Lee Decapper and Base 30 Caliber

Product #: 636747
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Easily removes crimped in primers from military cases. This system works by driving the primer out with a hammer.

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3.7 out of 5
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5 stars
Joseph Zielinski of Country club hills, IL
Date posted: 9/6/2005
Works just fine. I like it so much, I'll probably get a couple of spares to use as back up and give to friends. I really like this tool.
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5 stars
Alan Lynch of Nashville, TN
Date posted: 2/8/2007
While decapping a batch of Lake City 308 loads I was very frustrated by the pile of broken pins for my RCBS and Lee Decapping dies. In my frustration I thought "I need a big nail with a pin on the end so I can just hammer these out!" Then I remembered my dusty old Lee Loader. Ordered two decapping units from Midway and they work like a charm. Save your money, go with these simple and rugged decappers. When decapping military brass it's much faster than stopping every 5 rounds to change pins.
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5 stars
Jacob Meadows of Joplin, MO
Date posted: 6/9/2005
Wow! Made depriming military cases a breeze. I was able to fly through my military brass with this product. Didn't break, bend or anything. Well worth the price!
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5 stars
Blaine Nay of Cedar City, UT
Date posted: 11/14/2003
My preferred way to decap my brass. Easily handles military crimped primers. Doesn't break like the pins in a decapping die.
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5 stars
David Simpson of Keller, TX
Date posted: 11/28/2004
I do not see how this product could be better. I bought one in 1978 with a Lee-Loader for a 30-30 and still use it for all my .30 and bigger guns that will fit in the base. I have used it for thousands and thousands of cases, from many calibers, including at least 1000 military surplus rounds with crimped primers. I wore out 1 hammer on it and am probably half way through another. I also bought a .22 cal one some months ago and have used it for probably 500 rounds so far. No hint of trouble from either. I never use the deprimer in my dies since I like to deprime first, then tumble, and then resize them (the dies last longer since less grit gets in them, and the primer pockets come out nice and clean).
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5 stars
Vlad Wisniewski of Elyria, OH
Date posted: 3/29/2008
I'll give this one, 5 stars instead of 4 like the .223, because this one seems to hold up a little better than the smaller diameter one. Works just like it's supposed to, to remove those stubborn, crimped in, military primers. I do this step first, then polish the brass and next full length size.
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A K of Northern, CA
Date posted: 2/17/2007
I've had one since 1995 and have decapped thousands of cases with it without a problem...ever. My only dislike is that the primers fill the base and must be emptied about every 5 cases. I suppose if the base were packed with primers and on a hard surface, and someone kept trying to decap, the pin might break as the next primer would have nowhere to go. I built an 'extended' base by drilling a 1" hole most of the way though a 4x4 and a smaller hole connecting to it. I set the base over the smaller hole so the primers drop into the reservoir and only needs to be emptied about every 400 rounds.
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anthony tanner of kodak, tn
Date posted: 8/2/2003
I have used this decapper to deprime several thousand rounds of military 308 and it has never failed me yet.
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4 stars
David Wethington of Haysville, ks
Date posted: 4/8/2009
Product worked as advertised on over 100 LC 30-06 cases. I did break the pin on a batch of ww.308 with a very heavy primer crimp. buy more than 1 and save yourself time and shippping.
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3 stars
Charles Hajko of Knoxville, TN
Date posted: 10/16/2004
It does work but I don't recommend it. I only deprimed 6 cases before it snapped like a toothpick! Lee claims it is "unbreakable" yet they go on to say, "if it does break, just send it back for a replacement." Consider postage cost 1/2 and the purchase price and lost time, its not worth the trouble, you'll still need to ream the primer pocket to remove the crimp. Instead I recommend buying Midway's once fired grade A brass. That brass is already cleaned, deprimed and crimp removed. Why waste all your time and effort using Lee's decapper (and reamer) when you can buy excellent brass that is "ready to go"?
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2 stars
Bill Wickes of Downsville, NY
Date posted: 8/12/2009
Used this tool to deprime a batch of military 7.62x51, worked fine. They I tried it on 7.62x54R and it snapped like a twig. I ordered another but my problem is with the return policy not the tool. "Guaranteed unbreakable...Simply return to factory. It costs almost as much to ship as it does to buy a new one. I'll give it a few more tries and maybe I'll do better with a bulk shipping rate.
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1 stars
ron teague of Gladewater, Tx
Date posted: 2/10/2007
Worked great but broke after 5 cases.
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Omer Atwood of Summerfield, FL
Date posted: 11/9/2007
Mine broke the first time I used it.
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1 stars
Mike Patello of Richland, WA
Date posted: 9/17/2004
After having read the reviews I ordered one of these decappers as an afterthought because they are so low price. Do not waste your money! The one I received only deprimed four cases before the decapping pin on the end shattered. The end pin is not replaceable. For the cost of the tool, the shipping back to Lee is almost more than the cost of the tool itself. I also had ordered one of RCBS's Heavy duty decapping dies. Take the advice of the midway reviews an setting up the die. I was able to deprime thirty cases without a pin failure.
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