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Thread: Lyman 310 Decapper pins?

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    Boolit Man
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    Lyman 310 Decapper pins?

    Ummm... where do I get 310 decapper pins? Or make them myself? Thanks.

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    Did you try Ebay ? I used to get them from the 310 shop, but that outfit is defunct
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    Awesome!!! Tks. None on ebay now. Concur 310 shop gone. PM replied. Thanks again.

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    Just for general information, the decapping pins used in 310 dies are the same ones used in all the other Lyman die sets. Lyman lists them in 10 packs and anyone who sells Lyman stuff should have them. I always keep at least a pack or more on hand because they have a tendency to break in bunches until I stop and figure out what I'm doing wrong!
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    I didn't know that. Tired and feeling stupid now... thanks again.

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    The ones I see for the 310 decappers don’t look like the standard pins at all to me. When I unscrew the little “chuck” at the end of the stem, there is no four-way split collet to tighten down on a standard decapping pin, just a flat end.

    The pins I’ve found look like a tiny brad or finishing nail, with a head that keeps it in place as the chuck is screwed tight. Before I found a few spares (which I hoard like some do toilet paper), I used to make the things out of those little brads used for keeping the glass, pic and backing in a wooden picture frame. Spinning the head in a drill against a file, snipping off the excess length and a touch on a disc sander to round the end, and, as the French say, “Vi-Ola!”

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    The earliest decappers I’ve seen, notably on some of the last of the separate spud type units, had that configuration resembling a tack. No Ideal or Lyman decapping unit I’ve ever encountered has had that split collet design found (and dreaded by myself) on many of the RCBS units. I’ve seen some very early Ideal as well as Winchester made decapping spuds that utilized a simple rod of steel set in a hole in the spud and secured by a set screw.

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    Thanks all. And "Walks" is a great guy for sending some I can use CAREFULLY now. I'll look around for some 'regular' ones per Green Frog , and try Bent Ramrod's brad mod idea just because. It's all working out better than I imagined. Be well.

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    $6 at Midway. Plus shipping I assume. They claim they're in stock.
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    Quote Originally Posted by woody1 View Post
    $6 at Midway. Plus shipping I assume. They claim they're in stock.
    Just got some in from Midway a couple of days ago.

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