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StevenHall Junior Member Offline Posts: 92 Location: Cave Creek, AZ Joined: Sep 23^rd, 2014	Making a de-capper? Nov 4^th, 2016 at 4:32pm	Print Post
	I need a de-capping rod for my 25-25 Stevens. I would like to make one, but don't have a lathe. I tried to make one out of an old punch using a 1/2 HP wheel grinder, but it is difficult to get the point long and skinny enough without breaking it off. Any other ideas?


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frnkeore Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 7665 Location: Central Point, OR 97502 Joined: Jun 16^th, 2010	Re: Making a de-capper? Reply #1 - Nov 4^th, 2016 at 4:36pm	Print Post
	Drill the end of a rod and epoxy a RCBS decapping pin, into it. Frank

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nuclearcricket Oldtimer Offline Posts: 824 Joined: Oct 15^th, 2008	Re: Making a de-capper? Reply #2 - Nov 4^th, 2016 at 9:15pm	Print Post
	You can purchase decaping rods from RCBS also. They are not expensive and if you want to use a hammer to do the decaping a piece of steel can be drilled and tapped so that you can screw the rod in and that way you will not damage the threads. Sam


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John Boy Ex Member	Re: Making a de-capper? Reply #3 - Nov 4^th, 2016 at 11:03pm	Print Post
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StevenHall Junior Member Offline Posts: 92 Location: Cave Creek, AZ Joined: Sep 23^rd, 2014	Re: Making a de-capper? Reply #4 - Nov 4^th, 2016 at 11:13pm	Print Post
	Quote: (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) Thanks all. For $3.50, I might as well give this a try.


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nuclearcricket Oldtimer Offline Posts: 824 Joined: Oct 15^th, 2008	Re: Making a de-capper? Reply #5 - Nov 4^th, 2016 at 11:19pm	Print Post
	yea at that price that would be hard to pass up, and if the expander ball on there is a tad big you can cut it down with some abrasive paper. Looks like a good deal to me. Sam


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Kurt_701 Frequent Elocutionist Online Posts: 1055 Location: Missouri Joined: May 20^th, 2004	Re: Making a de-capper? Reply #6 - Nov 4^th, 2016 at 11:40pm	Print Post
	Lee decapper & base for about 10.00 (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) Check ebay (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)

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waterman Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3003 Location: Behind the Redwood Curtain Joined: Jun 9^th, 2004	Re: Making a de-capper? Reply #7 - Nov 5^th, 2016 at 12:52am	Print Post
	I have an old Lyman 310 universal decapping die for my tong tool. It works for 28-30 cases. Probably would work for 25-25.


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BP Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 8039 Location: Westside Joined: Aug 27^th, 2006	Re: Making a de-capper? Reply #8 - Nov 5^th, 2016 at 1:26am	Print Post
	And there's the old trick of gluing a small nail to a piece of dowel...

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StevenHall Junior Member Offline Posts: 92 Location: Cave Creek, AZ Joined: Sep 23^rd, 2014	Re: Making a de-capper? Reply #9 - Nov 5^th, 2016 at 1:29am	Print Post
	waterman wrote on Nov 5^th, 2016 at 12:52am: I have an old Lyman 310 universal decapping die for my tong tool. It works for 28-30 cases. Probably would work for 25-25. Do you know if the 310 die will fit on the original Ideal tools?


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BP Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 8039 Location: Westside Joined: Aug 27^th, 2006	Re: Making a de-capper? Reply #10 - Nov 5^th, 2016 at 3:38pm	Print Post
	That may depend on exactly which Ideal tong tool you are referring to. I have an old Ideal tong tool (sans mould) marked either 25-21 or 25-25 that uses adjustable dies, but this particular tool is smaller overall than the old #3 tong tool, and uses quite a bit smaller diameter threaded dies than the #3 or 310. I picked it up because it looked like it may have been the size that Ideal used to fill their special orders for the 22 Maynard ExL CF cartridge. I ended up making a narrower hook with matching plate to use in the small 310 handles and a set of dies.
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StevenHall Junior Member Offline Posts: 92 Location: Cave Creek, AZ Joined: Sep 23^rd, 2014	Re: Making a de-capper? Reply #11 - Nov 5^th, 2016 at 4:41pm	Print Post
	BP wrote on Nov 5^th, 2016 at 3:38pm: That may depend on exactly which Ideal tong tool you are referring to. I have an old Ideal tong tool (sans mould) marked either 25-21 or 25-25 that uses adjustable dies, but this particular tool is smaller overall than the old #3 tong tool, and uses quite a bit smaller diameter threaded dies than the #3 or 310. I picked it up because it looked like it may have been the size that Ideal used to fill their special orders for the 22 Maynard ExL CF cartridge. I ended up making a narrower hook with matching plate to use in the small 310 handles and a set of dies. Best I can tell it is a #3, but I am just going off of pictures. It is also marked 25-25 & 21 though.


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StevenHall Junior Member Offline Posts: 92 Location: Cave Creek, AZ Joined: Sep 23^rd, 2014	Re: Making a de-capper? Reply #12 - Nov 5^th, 2016 at 6:32pm	Print Post
	Here is the tool I have. PAT. FEB. 11. & DEC. 23-84 .25-25 & 21 Screw in die is marked 9-20 7 1/4" long and 5/8" thick


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StevenHall Junior Member Offline Posts: 92 Location: Cave Creek, AZ Joined: Sep 23^rd, 2014	Re: Making a de-capper? Reply #13 - Nov 11^th, 2016 at 9:39pm	Print Post
	The Lee 25-20 decapper will not work for the .25-25 cases from Rocky Mountain Cartridge. I thought this might be the case because the RMC cases start to tapper inward about half way through the case. I learned this last year by destroying a case when my uncle and I tried to make a breech seater with one. I will try to work it down and see if I can get it to work.


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BP Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 8039 Location: Westside Joined: Aug 27^th, 2006	Re: Making a de-capper? Reply #14 - Nov 12^th, 2016 at 12:52am	Print Post
	My handles are like yours, but have two dies - one like you have shown in your picture, and also a double adjustable die. Both of mine are marked 8-20 instead of 9-20, and those numbers aren't the thread sizes of the dies.
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