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was resizing some 338 edge cases hungover and ... alas.... made the school boy error of failing to lube . case is fully and utterly stuck inside the die. thought i could easily remedy the stuck case by taking out the decapping pin, using a punch and smacking the case out. punch is now embedded in the case and the case....is still stuck... is there way to save the day or is it a new die for me?
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Bring it round ya muppet...
Drill and tapp base of shell and insert threaded rod, short bit of pipe that case will just fit up but will sit on base of die,couple of heavy washers nut on top and start winding should pull it out. If not........ be really careful with a dremil?
Hahahaha
You can't call yourself a Reloader until you've stuck a case or two.
Getting it out is the easy part ....... Once you know how that is.
Good Luck
Cheers
Pete
how many boxes of speights will that be sir?Quote:
Originally Posted by Spanners
How many you bringing?? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by ARdave
haha man if you can get it out, the beer will flow...! im in perth till sunday, land in welly monday morn. how long you around for??
Fly out Monday to Karatha via Perth LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by ARdave
hahaha f%^k... figures, with my luck today. thats cool. ill give vietnamcams method a try tomorow and see how that goes for starters
OK now any thoughts of reloading have just gone straight out the window and factory ammo over the counter transactions look easy. That is way too technical looking gizmo for this fellah to be playing with.
Skim it in a lathe and crush it
Im hearing you , do what I do pay someone to load ! 80cents a round I supply brass and projectile . Mind you Jaffa land prices may differ ?:O_O:Quote:
Originally Posted by Rushy
That's a challenge....
just buy a stuck case kit - didn't take long before I needed one ...
http://www.workshopinnovation.co.nz/...sp?prod=050033
drill and tap primer hole then use a slide hammer with section of thread/bolt on the end. bam bam it'll come straight out. done it a few times
man ive literally smacked the shit out of it aye and it wont come out. tried the drill tap method and it threaded itself trying to wind itself out. aweeesome. running out of options haha . I can just necksize new, unfired brass (nosler) in the meantime and go shoot aye? itll be factory FL sized wouldnt it?
Try and chamber one to check mate,Quote:
Originally Posted by ARdave
Should be good to go after a neck size
Reminds me of my hornady one shot spray lube incident ended up having to buy a new FL die and a new press because I snapped the one I was using trying to get the cunt out with a stuck case remover.
The one case I got stuck in a F/L die wouldn't even come out with the stuck case remover drill and tap tool etc.
Managed to do it on 23 Dec, so had to wait until after the holiday break so I could order a new Forster die from Sinclairs.
So far I'm up to this score card:
Forster .308 F/L die, case still stuck in it 20 months later.
Lyman decapping die, broken rod (off centre mil surp flash hole) - anybody want the body for this?
Lee decapping die, broken rod (off centre mil surp flash hole) - anybody want the body for this?
Redding .223 F/L, broken rod (off centre mil surp flash hole), but have a new rod for it
Lee .223 Collet die, busted alloy cap on top (stripped thread) Lee replaced spare part
Lee .270 Collet die, busted alloy cap on top (stripped thread) Lee replaced spare part
Iv got a spare set of 280 dies that will never get used, the seating die has never seen a case
gave it to one of my staff and he popped it out with the drill tap and washer trick like a little smart ass cunt
id drilled, crushed the end off with the vice grips and hammered the shit out of it. prick done it in less than 5min
did i mention it was the first case thru the set of dies?
ah well my new lyman dies are much nicer anyway
ARdave
Here's how to remove your stuck case.
Removing a stuck case from the decapping die - YouTube
But use a M8 bolt instead of the M5.
Cheers
Pete
+1
8mm minimum
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What size is your decaping die?Quote:
Originally Posted by dogmatix
I broke the threaded piece out of a lee 223 die trying to pop crimped primers out, and decaping pin. Got a new pin and thread locker thinking sweet I'm set to go. Get home and argh fuck the thread in the die body was shot also. Not going to bother with cheap mil surp brass anymore.
Oh is the above die I asked about just for decaping?
Yep, just a decapping die.
All yours if you want it/them.
DogmatixQuote:
Originally Posted by dogmatix
If you want to send me your 308 die, I'll see if I can get that case out for you and send it back.
Cheers
Pete
one sticky plaster , 2 nights and 20 beers later...... Victory!! cheers for all the help guys, the oversized drill and tap + hammer of thor technique worked in the end :D
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The hammer of Thor always works, you obviously were not putting your weight behind it :P
Awesome work ARDaveQuote:
Originally Posted by ARdave
Now you'll know how to get your next stuck case out quickly with out loosing too much skin and before you settle down for the night with ya Beers. ;)
Cheers
Pete
If you can't fix it with a hammer you have a electrical problem.(the factory hands motto)
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And If you fill you r"bombs" with water regularly, you will make my employer really happy. Another one coming in tomorrow :)Quote:
Originally Posted by veitnamcam
Any way, I do have the hornady stuck case remover but been a lee fl die I cant get the recapping shaft backed out far enough to drill and thread the base of the case.
Lee recommends to drive it out but I have hit it a couple of times pretty hard.
What ya reckon about pouring boiling water over the die then trying to punch out?
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A bit of crc time and force.Quote:
Originally Posted by andyanimal31
I hope that does the trick https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...c33586013f.jpg
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