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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Gotta hate it when this happens

Posted: 1/25/2009 5:17:35 PM EDT

I was reloading some "plinking ammo" on my 550 today and thump. Case stuck in resizing die. SO start looking for a stuck case remover. After looking at what comes with the kit, I got to thinking. I have a tap set, drill bits and some bolts in the garage. So I put the die in a vise and drill a 7/32 hole and tap with a 1/4-20 tap. I then use a 1/4 -20 x 1 1/4" long bolt with a washer through a 1/4" drive 7/16 socket to draw the stuck case up into. Worked like a charm. Done is less than 5 minutes. Best part was I saved $$$.

Hope this helps some one else out!!

Posted: 1/25/2009 5:44:46 PM EDT

[#1]

You stumbled upon my solution of yrs ago....

Posted: 1/25/2009 6:17:02 PM EDT

[#2]

Lee dies have a built in stuck case remover. I had a stuck case earlier tonight, no drilling required.

Posted: 1/25/2009 6:48:38 PM EDT

[#3]

It must be 'stuck-case day'. I stuck a .223 case in my Hornady sizer tonight, too. I also used a drill bit, tap, and bolt, but I used a big nut(not sure on size, big enough for shell to fit through, small enough to fit on end of die) instead of a wrench. I've done two cases like that now.

No need for me to buy a stuck case remover. I've got all the necessary bits around the bench anyways.

Posted: 1/25/2009 6:57:46 PM EDT

[#4]

Y'all strange.

All i have to do w/ my lee dies is to remove the collet for the pin and give the pin a couple of tapsand everythin falls out.

Posted: 1/26/2009 2:52:00 AM EDT

[#5]

You fellas need to use better lube or more of it. I've never stuck a case.

Posted: 1/26/2009 3:01:44 AM EDT

[#6]

Quoted:
You fellas need to use better lube or more of it. I've never stuck a case.

You should never jinx yourself like that.

Posted: 1/26/2009 3:35:23 AM EDT

[#7]

Quoted:
You fellas need to use better lube or more of it. I've never stuck a case.

Yea your right I don't think it got lubed properly.

But be carefully, on my jump team in the military we had a saying:
"Those who have and those who will"

Besides I thought I had come up with a great solution. Seems I was out classed.

Posted: 1/26/2009 4:01:09 AM EDT

[#8]

Yeah, my case that got stuck fell on the floor. It apparently got a little dirtier than I thought and I didn't clean it off and relube it before attempting to size it. Don't remember what happened on the first one.

Posted: 1/26/2009 5:32:30 AM EDT

[#9]

Most of the kits are nothing more than common tools: drill bit, tap, allen wrench, allen head bolt, and a modified socket type device. A tap handle is a nice plus to have as well.

There was a recent thread on the RCBS drill bit being made in China and it broke

Most people wont have a tap or a allen head bolt laying around the house so the kits are good for those people

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Gotta hate it when this happens

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