Operating and Maintenance Manual
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Calibre Conversions
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Pistol conversions
The calibre conversion for a pistol calibre comprises of 3 basic steps.
1.
Pistol Shuttle and spring (this is the long one installed in the
decapper body as supplied). The shuttle is longer than the rifle and
has a specific spring. This is used for all pistol cases and can be used
for the 223 rifle cases as well (Do NOT use it for the 308 rifle cases
as damage to the machine will occur).
2.
Drop tubes. These are the same as used in the Rollsizer.com range
of rollsizers. There are different types, (small pistol, large pistol, and
rifle conversions)
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Small pistol drop tube covers 9mm, 38S/SC, 357SIG, 10mm
357Magnum and 40S&W.
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Large Pistol drop tube covers 44Magnum and 45ACP.
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Small Rifle covers 300BLK and 223.
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Large rifle covers 22-250, 243, 308 etc.
3.
Drop tube height. The drop tube needs to be adjusted per the
photograph below.
If you have mixed cases (say 380ACP in with 9mm) then adjust the drop
tube position for the taller of the cases.
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Some cases will fall / nestle inside others and cannot be
decapped
together, sorry, we didn’t make the case designs
so don’t blame us. Examples
of this include 380ACP, 9mm
and 38SC inside 40S&W. For these combinations you MUST
sort the cases first.
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Rifle conversion process
1.
The 223 and 308 cases require a calibre specific rifle drop tubes.
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Rifle drop tubes have slots cut in them.
2.
The rifle drop tubes need to be aligned so the cases can be pushed
out through the slots in the tube.
