Thread: Cases getting stuck!

Originally Posted by Brennos

Getting Frustrated now. Last time I loaded I got 2 stuck cases out of 100, this time the first two got stuck, and now the decapping pin is broke. What am I doing wrong?
the gear is:
Lee FL die
Hornady one shot lube
.223 rem once fired cases assorted brands
lee 100th anniversary press

I assume my lube is the problem, now I have broken the capping pin, and suspect I have done damage to the collet on the back of the die (through being a rough C*nt) Can I buy the de capping pin anywhere? Or would I need to get it in from the states? And what case lube should I use? Also, can I just use a crimp die rather than a fl die on a semi auto? or is it best to use FL every time.

There is your problem right there one shot lube throw that crap away and buy some hornady unique, imperial sizing wax or get an uninked stamp pad and buy some liquid lube and use that with the pad you will get better results with that. I had that one shot crap cost me a sizing die and a c frame press due to a stuck case. Get rid of the one shot ASAP