Help...22 Hornet Decaping but Flash hole is being damaged....PROBLEM

[Linko]

I am going to reload 22 Hornet brass for the first time. I am starting with a Lee hand press and sinclair universal decaping die. (I have a forster Co-Ax press with forster dies also).

When I decap the hornet brass the pin is super tight in the flash hole. After decaping the flashole looks like it was reemed out and jagged.

Are the flashholes in S&B and Hornady brass smaller than .223 brass flash holes? The Sinclair die works fine for .223

I tried using the forster FL die and the flash hole pulled the decaping pin out of the decaping insert in the forster die.

 

[jonbearman]

I would take the decap pin and chuck it in a drill and use silicon carbide paper or 120 grit emery and spin it to sand it down to make about half the pin undersized to fit without destroying the brass.

 

[watercam]

Alternatively ream the primer flash hole to normal small primer specs. I have used Hornet brass from a variety of US manufacturers with no issues.

 

[L.Sherm]

Redding makes smaller decapping pins also.

 

[L.Sherm]

I have some military 223 brass that have a smaller flashole that I had the same problem untill I used the smaller pins

 

[dalej]

RCBS universal de-capping die works on everything from PPC to 416 Rigby. But I don't have a Hornet. Measure the d-cap pin in your sizer die. Should be .062" . If it isn't open flash hole to fit.

 

[Linko]

I just ordered a Redding decaping die and small pin for this brass. I will try that and if it still is too large, use some emory and spin it thinner. I will make that die just for the Hornet. Special little bugger as it is.

 

[Linko]

Received my Redding die and small pin. Works great, until the pin bent. Must have been missing the flashhole and I pressed too hard. The pin is kind of soft and should have been made from some harder steel. I am going to ask the guys in the machine shop if they can make me pin from harder steel. Otherwise thismis the correct pin die setupmfor 22 Hornet decaping. I ordered two more pins they come wednesday.