Universal decapper?

joncutt87 · 07-30-2011, 05:24 PM

Should I spend the $13 and get one?

woolleyworm · 07-30-2011, 05:48 PM

Yes, the big advantage IMO is to decap rifle brass, clean and then size. I don't have to mess with my sizing die as I prefer to size after decapping. I can also decap multiple calibers at the same time. I use the RCBS die.

JohnTheCalifornian · 07-30-2011, 05:50 PM

Sure. If you like to deprime cases before throwing them in the tumbler. You can also use it for all those crimped military cases as well. I use mine for all my rifle brass, then throw them in the tumbler. Should any media get caught in the flash hole, it just gets popped out when I run them through the sizing die.

joncutt87 · 07-30-2011, 06:17 PM

Ok, my biggest deal is that I live in a condo. So I can at least decap here and reload at my parents.

JLA · 07-30-2011, 06:43 PM

I use the LEE decapper. It is a must have for anyone that wants to reload..

joncutt87 · 07-30-2011, 06:53 PM

I'm looking at a Lee through fleabay

JLA · 07-30-2011, 06:58 PM

I bought one because i used to shoot a rolling block .45/70 and I reloaded the brass unsized. so to decap I just ran them thru a uni decapper, reprimed, and loaded 38 grains of RX7 under a 500 gr lead bullet.. Bloody accurate loads too..

Alpo · 07-30-2011, 07:06 PM

If you load 5.56 military brass, and have to swage out the primer crimp, it's easier to get the rod through a "fired" .232 case-mouth hole, than it is through a "resized" .220 hole. Universal decapper is real nice for that.

medalguy · 07-30-2011, 11:42 PM

Universal pins also seem to be tougher. At least all the postings I read about broken decapping pins never mention a universal die. I use them exclusively.

jack404 · 07-30-2011, 11:51 PM

ask pops ( Armedandsafe), the Pops O cap uses a lee decapper and we are getting em cheaper than $13 i think ..

Kevin Rohrer · 07-31-2011, 01:48 AM

Decappers are also good if you have to deprive just primed cases for some reason. I decided to anneal all my 22/250 cases and deprime a few that were ready to load. I then reprimed them later using the same primers.

David8989 · 07-31-2011, 12:17 PM

Also if you wet tumble or ever decide to you'd decap before you clean for a nearly perfectly cleaned case inside and out :-)

JLA · 07-31-2011, 04:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jack404

ask pops ( Armedandsafe), the Pops O cap uses a lee decapper and we are getting em cheaper than $13 i think ..

Are they ready for the masses yet?? I was thinkin he still had some minor details to work out.. Great if they are.. I want one..

07-30-2011, 05:24 PM	#1
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07-30-2011, 05:48 PM	#2
woolleyworm TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: SW Fort Worth Contributor Posts: 4,881	Re: Universal decapper? Yes, the big advantage IMO is to decap rifle brass, clean and then size. I don't have to mess with my sizing die as I prefer to size after decapping. I can also decap multiple calibers at the same time. I use the RCBS die. __________________ . What are you gonna do, talk the alien to death? -- (on Sigourney Weaver's worry about Guns in Aliens) "Safety is something that happens between your ears, not something you hold in your hands." "I carry a small gun to compensate for my huge Blue press." .

07-30-2011, 05:50 PM	#3
JohnTheCalifornian V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bakersfield Posts: 431	Re: Universal decapper? Sure. If you like to deprime cases before throwing them in the tumbler. You can also use it for all those crimped military cases as well. I use mine for all my rifle brass, then throw them in the tumbler. Should any media get caught in the flash hole, it just gets popped out when I run them through the sizing die. __________________ Im not a complete idiot.... parts are missing

07-30-2011, 06:17 PM	#4
joncutt87 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Kannapolis, NC Contributor Posts: 1,419	Re: Universal decapper? Ok, my biggest deal is that I live in a condo. So I can at least decap here and reload at my parents.

07-30-2011, 06:43 PM	#5
JLA TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Heart Of Texas Contributor Posts: 17,294	Re: Universal decapper? I use the LEE decapper. It is a must have for anyone that wants to reload.. __________________ It takes 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 3 for proper trigger squeeze. The latest caliber or gear is no substitute for experience and skill. Rifles and cartridges don't make hits -- shooters do. Fact of life: After Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF!

07-30-2011, 06:53 PM	#6
joncutt87 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Kannapolis, NC Contributor Posts: 1,419	Re: Universal decapper? I'm looking at a Lee through fleabay

07-30-2011, 06:58 PM	#7
JLA TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Heart Of Texas Contributor Posts: 17,294	Re: Universal decapper? I bought one because i used to shoot a rolling block .45/70 and I reloaded the brass unsized. so to decap I just ran them thru a uni decapper, reprimed, and loaded 38 grains of RX7 under a 500 gr lead bullet.. Bloody accurate loads too.. __________________ It takes 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 3 for proper trigger squeeze. The latest caliber or gear is no substitute for experience and skill. Rifles and cartridges don't make hits -- shooters do. Fact of life: After Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF!

07-30-2011, 07:06 PM	#8
Alpo Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: NW Florida Posts: 8,648	Re: Universal decapper? If you load 5.56 military brass, and have to swage out the primer crimp, it's easier to get the rod through a "fired" .232 case-mouth hole, than it is through a "resized" .220 hole. Universal decapper is real nice for that. __________________ Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy, and taste good with catsup - George of Lod, Year of Our Lord 297 I always take precautions. Beware the Evil Bullet Fairies.

07-30-2011, 11:42 PM	#9
medalguy Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 585	Re: Universal decapper? Universal pins also seem to be tougher. At least all the postings I read about broken decapping pins never mention a universal die. I use them exclusively.

07-30-2011, 11:51 PM	#10
jack404 Former Guest Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Australia Contributor Posts: 17,622	Re: Universal decapper? ask pops ( Armedandsafe), the Pops O cap uses a lee decapper and we are getting em cheaper than $13 i think ..

07-31-2011, 01:48 AM	#11
Kevin Rohrer V.I.P. Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Medina, Ohio Posts: 277	Re: Universal decapper? Decappers are also good if you have to deprive just primed cases for some reason. I decided to anneal all my 22/250 cases and deprime a few that were ready to load. I then reprimed them later using the same primers. __________________ An armed society is a polite society--Robert Heinlein via Jeff Cooper Member: Orange Gunsite Family, NRA--Life, Varmint Hunters Assn, American Legion, ARCTA, & South Cuyahoga Sportsmen's Assn. Last edited by Kevin Rohrer; 07-31-2011 at 04:22 PM..

07-31-2011, 12:17 PM	#12
David8989 V.I.P. Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Justin, TX Posts: 55	Re: Universal decapper? Also if you wet tumble or ever decide to you'd decap before you clean for a nearly perfectly cleaned case inside and out :-)