Stuck cases
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dist1646
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Angle head Dremel or one with a cable drill head attachment. Tapping isn't an issue with a standard tap tool.
You can take the die out and drill and tap then put the die back in. That's the easy button for those who don't have more than basic tools. Why risk damage to the flat surface on the top of the press when you can accomplish the same thing using a noncritical surface?
- Feb 4, 2013
- 28,175
Right angle drill...
And tapping?
GunBum
Active Member
- Feb 4, 2013
- 28,175
Crescent wrench. Have you never been on a farm?
SO MUCH EASIER to just take the die out of the press.
But yes, I do know people that will spend 2 hours working around some issue, when it would take 15 minutes to remove the issue and get the work done in another 15 minutes
GunBum
Active Member
Duh. Of course it’s easier to take it out of the press.
But you asked how to do it the hard way. With a Lee sizing die, there is no reason to remove it and drill/tap. Just loosen the collet holding the decapping assembly, and hammer the stuck case out by hitting the decapping rod. If it doesn’t come out, send it to Lee and they’ll fix it. All that other nonsense is for dies with poorly designed decapping assemblies.
Seabee
Old Timer
I hear about a lot of stuck cases with Hornady lube. It has to dry before sizing.
100% this. Let is dry enough and zero issues. I learned the hard way also. Since I let it dry, never had one stuck in 20k+ cases.
- Aug 17, 2011
- 26,177
Ahh, good ol' One Stuck...
I went full redneck - gallon ziploc bag, 1/4 second shot of Pam - tumble bag, haven't stuck a case in almost 3 plus years now. (Hell of a lot cheaper too)
Speedluvn
Active Member
How much of a greasy feel is there when using the Pam?
- Aug 17, 2011
- 26,177
I normally wear exam gloves while starting brass prep - so it's not anything that gets my attention, depending on how much brass is in the bag (and using a real quick shot of Pam), it's not greasy enough to become butterfingers.
DaemonAssassin
Why should we Free BSD?
^^^^^ This!
I tend to have a few boxes of gloves on hand as it is and will use them all the way up to putting brass on the press.
I did it again, Guys.
I was cleaning up some 308 cases I picked up from the range I go to. I got careless and didn't stick the case in the holder and pressed the case into the die. Ruh Roh!
I thought about it hard before I went to sleep and tried to devise a plan to get the case out of the die.
I decided to try to stick the depriming pin into the hole then stick the die into a vise and beat on the end of the pin with a medium size hammer.
It worked!
The case came out so I thought about how to get the depriming pin out of the case. I decided to cut the bottom of the case with a hacksaw and that worked too!
Now I'm back in business.
I was cleaning up some 308 cases I picked up from the range I go to. I got careless and didn't stick the case in the holder and pressed the case into the die. Ruh Roh!
I thought about it hard before I went to sleep and tried to devise a plan to get the case out of the die.
I decided to try to stick the depriming pin into the hole then stick the die into a vise and beat on the end of the pin with a medium size hammer.
It worked!
The case came out so I thought about how to get the depriming pin out of the case. I decided to cut the bottom of the case with a hacksaw and that worked too!
Now I'm back in business.
- Feb 4, 2013
- 28,175
Just order a stuck case remover. Or improvise one. You Tube has info on doing so.
One die maker actually designs their decapping rods to do what you did. Others should not be done that way.
One die maker actually designs their decapping rods to do what you did. Others should not be done that way.
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