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Whats the best way to deprime over 12k of 9mm brass

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install a few decapping dies in a progressive press with case feeder - whole job should take about 12hrs. don't forget to lube and check the pins every hour or so

What's the point of installing a few decapitated dies in a progressive ? You only need one.

 

That being said, find somebody with a auto drive on a 1050

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I wouldn't deprime 12k cases and stop there, facing the ordeal of then loading 12k rounds.

 

Bite the bullet, so to speak, buy a progressive press, and start loading. At least then with every pull of the handle you are rewarded with a loaded round.

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I've done 1M at a time on a progressive press. About an hour and 15 to hour and a half, over 12 days and your done.  Some jobs are better tackled in small batches over time to keep morale up.  Then off to the tumbler.  Sometimes I just keep them in a sealed bucket and pull them out as I need them. They don't eat or drink nothing so just hold on to them.  Cash in hand sort of.

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look like it's time to spend some money and buy a press -- gonna need it anyway

 

Are they clean or dirty? -- if clean then you can size and deprime at the same time --

 

if dirty and you want to wet tumble then deprime with a decapping die and tumble -- I'll be making tumblers again very soon if interested -- with an 8" drum you could tumble those 18 pounds at a time

 

a case feeder on a progressive press will take some of the pain away but it really isn't necessary -- just get started

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I've got one of these....put a 9mm carbide sizing die in it, and while you're watchin tv or the computer etc...you can be decapping all that brass

 

http://www.midwayusa.com/Product/410804/lee-hand-press

 

 

^^^^ This ^^^^^ while watching "The Walking Dead" on Sunday nights......  It will get you in the mood for season 9 (oops, spoiler from the books :-)

 

 

I just bought a universal Lee de-capping die and use it for all kinds of brass before tumbling.  keeps you from breaking a more expensive sizing die when decapping crimped primers.  if you break on of those, it is only about $1.50 to replace the decapping pin.

 

 

As an aside, you can also try to resize your old military surplus .30-06 brass with it and you won't have to go the gym anymore!

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I've done 1M at a time on a progressive press. About an hour and 15 to hour and a half, over 12 days and your done. Some jobs are better tackled in small batches over time to keep morale up. Then off to the tumbler. Sometimes I just keep them in a sealed bucket and pull them out as I need them. They don't eat or drink nothing so just hold on to them. Cash in hand sort of.

Agreed doing them all at once would be painful.. do like 1k then clean as needed going forward.

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Sell the brass to a commercial reloader - by a reloading set-up and start over. If you don't intend to start reloading, make a deal with a commercial reloader for x number of cases - or x lbs of brass - per box of loaded ammo.

 

Adios,

 

Bob

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