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Posted: 6/10/2010 4:10:10 PM EDT
A first for me. I had a case head separate in a .223 carbide die. Didn't catch it till the next case had gone about 1/2 of the way in and stopped cold. Looks like I need to get a case extractor in .223. Unless some one knows a better way? I sure hope I didn't ruin the die 
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With an expensive die like that, I would send it back to Dillon for them to remove the stuck cases. I'll post a pic to night. But the 2nd case came right out. I have to call dillon today anyway so I'll ask about it. I'm sure its in there real tight though. |
Called Dillon and the guy that answer the phone had the best idea. I used a tap to get in to the case that was just smaller than the die. Then just gave it a lite tap with a punch from the other end. I did do one other thing before I called Dillon. I put the die in the freezer for 2 hours. This may or may not have help but it sure didn't hurt any. The die is fine and back up and running.
THANKS DILLON! 
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Why does the case on the left in the photo have two shoulders? I'm running on an auto drive. So after the case separated the next case went in to the die before I had realized what had happen. So that case with the two shoulders is the one that went inside of the other and stopped the press. There are a lot of things to monitor while the presses are running on auto drives, now there's one more thing to look out for. |
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That's weird, cases usually don't separate like that unless they've been oversized or perhaps shot in a gun with excessive headspace. Glad you were able to get it out. Are you using a case gage to verify the sizing die is adjusted properly? With two machines running processed .223 cases at one time I don't check every case. I do how ever use a Dillon case gauge and a caliber to monitor QC. With the auto drives consistency has not been a problem though. I can punch out about 1800 processed .223 cases in an hour. Not a record by any means but it is working for me
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That's weird, cases usually don't separate like that unless they've been oversized or perhaps shot in a gun with excessive headspace. Glad you were able to get it out. Are you using a case gage to verify the sizing die is adjusted properly? With two machines running processed .223 cases at one time I don't check every case. I do how ever use a Dillon case gauge and a caliber to monitor QC. With the auto drives consistency has not been a problem though. I can punch out about 1800 processed .223 cases in an hour. Not a record by any means but it is working for me
WOW!  Didn't even know this was possible.
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Yeah you don't need to check every case with a case gage for rifle. You only want to verify your die settings don't change. As a related issue, I do check every pistol round a case gage. Pistol case gages are like faux chambers, rifle case gages aren't. Same here
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