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Lapua 308 Palma decapping
Posted: Sat Dec 21, 2013 7:58 pm
by 20series
OK peeps
I have been playing with the Lapua Palma small primer brass, now I've hit a minor over sight on my part
I have realised that my standard dies have the wrong size de-capping pin ie the larger diameter pin is to large for the smaller flash hole :cool2: :cool2: .
I plan to use my RCBS neck sizer die, now the question is can I just buy some small pins and put them in my the normal 308 dies??
Any help will be appreciate
Alan
Re: Lapua 308 Palma decapping
Posted: Sat Dec 21, 2013 8:28 pm
by dodgyrog
Angle grinder on the pin?
Re: Lapua 308 Palma decapping
Posted: Sat Dec 21, 2013 9:02 pm
by 20series
dodgyrog wrote:Angle grinder on the pin?
Thank Rog, I hadn't considered that option wtfwtf
Alan
Re: Lapua 308 Palma decapping
Posted: Sat Dec 21, 2013 9:20 pm
by ovenpaa
You can pop it in a lathe and machine it to the new size or cordless drill and take it down with a file and emery.
Re: Lapua 308 Palma decapping
Posted: Sat Dec 21, 2013 9:27 pm
by 20series
ovenpaa wrote:You can pop it in a lathe and machine it to the new size or cordless drill and take it down with a file and emery.
Ok that sounds easy enough,
D
Re: Lapua 308 Palma decapping
Posted: Sat Dec 21, 2013 9:39 pm
by dodgyrog
Angle grinder is quicker!
Re: Lapua 308 Palma decapping
Posted: Sat Dec 21, 2013 11:57 pm
by EagerNoSkill
hi 20Series
or use the
Lee Universal Decapping Die 
I bought small pin but still had occassional (like 1 / 25) hookups)
Re: Lapua 308 Palma decapping
Posted: Sun Dec 22, 2013 12:14 am
by Alpha1
hi 20Series
or use the Lee Universal Decapping Die
I bought small pin but still had occassional (like 1 / 25) hookups)
Will the Lee Universal Decapper work on small primer holes.
You can pop it in a lathe and machine it to the new size or cordless drill and take it down with a file and emery.
How would you hold it in the lathe Ovenpaa.
Re: Lapua 308 Palma decapping
Posted: Sun Dec 22, 2013 7:47 am
by dromia
310 die set decapping pins fit small flash holes fine, I use them on brass with tight flash holes.
Re: Lapua 308 Palma decapping
Posted: Sun Dec 22, 2013 7:59 am
by ovenpaa
Alpha1 wrote:How would you hold it in the lathe Ovenpaa.
I use a collect chuck however I seldom do this as invariably end up machining new pins for people instead. My favourite is take a Lee Full length Sizer, open it up inside, then take the stem machine down the tip to suit small primers and machine the expander off and you have an instant universal de-capper. This means I do not have to worry about cleaning brass first, then knocking the primers out and then cleaning the pockets, I just pop the primers, tumble and the size or neck size and load.