Harvey Deprimer

[Char-Gar]

Anybody have experience with the Harvey Deprimer? If so what are your opinions about the gizmo.

[Alvarez Kelly]

My brother has been using one for a few months now. He loves it. Even his 12 year old son can deprime brass while stting on the couch watching TV or visiting with the family. Easy to use. A little spendy, but it allows you to deprime almost anything, anywhere, without changing equipment.

[Kevin Rohrer]

I wonder how it works w/ crimped primers in military brass?

[DDriller]

Looks like it is pretty tough if it can punch through a dime.

[Kevin Rohrer]

But was that done by The Hulk, or can a normal person do it w/o having to pound the handle w/ Thor's hammer? Can you tell I like Marvel movies? [smilie=p:

[GRUMPA]

Just by the tittle I thought someone had the next door neighbor named HARVEY depriming brass.:kidding: Guess I'll have to do a search on that, I never heard of it before.

[DCM]

Whether it was hulk or not that is one tough decapping pin!!

[Alvarez Kelly]

My 12 year old nephew managed to bend the decap pin trying to deprime a berdan primed case... oops... Harvey replaced it free.

Good stuff. Web search "Harvey deprimer"

[Char-Gar]

I have done all of my depriming on Wilson base and punch sets for many years. The Harvey looks like a better way to deprime off the press. I will just have to quit being so cheap and order one. I gave up depriming and priming with the press many years ago. I do it all by hand. As you can guess, I am not into progressive presses.

[oldtoolsniper]

I know this is an old post but I have one of these and it will punch out the primers on .223 Crimped Military brass with little to no effort. You have to get the pin into the hole in the primer and it will remove the primer by squeezing between my thumb and one finger. The primer pops right out in your other hand or the trash if you point it that way. I use if for the initial prep on Military brass. I inspect each case and discard those with mangled rims or other problems that cause weapon malfunctions. It's not super fast but It works for me during my initial inspection of Military brass. I used to de-prime Military brass with an arbor press and wilson punch because I got sick of replacing pins in de-capping dies. I have done about 3000 rounds so far and not a hiccup.

It works as advertised and requires very little effort on the users part. It is solid aluminum and built to last. I would recommend this tool if you mess with crimped Military brass.

[BCB]

Just looked at it on the website...

How does the case align with the pin to push the primer out?...

Thank...BCB

[oldtoolsniper]

Unless the tip of the pin is inside the primer cup it won't close. You have to do about twenty or thirty cases and it becomes easy. I have managed to get it not right on a few cases and you can tell right away because it requires force past normal in the same way you get feedback from your press. In other words something does not feel right so stop.

The pin will fit into a 204 case and will also do my 45LC cases as well. In each situation you must get the pin or tip of the pin inside the primer cup.

I get buckets of mixed brass from a range I just deprime it all with no press or dies. I'll get .380 up to 300 win mag all in the same bucket and I deprime it all as I sort it. Not the fastest but I don't own a 357 sig, 300 win mag, or a bunch of others I run across and this tool does everything I have come across so far.

[oldtoolsniper]

This is a mess that comes from the range so a one size does all de-primer is nice to own. It even does the steel lacquer covered Russian garbage. I don't reload it but I had to see!

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[Ickisrulz]

I am another happy owner of a Harvey Deprimer. I now deprime as I shoot in my backyard. It slows me down a bit and keeps my reloading area a little cleaner.

[mdi]

Did anyone notice this thread is about a year and a half old?

[Ickisrulz]

Did anyone notice this thread is about a year and a half old?

Sure. But the product is still being made and people still search for it. What's the problem with it being old?

[captaint]

Wow. Year and a half later and I still don't own one. I just can't decide why I need to use something other than the RockChucker ?? Hmmmmmm.

[Wizwheel]

Harvey works great for me, I can sort, inspect and deprime a bucket of random brass in my easy chair. Not a problem on Mil crimps either. They go from the harvey to SS cleaning, keeps the press clean.

[mdi]

Sure. But the product is still being made and people still search for it. What's the problem with it being old?

Normally a thread will "go to sleep" in a few weeks when form members lose interest. Very few get resurrected. Obviously no one around here was thinking about a Harvey deprimer. Did my comment offend you?..

[Ickisrulz]

Normally a thread will "go to sleep" in a few weeks when form members lose interest. Very few get resurrected. Obviously no one around here was thinking about a Harvey deprimer. Did my comment offend you?..

I got you thinking about it.

[jmort]

With a piece of equipment that is still in production moving an old thread up makes sense. I move threads up from the crypt, especially in the shotgun forum. I have been wanting one of the Harvey units for a while now and this thread convinced me to get one. Love hand tools that work well off a press. Don't get members who add nothing to a thread except worthless, useless criticism, especially when the criticism is of both the thread and another member.

[MrWolf]

I have had one for almost two years and love mine. Does everything I have asked of it.

[IllinoisCoyoteHunter]

Thanks for bumping this to the top! I just ordered one. This is a slick piece of equipment.

[square butte]

My favorite tool for working in front of the fire in the evenings when it's 20 below outside.

[mdi]

Actually, I read the title, saw Harvey, dismissed it, then reads the date. I commented on the age of the thread, and that's it. I have no interest in decapping brass anywhere but my shop/loading den...

[LUBEDUDE]

I bought a Harvey a few years back. Every now and then I will have a difficult primer on the press that just does not feel right.
I whip Ol' Harv out and put him to work. No problem. Most times the press may have worked, but I didn't want to risk bending or snapping a pin.

[GrantA]

Hmmm my 5yr old daughter loves to "help" - I doubt if this would be easy enough for her to use yet but not too far off. On the press w/ universal decapper she'd have to make sure the case is inserted fully into the shellholder, this would eliminate that concern. I let her pull the handle when I'm seating bullets now, she loves it

[300LW]

Glad I saw this thread. I could use one of these for .375 Cheytac but it looks like the case is a smidgen too wide. To those that have one, is there room to mill out about .010" from each side of the body? I wonder if they'd make a custom deprimer?

[Wizwheel]

That should work, mine measures: 1" wide, .615 in the Body area, .740 in the Rim area, and looks like it should take a shell Length of 3.12 or so. I'm sure you'll void the warrantee, but isn't making things work why we do this? Mill away!

[r1kk1]

I got you thinking about it.

lol!

What's the case limitation with tool? Does he make a stem for .17 caliber? What about case length? I just may have to email the inventor to see if he will make one for sub cals and PPC brass.

take care

r1kk1

[Ickisrulz]

lol!

What's the case limitation with tool? Does he make a stem for .17 caliber? What about case length? I just may have to email the inventor to see if he will make one for sub cals and PPC brass.

take care

r1kk1

From the website:

Specifications:
Weight: 11 ounces

Outside Length: 5 inches
Outside width: 1 inch

Depriming pin diameter: .07"

Constructed from 01 tool steel heat treated to Rockwell 50C

Maximum cartridge length: 3.075 inches

Maximum cartridge width: .62 inches

Maximum cartridge rim: .75 inches

[Weaponologist]

Glad I saw this, I usually use a Lee de Capping Die but after 1000 rounds I could use a break from pulling the handle so there will be a Harvey Ordered before the end of this month...Page has been Book Marked....lol......

:bigsmyl2:

[Artful]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45OE6ziswjs
http://www.harveydeprimer.com/
http://www.harveydeprimer.com/Specs__orders_and_FAQS.html
http://www.harveydeprimer.com/images/img_9683_338_ac_unibody.jpg


"Is there a warranty? What if the depriming pin breaks?"The Deprimer is made to be as bullet proof as possible. The pin is now made from hardened steel heat treated to increase strength. Thousands of rounds have been deprimed with no problem but if the pin breaks in the first 1000 rounds the part will be replaced at no charge. 30 day refund
Harvey Deprimer with extra depriming pin Item #: 333333 Price $54.95

No dies or shell holder required

Fits most modern cartridges, no other parts to buy

Sort cartridges while depriming

No longer be tied to the reloading bench to deprime.

Currently depriming requires a bench press and can be combined with another step, such as re-sizing. Now depriming can be a separate step away from the press, allowing you to focus on each important step separately.

The depriming tool is convenient, fast and easy to use.

Built to last and manufactured in Oregon

ORDER AT THE ONLINE STORE OR BY MONEY ORDER/CHECK TO:

Harvey Deprimer
115 W. Airport Road
Lebanon, Oregon 97355

[Weaponologist]

Order Placed. I got Item #: 333333 Price $54.95 plus $5 shipping came to $59.95 out the door..
Can't wait to get my new Toy/Tool.......:redneck:Makes me Happy, Happy, Happy.....

[MrWolf]

Once you get the hang of it in maybe two minutes you will love it. I shoot mine into a plastic bag to catch primers and junk. I get no junk in the air that way. Sit and watch a movie or something it is that easy.

[Weaponologist]

Well, I've deprimed around 500 pc of brass and it works great...I even talked with Mr. Roger Harvey about his tool and he gave his blessing to use it on military crimped primers. So there is nothing this tool won't push out..
It great to have options when it comes to reloading. I can see plenty of times I will be using this tool. Not that I won't ever use my Lee universal deprimer Die again. But if I have company in the Club House I can face my guests and still do some brass prep while meeting with friends..lol... Great Tool... Also big thanks to the members that started this thread,,I would have never knew of this tool with out it...Thank you...

[LUBEDUDE]

Well, ...I even talked with Mr. Roger Harvey about his tool and he gave his blessing to use it on military crimped primers. So there is nothing this tool won't push out..
..

Some Ad somewhere shows the tool punching through a dime! So I don't think military brass will pose any fuss.

plus

This is like a Snap-On tool, it just feels good in the hand!

[Weaponologist]

Some Ad somewhere shows the tool punching through a dime! So I don't think military brass will pose any fuss.!


If you find that add post it here, That would be a cool advertisement to see..Which I don't doubt it can do as you say...

[LUBEDUDE]

If you find that add post it here, That would be a cool advertisement to see..Which I don't doubt it can do as you say...

I just did a search on the net for "harvey deprimer punches through a dime" and a lot of old references from various forums came up from over the years. Evidently that picture used to be on the website.

Give it a try and you will see what I mean.