What Decapping Pin Do I Have?

[Todd M]

I have a set of RCBC Small Base .223 dies. I need a pack of decapping pins. The broken off pin is a small headed pin. But looking online, I can’t seem to find the part number. I have a pack of part #90164, but they are too large diameter-both the head and the pin. What do I have?

 

[Snakeoil]

The simple answer is normally one Google search.

I searched RCBS small decapping pins and got this.

RCBS X-Small .057in Decapping Pin - 10 Pack

RCBS X-Small .057in Decapping Pin - 10 Pack

www.sportsmans.com

 

[Todd M]

The simple answer is normally one Google search.

I searched RCBS small decapping pins and got this.

RCBS X-Small .057in Decapping Pin - 10 Pack

RCBS X-Small .057in Decapping Pin - 10 Pack

www.sportsmans.com

But those don’t have a head…

 

[waco]

Is this what you are looking for?

 

[Tomme boy]

Buy the hornady ones. They are a little smaller diameter so it can fit into some of the smaller primer holes

 

[Todd M]

Is this what you are looking for?

As in original post, I have those, and they are too big in both the head and pin diameter.

 

[Todd M]

Buy the hornady ones. They are a little smaller diameter so it can fit into some of the smaller primer holes

I will look at those. Thanks

 

[fiver]

you got the big ones.
rcbs has 2 sizes.
2 sizes headed and 2 sizes of straight pins.
if you got an old U-joint kicking around you also have about 300 non headed pins.

Dillon also uses a headed pin.
the headed pins help prevent a tight flash hole from keeping the pin..... and causing a WTH? moment every so often.

 

[waco]

As in original post, I have those, and they are too big in both the head and pin diameter.

My bad. Didn't read the whole post.

 

[Todd M]

you got the big ones.
rcbs has 2 sizes.
2 sizes headed and 2 sizes of straight pins.
if you got an old U-joint kicking around you also have about 300 non headed pins.

Dillon also uses a headed pin.
the headed pins help prevent a tight flash hole from keeping the pin..... and causing a WTH? moment every so often.

Good info, I may have the u-joint, but now I know I can ask for the small ones when I call RCBS. I figured that was the case, but I wondered if any ole Joe Blow employee would know what I need if I told him what I had.

 

[RBHarter]

They are likely interchangeable with the Lyman pins which are also smaller headed pins at least in the older sets .

 

[Todd M]

They are likely interchangeable with the Lyman pins which are also smaller headed pins at least in the older sets .

Good to know, I was looking at the Lyman ones and wondering that.

 

[RBHarter]

I just found that the standards won't fit in the circa 1974 Lyman 7×57 AA .

 

[jonjon]

I have used Lyman pins sucessfully.