The Harvey Deprimer decapper makes decapping fast, clean and easy!

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Most of my decapping / depriming is done on the Dillon but there's times I need to pop a primer out. The way I use to do it wasn't really the best and certainly not the way the Lee die was designed to be used. So for my own safety and simplicity I picked up a Harvey Deprimer at a friends suggestion and it's amazing! Whether you need to decap a couple or a couple hundred this things will do the job fast and easy.
Here's where you can find one. harveydeprimer.com
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[@ironbomb6753]

Glad you showed this to us. They are going to sell a few more now. I like not only how easy it works, but also such little motion required to perform the operation.

[@FClassJohn]

Yeah exactly. Super easy on your hands.

[@kriswilson5400]

Great tool, love mine and she got another small workout today after yesterday's local club match.

[@rhcockrum8746]

Thanks for sharing! I have needed one for years, and never knew it existed. Thanks!

[@FClassJohn]

Awesome! Hope you like it as much as I do.

[@williebulletman5217]

I think I’m going to pick one of these up thank you for this video

[@FClassJohn]

Glad you liked the video and hope to like the tool when you get it.

[@ericschuster6109]

I bought one before i got my redding decapping set. I like it for small batches, but go to the press for regular sessions. I agree, it is very well made and the price is reasonable for what you get. Plus the owner is great to talk to as well.

[@gz989898]

I have one and have used it for years great tool.

[@FClassJohn]

Awesome.

[@Dwayne7834]

Thanks for the information. Nice tool thanks for sharing

[@FClassJohn]

My pleasure.

[@sparkyferret550]

Great info, thanks John :)

[@FClassJohn]

Glad it was helpful.

[@davecollins6113]

I have a Pope style de and re-capper, love using it. Doesn't work on everything I own, but, is a sweetie to use when I can use it. Was very nice at the range when I was loading on the bench.

[@FClassJohn]

Not familiar with the Pope style but sounds nice. I’ll have to look into just so I know what it is. Thanks for sharing about it.

[@michaeldoyle5001]

Just ordered one. It's your Xmas gift to me!

[@richardkut3976]

Excellent review, thank you.

[@FClassJohn]

Thank you. I still use it to this day. It’s my bench decapper for times I need to knock one out.

[@whyme82004]

just ordered one . thanks John !

[@FClassJohn]

Awesome. He doesn't even know who I am but his product deserves the promotion. I really love it.

[@whyme82004]

@@FClassJohn just arrived today !

[@FClassJohn]

@@whyme82004 Awesome!!

[@douglasbattjes3991]

John, got mine the other day and really works easy, very little pressure to pop the primer out, only one issue, it's so hard to find the primer hole on .22-250 cases, seems like I have to fiddle round for a little bit before I get it right. but when I do, bingo,. 👍👍

[@rem40x308]

Good video John.

[@FClassJohn]

Thank you.

[@johanbotes4147]

I definitely need one of those and will be looking out for it here in South Africa .

[@FClassJohn]

I think he only sells them out of his shop but hopefully he can ship one to you.

[@johanbotes4147]

@@FClassJohn went online now and found one for 94$ without shipping but sold out😩

[@johnkennedy6331]

Hi John, Enjoy your videos... The other available rod might be for Lapua 6BR brass, which has a smaller .059" flashhole, requiring a smaller deprimer pin.

[@ramsaycountry1177]

Simple, fast and cheap. 👍👍

[@FClassJohn]

Yep

[@Kablemodem]

I’ve been using this tool for a couple of years. I decap .223 on my 650, but I decap all other rifle brass with this. I only use the small pin as it works with Lapua brass as well as everything else.

[@FClassJohn]

That’s great to hear. It’s such a simple yet effective tool.

[@eljohn3]

I've been using one of these for a few years and love it. The only things I wish they would upgrade in the design are the pinch point between the arm and and the deprimer body (meaty hands) and the strength of area where the case head presses against the deprimer body. After a few years and a few thousand rounds of premium brass and range brass, I've probably pinched myself two-hundred times and the edges of the deprimer have gotten a little chewed up. It's probably a user error thing, but still, a tool this simple should outlast a single user, in my opinion.

[@o2wow]

I'll give it a try decapping cases while I let my rifle cool during load testing. I've been using an old single stage Lee press and their universal decapping dies, but it requires changing shell holders.

[@FClassJohn]

Sounds good. Hope it ends up working well for you.

[@evanaspiotis9967]

Nice John, a little slid on container on the end would top it off nicely to catch the spent primers.

[@FClassJohn]

Yeah for sure. If I did any kind of quantity I would do that for sure.

[@rotasaustralis]

John, I've had a Lee deprimer for years & never used it like that. I just screw it into my press & away I go. First time ever I've had problems was with my son-in-laws 223 Rem cartridges made by ADI, (an Australian manufacturer for the Defence Force) whereby the flash hole was too small & jammed the depriming pin. Still though, I want to load in the field so, thanks for the heads up. Seems to work as good as it looks. As always, great vid & thankyou.

[@FClassJohn]

Yeah for one off or batch decapping off a press this thing is the best I’ve found so far.

[@michaelbartow1546]

seeing how reasonable the item costs I think I'll be getting one. I have a ton of brass over the years I have shot and might be time to buy one to start getting back into reloading. Used to shot competitive along time ago.

[@FClassJohn]

Awesome. Hope it helps!!

[@planeurable]

two advantages of pre-resizing hand depriming are :1 : that you can feel if primer pockets are still grabbing primers strong enough : if it doesnt you may have a die issue and/or cases are nearing their death . 2: when FL resizing , your force on the press lever is only against the case shoulder that you feel you are bumping ( when you stop against the primer with the decapping pin , it pops out and you bang the shoulder without actual control ) . I have been reloading that way in short rrange BR and it served me well .

[@planeurable]

i use a depriming plier that looks like the Frankford massive tool but smaller and dedicated to small rifle : it was made by Otello Ferrari in Italy . Currently the best one available on the market is made by Alberto Lenzi , available via Bruno Shooters or'Bullet Central in the US .

[@FClassJohn]

@@planeurable the Lenzi is a nice tool too but I didn’t lie having to swap pins when using different calibers and it’s more than 3x as much as the Harvey. Both great tools but this one fit my needs better there all. Thank you however for pointing it out for others to look at.

[@larrygray3859]

Took over 1/2 thr video to actually demonstrate the de capper

[@memilanuk]

You're welcome!

[@FClassJohn]

Monte you’re the man! Everyone this is the guy who told me just to buy the darn thing and quit banging on my brass and die.

[@user-rn5lq1wk7f]

Agree. The decapper I've been looking for in a market full of crap.

[@matthewbryant1276]

Doing 223, I need to decap before I clean, lube,etc and it's always a pain to do that on my 750 first (moving dies around and readusting). Going to grab one of these I think it'll be a huge help. Thanks!

[@FClassJohn]

Awesome. Glad you like it.

[@Kablemodem]

I keep a separate tool head with just a Lee decapper in it. Easy to swap in and out when needed.

[@goodboyringo9716]

While using the lee decap tool you could put a socket on the end of the brass and hit the socket , it would also support the brass. Its not easy paying 70.00 plus shipping for that tool

[@oscarbear7498]

100% it's way over priced. I bought one and regret it, in fact I have Frankfort decapping tool and its way better and cheaper for dealing with a lot of brass. Stick with Lee decapping, I use it still if I just have 50 casings to decap. I this video is just an ad.

[@jackjackson9068]

👍

[@backnine]

Hi John Nice tool. I have been using the lee on a small lee press I just use for that and swaging crimped cases. I like to decap and tumble my brass before resizing/trimming. I have had problems in the past with dirt building up on the shoulder of the die and throwing my head space off. Never have that problem with clean brass. Drives my Son nuts. He calls me Martha Stewart. I have a question. What is a good scope for 600-1000 yard scope on a Remington 700 300 Win Mag. Just for target shooting. I don't Hunt. I do all my Hunting at Safeway. I was looking at the Burris Xtreme Tactical XTR II 5-25x50mm. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Great videos. I have learned a lot from you and you are the only one that replies to questions. All the other guy's are to Big to bother with small Guy's. I have had a KZbin channel for a long time primary Carburetor Restoration. I do have some gun stuff. But I make it a point to answer everyone. I probably get 20-30 questions a day. Thanks for your videos. Harold

[@FClassJohn]

My please and glad you like the videos. For me the Vortex Golden Eagle is probably the best scope out there for the money. It’s repeatable and has a great reticle and you can’t beat the price.

[@douglasbattjes3991]

John, Were can you buy these now days, can't seem to find one, but could make one in my machine shop if I had one to see. rather buy one. Nice video as always. 👍👍

[@FClassJohn]

Thank you. You can buy them here harveydeprimer.com

[@douglasbattjes3991]

Thanks John, 👍👍

[@mikemcilhenny5329]

I just love my Harvey deprimer!! It is so portable, that I usually just pull up a chair on the back deck and go to it. I am always disappointed, when all the brass is done, I just want to keep doing more.

[@FClassJohn]

Yeah it's so smoother and easy. I only wish I bought one sooner.

[@David12005]

I have one - works great - need special pin for 6BR brass

[@FClassJohn]

Have tried one of his other pins to see if it works better for 6br? I’d give him a call and ask.

[@David12005]

@@FClassJohn Thanks - when I bought mine in 2013 only the larger pin was included - now I see he includes the smaller Lapua pin as an ordering option - good

[@FClassJohn]

@@David12005 yep and you can buy it separately as well. Glad it helped.

[@dkveracity65able]

How does she handle the military crimped primers? Some are tough to knock out.

[@FClassJohn]

I’ve never personally had to do military crimped ones but he does make a heavy duty pin designed for older military crimped primers.

[@jdrollason]

I'm gonna start this question like an episode of Will It Blend. Will it deprime small primer pocket Lapua brass. I have heard the flash holes are smaller and I can't tell what primers you are depriming.

[@FClassJohn]

I don’t have any to test however he clearly states on his site ‘DECAPS LAPUA BRASS’ and yes he uses all caps. 😉 so I’m hoping that means the small pockets as well but you could email or call to verify.

[@Russell-1]

James - One of the options from Harvey is a small diameter decapping rod/pin which is for the Lapua cases you mention plus PPC.

[@dagamore]

I think that is why they come with two pins, because Lapua has really small flash holes. I know I have a dedicated universal de-primer die that i use for the Lapua brass I have because of the small holes.

[@PhilReturns]

Would a 577/450 martini henry case fit in the deprimer?

[@FClassJohn]

I honestly don't know. I would reach out to him and ask.

[@robertmajors1737]

John have you actually used this for the small Lapua flash holes? I've got a Wilson bushing resizing die that works, but I prefer to decap in a separate step to keep debris away from my press. This thing seems to be just what I need, for around the same price as a quality decapping die.

[@FClassJohn]

I have not because I don't shoot anything with the Lapua small flash hole. He states that his standard .06" recapping pin works on small flash hold Lapua brass and given the quality of the unit I don't see why he'd say that if it didn't do it.

[@robertmajors1737]

@@FClassJohn I agree it looks high quality, its just that the .059 dimension he gives is the exact same as Lapua gives for the small flash hole. Just trying to make sure it will not hang up and damage the flash holes.

[@FClassJohn]

@@robertmajors1737 I totally understand. You may want to give him a call and ask. I wish I could help you but without the brass to test I can't help. Sorry. You can also see below that someone had another brand of brass with small flash holes that were damaged with other decappers but this tool fixed his problem.

[@robertmajors1737]

@@FClassJohn thanks for the responses, love your content.

[@charles1075]

@@robertmajors1737 I had to turn down my pin for 6.5*47. Put it in a drill press and used a file then sand paper to smooth it out. The tool use Lee decapping pins. There is a set screw that allows you to change out the pins. I keep one regular pin and one small hole pin in the box. Switch when needed.

[@dahut3614]

What happened on September 20 that made your subscriber count start to climb so fast?

[@mgiles7231]

Can you put one of the Harvey spare pins into a Lee universal decapping die? Ie take the small primer pin and put into a Lee for decapping Lapua small primer brass?

[@FClassJohn]

I believe it's the same pin based on comments that people left for this video so yeah, good idea.

[@TheGoatMumbler]

FFWD to 2:45

[@blazerbarrel2]

To decap , then clean your brass before you subject your re sizing die to grit that will wear out the die .

[@FClassJohn]

Yes a lot of people will tumble their brass but there's a decent amount of precision shooters who just wipe their brass off and reload so in those cases having as much grit come out when decapping is the best for them.

[@laneerwin968]

What caliber are you shooting ?

[@FClassJohn]

.284 and 7ss

[@laneerwin968]

@@FClassJohn thanks for the reply, just subscribed

[@FClassJohn]

@@laneerwin968 my pleasure and thank you.

[@br4713]

Cool stuff, but the case is not aligned with the decapping pin. I use a Wilson neck die with a wood hammer, it is fast and makes no damage to the case since everything is centered. The best method I think would be to use a small dedicated press (like rcbs partner) with a cheap full length sizing die set to not size the case but just to center it while decapping, and the decapping rod set do remove the primer wihout hitting the bottom of the case.

[@FClassJohn]

The case doesn’t have to align perfectly to work well. It just needs to be in the flash hole and the tool does the rest without any damage. I don’t want a second press just for things like this and there plenty of times when in loading on my Dillon and need to pop a primer out and it’s not practical to swap tools heads just to decap a piece of brass. That’s why I use it. Thank you however for the suggestions. There’s always more than one way to accomplish a goal in reloading.

[@br4713]

@@FClassJohn It is always interesting to watch your reloading solutions for F-Class. I'im impressed by the amount of ammo needed for these competitions ! I understand why it requires specific solutions, thank you for showing how you do it is very interesting. Yesterday I've seen another fast decaping method on Piotr S's channel : kzbin.info/www/bejne/m4isi6KPg7Kmbtk

[@FClassJohn]

@@br4713 thank you I appreciate the kind words.

[@oscarbear7498]

​@@br4713I regret buying the tool, it doesn't aline with the hole. The Frankfort decaping tool is way better and cheaper, heck using a lee decapper and lee hand press is THE SAME PRICE...and you don't have to aline anything

[@oscarbear7498]

​@@br4713also the video says its $50 or $60 .... yeah it's not. It's $70. And... you need both hands, you have to aline the brass and some brass requires you fishing for the hole to aline

[@iamsomebodynobody]

Has anyone recently been able to get one of this Harvey Deprimer tool? Email send and called left message, no response for 2 weeks.

[@oscarbear7498]

The customer service sucks and all sales final

[@hosoiarchives4858]

2:49

[@Pookie556x45]

Wow I’m early!

[@davidpatton2894]

Get to it, Man!! 🤦‍♂️

[@StuninRub]

Why get this when the Frankford Arsenal hand deprimer is faster, cleaner, and half the price?

[@oscarbear7498]

FACT!! I bought this after watching the video and , my goodness is it a piece of junk. $70! And you need to fish for the flash hole which is a pain. Them the spent primers go everywhere. It sucks

[@leadmonkey]

Third Place!

[@martingagnon4547]

Why not use your universal depriming die that you run directly on a single stage press? It's quicker, plus the primers fall in a tray (Hornady and MEC both have a tray). It's been working well for me for years... I don't see a why I would buy this tool. Am I missing something?

[@FClassJohn]

I only run a Dillon progressive and sometimes you don't have the toolhead on there that has the decapper so having a hand tool for it save times and energy.

[@WV591]

heck 70 dollars for this? you can get a frankford for 40 and it even catches the primers.

[@oscarbear7498]

Yep.... this thing is trash don't buy it. I have one and jusy out of rage by getting scamed , tossed it in the trash 🗑

[@72gunslinger]

Anyone used this with crimped mil primers?

[@FClassJohn]

He specifically offers a heavy duty pin for crimped primers. It’s on his website. There’s a link in the description to his site.

[@oscarbear7498]

I just bought one, I hate you!

[@JaySheer]

It's a piece of junk. Broke the pin after five shells.

[@vincentnastri7736]

That’s cos you’re incompetent! 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@oscarbear7498]

​@redbaron1269I bought one and it's F-ing trash. It's not "$50-60" it's $70 and it's NOT single hand. You have to use both hands to fish for the stupid hole. Pain in the ass. I tossed mine in the trash 🗑 Frankfort is way better Shit customer service & all sales final

[@oscarbear7498]

DO NOT BUY THIS!! ITS TRASH 🗑 I have one, and its a pain in the ass, pins are cheap , video lies about the price, and lies about bring used 1 handed. Thus is just an ad payed by Harvey Deprimer LLC to sell trash. I tossed my in the trash 🗑 No customer support, all sales final.