, less hand stress which, for me, is important. Getting old sucks). I did break a decapping pin trying to dislodge a crimped in primer. The pin DID NOT release as advertised. Still, it's a very handy tool and less expensive than the competitor's equivalent (which would also have broken, I am sure, that primer was crimped AND sealed/glued/welded in). So, if you clean your brass after depriming, do yourself and your sizing dies a favor and get one of these along with a Lee hand press so you can watch idiot box while you do the boring job of punching out primers.
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Thomas Little of Cedar city, UT
Date posted: 1/14/2005
Bought a Lyman decapping die first, then discovered the Lee. I then bought a Lee. The Lee decapper is the best. If you adjust the collet properly, it will release the pin if it hits an obstruction. I have a Loadmaster and use the decapping die in the first station. Have several turrets all set up in different pistol calibers, each with a Lee decapper die in #1. Buy some spare decapping pins as you will break one every now and then.
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5 stars
Bruce Layne of Lexington, KY
Date posted: 9/2/2007
Yes, it's great to deprime without resizing prior to tumble cleaning cases as many people have mentioned, and I've used the Lee Universal Decapping Die for that, but I have an even better application. For progressive pistol loading on the Lee LoadMaster press (possibly others), remove the resizing and decapping die from station one, remove the decapping pin and reinstall the resizing die in station two where priming occurs on the upstroke. Resizing in station two does an excellent job of centering the brass over the priming mechanism (much better than the loose fitting shell plates that accept a few different calibers), and it also pushes the brass down onto the shell plate while the brass is being primed which also eliminates any vertical slop in the shell plate. The result is more reliable and more precise priming. With the resizing being done in station two, you still need to push out the spent primer in station one, so you install this nice Lee Universal Decapping Die in station one. Excellent. This is one of the many Lee products that leaves me wondering how they can manufacture such a high quality product at such a low price.
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Gus Mcbeath of Simi valley, CA
Date posted: 1/22/2009
If you reload you should have one! Shoot, decap, and clean then inspect lube and size. Primer pockets come out of tumbler clean! Love-Love-Love it
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S W of Kennewick, WA
Date posted: 1/24/2009
Works great, as everyone notes. Using this for all decapping lets you raise the neck expander balls on your resizing dies to the position where your press exerts its greatest leverage, reducing the force you have to apply and smoothing the stroke.
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Coldfoot Charlie of Spring Hill, TN
Date posted: 2/12/2009
What a great product! After snapping several RCBS decapping pins on crimped .223 brass...I figured it was time for a new plan. This baby screws right into the Rockchucker and you're ready to go. I think sometimes it scares the primers out of the case! I attempted to push a Berdan primer once(not on purpose!), it pushed the pin up as designed - no harm, no foul. 5 out 5 from me.
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Tony Williamitis of Oregonia, OH
Date posted: 12/20/2008
This is the die that gets the most use in my shop. I decap everything with this before tumbling. I leave it set up in a Lee Reloader press and for next to nothing I have a great dedicated decapping station. I bought a spare pin but probably will never need it. I use the spare pin for pushing tumbler media out of flash holes. You'll never be sorry you bought this.
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Michael Carney of Alameda, CA
Date posted: 11/17/2008
Great product! I ultrasonically clean my brass cases, so it's great to decap them then clean them - before the resizing process. I used it without any trouble with 250 Savage, 300 Savage, and 223 Remington cases.
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M Lee of Monticello, MS
Date posted: 11/19/2008
I received this product yesterday and used it last night to deprime over 700 cases, over half with military crimped primers. On each the product performed without any problems. I debated between the RCBS decapping die and this one and chose it based on the number of positive reviews. I believe that I made the correct choice. As mentioned, most of what I have used it for was military crimped primers (223), but also used it for 200+/- 45ACP. This is an excellent product that is almost fool-proof.
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Erik F of Felton, DE
Date posted: 12/11/2008
Great product. Decapped over 500 military crimped 30-06 in a couple of hours. Allows decapping prior to case cleaning so the primer pockets get cleaned too. Can't beat it for the price!
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James Pierce of Danville, IL
Date posted: 1/24/2010
If you like cleaning your brass before resizing and want the spent primers out too, this is the die that will do. It is also handy for that new batch of once fired military brass. Decap, swage, clean and go from there.
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Daryl B of Roaring River, NC
Date posted: 1/30/2010
Die works great as expected, half price of other dies .
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Caleb Wilson of Birmingham, AL
Date posted: 2/4/2010
Works very well, just be careful with small 223 cases, if they aren't straight then the decapping pin will catch on the mouth.
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Dan Kjelland of Kent, WA
Date posted: 11/21/2009
Just received mine and used it to quickly decap 100 of my 20 Tactical brass. Worked just fine. Decapping pin (diameter = 0.062") fits small flash hole with room to spare. Decapping pin shaft (diameter = 0.202") fits 20 cal case mouth, but not by much. Case heads need to be well lined up on shell holder, or non-tapered shaft could mar case mouth. Overall, a high quality tool!
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DANIEL PALO of Mariposa, CA
Date posted: 9/11/2009
This is a great die to have. When I broke my decapper because I didn't realize that I was trying to deprime the wrong type of case... Lee replaced it for free without question.
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Delmar Miller of Avon, IN
Date posted: 10/31/2009
I have used RCBS products, almost exclusively for many years but, this decapper has a lot of great reviews for a lot of great reasons. I've used it on thousands of rounds of various calibers and I can't find anything negative to report about it. Read and follow the instructions and you will have one of the most useful reloading tools you've ever used.
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Ginger Holsom of Tampa, FL
Date posted: 11/6/2009
Works great for decapping pistol 9mm, 45 acp, 44mag, 480 Ruger etc. Does not size so no need to tumble the bullets. I also bought 1 more universal decapper and converted it to a powder check die. Remove the decapping pin and replace it with a 3/16" x 4" stainless rod. Add a stop collar on one end of the rod (Dillon’s small plastic primer pick-up tip works fine - the yellow one). Insert the rod in the collet nut. Adjust the stop collar such that the other end is about flush with the die entrance. You will see that the rod moves freely in the collet nut so when a charged case is inserted in the die it raises the rod. You can adjust the die up or down to indicate over, under or no charge. Great for verifying charges in a progressive!! Just make sure to wipe the rod end with degreaser or alcohol before use to avoid powder sticking. Lee universal die is very versatile!!
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Bryan Hoover of Abilene, TX
Date posted: 11/2/2008
OK, I get now why people reloading rifle rounds use this. I keep it set up permanently in a Lee Reloader Press. Works great!!
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Jon M of Fairbanks, AK
Date posted: 11/1/2007
I ordered one of these to decap range brass that I don't have dies for yet and it works just as advertised. I ordered a second decapping pin just in case I broke the first one, but that was an unneeded gesture since the design of the die prevents you from breaking the pin in the first place. I've decapped lots of military .223, .308, and .45 with crimped in primers with this die with no problem whatsoever. If the pin is ever in danger of breaking while decapping, it will slip through a collet in the die instead of snapping. Excellent design deserving of 5 stars.
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Dan J of Vancouver, WA
Date posted: 12/22/2007
This is great for decapping crimped primers. The instructions say the collet that holds the pin might need a lot of torque and once I got it tight enough, I haven't had to reset the pin since. Cases can be dirty when ran through this die, so they get cleaned after depriming, and then the primer pocket needs just a little touch to clean out the worst of the residue. A great product at a great value if you have any crimped primer brass to process.
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Rich Ulander of Miles, IA
Date posted: 11/8/2007
It's a Lee product. That just about says it all.... good price, well made, does the job with no muss and fuss.
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David Sheets of Deltona, FL
Date posted: 11/26/2007
What can I say about this? It works, and works well. I've been using mine for so long I can't even remember when I bought it. But, I do remember ordering a spare rod, though I've never needed it. I only reload my own brass, which I know are not military. However, if you did encounter a stray crimped in military primer, that didn't want to come out, the decapping rod will slide up, as apposed to breaking. Don't over tighten the rod to prevent this, or the rod can break. (I've never had this happen, but I've heard of it)
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Michael F of Minneapolis, MN
Date posted: 1/14/2008
Used it the other day. I had a case that looked Boxer, but was in fact a Berdan, with no flash holes. The Lee die just poked the case right though, and knocked out the anvil and primer both. Pretty darn strong!
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chris b of kane, pa
Date posted: 5/12/2008
Works great on all types of brass from pistol to rifle. Strong enough for military crimp primers. Used for thousands of rounds and not one problem.
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Gregory Conlon of Jenison, MI
Date posted: 10/23/2008
Another in a long line of great Lee products! Excellent function and value.
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Ron Moore of Quinlan, TX
Date posted: 5/5/2008
This depriming die works so well that I bought another one. Excellent for the money. Recommend to any reloader.
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4 stars
Robert Berry iii of Livermore falls, ME
Date posted: 12/5/2007
Probably fine right out of box. Of course, I just had to mess with the collet adjustment, which took a bit of fiddling to get back to the right tension. That said, went right to it and deprimed 200 .40S&W w/o a hitch. Nice product, and will recommend to others.
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Kevin Osborne of Sedro woolley, WA
Date posted: 5/29/2007
Will not do .17 cal and barely does .20 cal. Had to have some custom pins made. Overall it is a quality product.
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4 stars
Ian Trotter of Chula vista, CA
Date posted: 8/4/2004
Works great. Very useful. I do not like the lack of a taper on the decaping pin. Have problems with Ruger 204. That is the smallest case that seems will work. Must be lined up perfect for mouth that small to fit without a taper.
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4 stars
Seth Dolan of Pueblo west, CO
Date posted: 11/26/2007
Great product, pulled it straight out of the box and did 200+ rounds of .223 and .338 winchester mag. My only beef was there are no instructions on how to properly set the die. Mine worked fine with no adjustment out of the box, but if I ever have a problem with it in the future, I'd like some instructions to fix it.
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4 stars
JOHN DEGEORGE of MICKLETON, NJ
Date posted: 9/14/2009
After reading these reviews, I bought the decapper and two spare pins. I liked the concept that the pin would push up if it hit a berdan primer. Started decapping 30-06 mil brass and hit a berdan after about 10th case. The pin shattered. Dummy me, didn't check the case (thought I just didn't have in all the way). Put in a new pin and shattered it, too. Now I check all my brass first. Have decapped about 200 mil crimped 30-06 and nearly 1,000 mil crimped 45ACP with no problems. I sent a letter to Lee along with a photo of the two shattered pins and they sent me two replacements for free. I even admitted that I attempted to punch the berdan primer. So, they do stand by their guarantee that the pin is unbreakable. I can live with caution about berdan primers. Hence, I only gave 4 stars.
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4 stars
Nick Nak of West Coast, CA
Date posted: 1/5/2007
Nice product. I have used it for many different cartridges and have yet to break the decapping pin. Have used it for 4 years. I gave it 4 stars since it is too short for some of the monster mags, but as a whole, works great for all standard cartridges .. 223 through 30-06.
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4 stars
Robert Fisher of Yardley, PA
Date posted: 2/6/2008
I use this die to deprime all my brass; including military surplus brass. I broke the pin once when accidently trying to deprime a Berdan primed case (wasn't checking). The collet was too tight from the factory and would not allow the pin to move. I purchased two replacement pins and replaced the broken pin. I have not had a problem since. I use the spare depriming pin to clean corn cob and walnut media out of the primer pockets. It works way better than a paperclip and is much stronger. A great die I would have given 5 stars if the collet had been adjusted better at the factory. I would recommend purchasing one of the replacement pins.
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4 stars
Randy Myers of Blooming Glen, PA
Date posted: 11/30/2004
Got it to put in a hand press to deprime where ever I feel like it. Works nice and it's strong too. Had it in the RC and I slammed it down a few cases. I stuck in too fast and it bottomed out hard, but no damage to case or deprimer whatsoever. It doesn't center cases, but it does it's job nicely.
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4 stars
Bob Chandler of Shreveport, La
Date posted: 3/29/2007
worked like it was suppose to before I messed it up. The other guys are right, read the instructions before you use it. After about 15 cases the pin pushed up (like it was suppose to do) and I thought the collet was loose.I overtightned it and after about 15 more cases the pin broke because it could not push up into the collet like it was designed to do. I have ordered 2 replacement pins and will read the instructions before I begin again. Good product.
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3 stars
Arthur Hilgendorf of Hillsdale, MI
Date posted: 2/7/2009
It does quite well. My only problem is if the alignment is off the decapping rod will kink the case mouth. I'd grind a better taper on it to solve the problem.
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3 stars
J Morse of Crawfordsville, IN
Date posted: 4/15/2003
Easy to use, but have to make sure it lines up w/ case neck first. Used it on .308 with no problems. I used it for .223, did fine for about 100 rounds of Winchester cartridges. Then started doing a box of Federal, and the pin stuck in a flash hole. Got it out, seemed to force fit back into the larger pin holder okay, but pulled out 3 cartridges later. Gave up on it. I'll try another before going to a different brand.
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2 stars
Jeff Scobee of Chanute, KS
Date posted: 1/31/2010
Took it out of the box and began depriming 223 cases, the pin broke on the 20'th case, I am not real happy with it.
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1 stars
COLE COON of TAMPA, FL
Date posted: 6/3/2009
A decapping pin held solely by friction? It is very difficult to tighten the locking system so that the primer doesn't just push the pin up so that that nothing is accomplished. And we broke 2 of the pins within 25 pieces of range 223 brass.
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