hornady universal decapping die trouble

[ARnut]

Have any of you used one ? It is taking way to much pressure to pop the primer out on a regular 9mm case. any tips? tricks? thanks in advance for your replies.

 

[dennishoddy]

If the primers are crimped, it will take extra pressure to remove them vs uncrimped.

If it is foreign brass, some actually has some varnish or something they put in to help secure the primer instead of a crimp.

 

[Calamity Jake]

Yap what he said ^^^^^^^

 

[Blitzfike]

If the depriming pin isn't over large and opening up the flash holes, there is nothing to go wrong with the decaping die. It is a hollow body containing the decapping stem. As Dennis said above, crimped or laquered primers are probably the culprit.