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Message: <blockquote data-quote="dennishoddy" data-source="post: 3594745" data-attributes="member: 5412">30-06 was my first round to reload in 1980. Still use that round on elk to this day. No internet those days, just reloading manuals. I did notice that some rounds were almost impossible to deprime with broken pins that took weeks to get because there was no Amazon and long distance calls cost too much so you filled out the order form in the back of the catalog, mailed it in that took a week, then a week or so later the parts would show up. The brass that was hard to deprime required a technique to get that primer out. A series of short hard strokes usually worked vs constant pressure. Getting a primer back in there was tough!I had no clue about crimped primers and the need to remove the crimp before repriming. The Sierra manual I had never mentioned it. My how things have changed. Next day delivery, information everywhere on the web, phone calls to a friend or manufacturer to answer questions is free. Power/pneumatic trimmers to get a bucket trimmed in short order, case prep stations to deburr, progressive presses, and so on. Reloading is much easier these days and actually more precise.</blockquote>