The Redding Decapping Rod Assembly (Part #33263) is an OEM replacement assembly engineered for Redding standard full-length and neck-sizing reloading dies. Manufactured in the USA from heat-treated steel, this assembly replaces bent, worn, or damaged internal components to maintain concentricity during sizing. During the reloading cycle, it performs a dual operation: expelling spent Boxer primers on the downstroke via the standard decapping pin and expanding the case mouth to set neck tension on the upstroke using the included steel expander button.

Key Features

• OEM Die Component: Serves as a direct replacement assembly comprising a threaded steel rod (Part #01033), standard steel expander button (Part #39263), and standard decapping pin (Part #01059 / #01060).
• Dual-Action Processing: Simultaneously removes spent primer cups and expands case mouths to precise neck dimensions during a single press stroke.
• Calibre-Specific Profiling: Fitted with a standard steel expander button tailored specifically for 0.264 in (6.5 mm) bullet diameter cartridge cases.
• Heat-Treated Steel Construction: Precision-machined to resist flexing and maintain axial alignment within conventional sizing dies.

Specifications

• Manufacturer Part Number: 33263
• Calibre / Bullet Diameter: 0.264 in (6.5 mm)
• Included Expander Button Size: 0.264 in (Part #39263)
• Cartridge Die Compatibility: .260 Remington, 6.5 Creedmoor, 6.5x47mm Lapua, 6.5 Grendel, 6.5x50mm Japanese, and 6.5x52mm Carcano standard dies
• Die Series Compatibility: Redding Conventional / Standard Full-Length and Neck Sizing Dies
• Primer Compatibility: Standard Boxer-primed cases
• Material: Heat-treated steel
• Power Source: Mechanical reloading component (unpowered)

Who is the Redding 33263 Decapping Rod Assembly for?

• 6.5 Creedmoor competitive precision rifle reloaders — requires an exact 0.264 in diameter expander button to restore factory-correct neck tension and decap brass within standard Redding full-length dies.
• 6.5mm long-range hunters reloading brass — needs a replacement reloading die decapping rod sized for 0.264 in calibres to replace bent pins or damaged spindles without buying a complete die set.

Less suitable for: Reloaders running Redding Type-S Bushing Dies or Competition Sizing Dies, which require dedicated bushing-style decapping assemblies or competition-specific sizing stems due to different internal threading and body geometry.