PSD 5.56 Brass - Hard to Deprime

[WartHog]

Have roughly 500 rounds of once-fired PSD South Korean 5.56 range brass that is laughing at my Frankford Hand Deprimer. Web search confirms the depriming issues and incidence of off-center flash holes. Should I chuck it in my yellow brass recycle bucket or ?

[Novaholic]

Originally Posted by WartHog

Have roughly 500 rounds of once-fired PSD South Korean 5.56 range brass that is laughing at my Frankford Hand Deprimer. Web search confirms the depriming issues and incidence of off-center flash holes. Should I chuck it in my yellow brass recycle bucket or ?

Check out Mighty Armory, Wayne offers a deprime and swagging die all in one for .223

[WartHog]

Thanks but that really doesn't answer my question. Also, the hand deprimer is all I have to use right now until I get a area freed-up to build a bench and set up my presses. Planned on using a Lee universal decapping die and a RCBS swager die.

[OpenSightsOnly]

Crimped primers should be processed using a press mounted tool like Lee's de-capping die.

Your hand de-primer is good for non-crimped brass.

Right tool wrong brass

Right brass wrong tool

[WartHog]

Originally Posted by OpenSightsOnly

Crimped primers should be processed using a press mounted tool like Lee's de-capping die.

Your hand de-primer is good for non-crimped brass.

Right tool wrong brass

Right brass wrong tool

I think you're pretty much right. It will do LC crimped with a little more effort than Win/FC non-crimped but that PSD with the crimp-from-hell and the red lacquer is gnarly. Will just save all the crimped stuff for the press.

[JackEllis]

I use the Lee Universal decapping die so I don't have to worry about breaking the pins in my sizing dies. Works like a charm.

Here's what I do to avoid broken pins. Instead of slamming the ram into the pin I bring it up until the pin makes contact, then apply pressure. After a few thousand cases I've learned how much pressure it takes to break a crimped primer free vs. a pin that's hitting the case head.

For the RCBS press mounted swager, you may find you need either a longer handle or a rubber mallet to get the case separated from the swaging pin. Unless of course you'e willing to live with bruised palms.

[baih777]

If the flash holes are off center. Throw it away. It will just mess you up each time you reload it. Cost you a lot of recapping pins.

['ol shooter]

I have a Harvey hand held decap tool, and most 5.56 is too stiff for it, so to the Rock Chucker I go with a decap only die.

[MrElectric03]

If you can confirm the off center flash holes I'd say chuck it, not worth the time.

[smoothy8500]

Some Korean brass is way harder to deprime than others. KA and PS 30.06 hard to re-size even on the second resize/reload.

[Zin_dawg]

Some of that Korean brass has *undersized* flash holes (in addition to the "crimp from hell").

Right PITA

[Divernhunter]

I use the little punch and block with a hammer from Lee. One of the few lee products I like.

[AGGRO]

Ya, I got tired snapping pins off on military loads so that Lee decapper is worth the investment. Be careful with range brass and the occasional berdan primer.