Wilson Primer punch and base?

[TrxR]

Anyone here use these? I am thinking about it to keep the grime and dirt from this process away from my press. I thought about just using a separate decapping die in my Big boss 2 press but would like to keep the mess from decapping off my press.

Any opinions on this?

Thanks

 

[M-61]

I use it. I too like to keep the grime off everything I can. Separate step???...sure...but I am not in a hurry.

 

[TrxR]

M-61: do you just tap them with a small mallet?

 

[M-61]

Yes.....I have a leather mallet.....one smart tap and that's it. Leather mallet is handy for lots of jobs where you don't want to leave a mark on the metal. Any rubber faced hammer will do and there is so little force required a ball peen would be fine also.

 

[navyrad8r]

Trxr,
once you use them you wont go back. I bought a hammer from the dollar store just for this. The process really cuts down on the dirt trail. Its very effective for crimped brass. Also as your brass's primer pockets loosen, you will "feel" them better I think than in the press. Lastly, I think the punch is stronger than the decapping pin in most dies. FWIW the alternative is a universal decapping die (faster), but you will go back to bring dirt to the press. Good luck on your decision.
cheers,
Doc

 

[Hummer]

I use an arbor press with Wilson decap rods and bases. Wilson makes quality stuff for sure.

 

[M-61]

Trxr,
once you use them you wont go back. I bought a hammer from the dollar store just for this. The process really cuts down on the dirt trail. Its very effective for crimped brass. Also as your brass's primer pockets loosen, you will "feel" them better I think than in the press. Lastly, I think the punch is stronger than the decapping pin in most dies. FWIW the alternative is a universal decapping die (faster), but you will go back to bring dirt to the press. Good luck on your decision.
cheers,
Doc

Yes to the strength of the punch.....nearly unbreakable when used for what it is made!

 

[spclark]

Yep, been using 'em for years for all the reasons mentioned. I use a small ball peen hammer myself, or a piece of red oak if I can't find the hammer....

Biggest plusses: no primer grit near my press rams, easy to segregate cases with suspect primer pockets.

 

[LHSmith]

Well, I just checked mine and noticed the .22 and 6mm punches don't fit in Lapua .220 Russian or 6 BR flash holes....apparently I never used them in either of these cases....thankfully.
And the 30 cal. punch is way oversized for my 30 Br cases @~.072"

 

[bozo699]

Well, I just checked mine and noticed the .22 and 6mm punches don't fit in Lapua .220 Russian or 6 BR flash holes....apparently I never used them in either of these cases....thankfully.
And the 30 cal. punch is way oversized for my 30 Br cases @~.072"

Mr. Smith,
You need a .062 punch, I have been using them for years and love them for all the reasons mentioned, I don't use them on high volume stuff for that I have a dedicated deprime press, a cheap little second hand rcbs partner press and universal decapping die, I never deprime with one of my good press or with my good dies, for all mmy br stuff I prefer the hand punch as you can feel better and know when there getting lose , also I can measure for shoulder bump when all done depriming, I can't imagine going back to depriming any other way for my bench rest rifles
Wayne.

 

[fdshuster]

Like many above, my way of decapping primers also. Been using it for many years, and no more primers laying on the floor, and as mentioned, less dirt in, on and around the press (Rockchucker) ram.

A "Craftsman" 16 oz. mallet (when they were Made in the USA) with hard rubber on one end and hard plastic on the other.

A shellholder sitting on a flat piece of steel is used, tap out the primer & "sweep" it to the edge where it falls out into a neat pile. A seperate operation but fast once a system is developed.

 

[Taildrag15X]

I have always done it, my father taught me to deprime "first" and I have been doing it that way.

 

[LHSmith]

Just a heads up to those thinking of using these punches...... I bought mine at Sinclair. They only list one punch for each caliber. L.E. Wilson site is terrible and lists nothing. The only place I found the proper punch listed was Midway. They offer separate punches specific to using on brass with 0.062 flashholes......my punches measured 0.062. I'm just glad for this thread that got me thinking if I had the proper punch for Lapua brass that uses 0.062 flashholes.....and precluded me from ruining some expensive brass. You would think Wilson would just standardize these punches using the smaller pins....we're only talking about 0.058 vs. 0.062.

 

[JohnHenry]

Neil Jones' decapper tool also works well. http://www.neiljones.com/html/decapping_tool.html

 

[TrxR]

LHsmith: Now you are making me wonder where to get the right one for Lapua 308 brass and maybe 223. Sinclairs is my go to most of the time where I am in Canada. Midway wont sell to me. Which one would I need for the 308 and which one for the .223?

Also anyone here have any more info on that Neil Jones tool?

Thanks

 

[M-61]

If you get an .058 use that for everything.

 

[TrxR]

Which one is .058? Also I see sinclairs as listing these as discontinued now?

 

[M-61]

.058 is for Lapua....I think they are the only one that has the "smaller" flash hole. If you are resizing Lapua .223 your decapping pin will break if it is the standard (.062) size

 

[LHSmith]

I have searched the Wilson vendor list...the only other vendor that had the 0.058 pins is Bruno ....he has them listed as "ground pins"

 

[TrxR]

So the .062 would be fine for 308 Lapua Correct?