Smaller Flash Holes

[CGZ]

I've recently bought a batch of 5.56 / .223 brass that has smaller than standard flash holes. They have broken many of my decaping pins and I have had to be extra careful whenever I feel any amount of resistance when resizing (reloading on a Dillon 650). Is there a decapping die out there that can resolve this issue.

I am currently using an RCBS universal decapping die solely to decap the brass since the pins are easily replaceable. I then resize with a Dillon .223 die. I then run these brass though a flash hole uniformer to avoid the issue in subsequent reloads.

Thanks for any advice.

[FLIGHT762]

Yes, the Mighty Armory decapping die uses large and small pins. https://www.mightyarmory.com/collect...or-lapua-brass

This one comes with the small pin

You can buy extra large and small pins when you buy the die. They are easily changed out.

[tabascoz28]

Broke many pins, you mean they broke one and you stopped messing with those right?

[LynnJr]

Sinclair international sells the extra thin pins used for benchrest guns.
Regular small pins will get stuck.

[TKM]

Broke many pins, you mean they broke one and you stopped messing with those right?

This guy is no quitter.

Up to his knees in broken pins but no quitter.

[baranski]

Just buy .057 decap pins.

Those cases are usually very easy to identify by the pinkish primer sealant. I cull them and have been storing them until I have enough to make it worthwhile to process them.