John MH Posted September 19, 2020 Report Share Posted September 19, 2020 Suffered a case stuck in a resizing die a few weeks back, first time in over 35 years reloading ammunition. Tried several methods to remove it which included amongst other things a hammer and punch and a spell in the freezer for the die but all to no avail. Bought two stuck case removers, a Forster kit and an RCBS kit. Forster kit was unsuitable and the actual 'stuck' case remover is just a round ended punch which you are supposed to hammer, the other parts of the kit are to allow you to remove the decapping stem and expander ball from Forster type dies. The RCBS kit included a drill bit, tap and bolt which worked well, case gets trashed but not the die but you do need to hold the die tightly as a lot of torque was needed to pull the case free. I've now got something that I hope I never need again but will be keeping it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reecy Posted September 19, 2020 Report Share Posted September 19, 2020 You have been very lucky then-only one stuck case in a lifetime the rcbs kit does the job well i find that when I get a case stuck, it's because I haven't waited long enough for the alocohol in the lube to evaporate leaving just the lubricant element left on the case and so there is not enough space for the very thin lubricant film and it jams the case in the die-I always curse myself but 5 minutes spent with the rcbs stuck case remover and it's time to start again note to self-don't be so impatient atb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Re-Pete Posted September 19, 2020 Report Share Posted September 19, 2020 A can of freezer spray sometimes works. (used to get it from Maplin's....it's used for finding faulty electronic components) Strip the die as far as possible, warm the whole thing up in boiling water, then squirt the spray into the stuck case. If you're lucky, the brass will shrink a tad and come out. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gun Pimp Posted September 19, 2020 Report Share Posted September 19, 2020 8 hours ago, John MH said: Suffered a case stuck in a resizing die a few weeks back, first time in over 35 years reloading ammunition. Tried several methods to remove it which included amongst other things a hammer and punch and a spell in the freezer for the die but all to no avail. Bought two stuck case removers, a Forster kit and an RCBS kit. Forster kit was unsuitable and the actual 'stuck' case remover is just a round ended punch which you are supposed to hammer, the other parts of the kit are to allow you to remove the decapping stem and expander ball from Forster type dies. The RCBS kit included a drill bit, tap and bolt which worked well, case gets trashed but not the die but you do need to hold the die tightly as a lot of torque was needed to pull the case free. I've now got something that I hope I never need again but will be keeping it. Not the 33XC by any chance John? Just had a similar experience - 30 odd years without a stuck case........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John MH Posted September 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2020 It was, more lube required. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted September 24, 2020 Report Share Posted September 24, 2020 I have a brass plaque in my reloading room which reads "NO SWEARING!" Underneath it says "...unless you stick a case" ~Andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Re-Pete Posted September 25, 2020 Report Share Posted September 25, 2020 Getting a stuck case in your favourite custom F-Open rifle as a result of head separation takes swearing to a whole new level................... Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted September 25, 2020 Report Share Posted September 25, 2020 4 hours ago, Re-Pete said: Getting a stuck case in your favourite custom F-Open rifle as a result of head separation takes swearing to a whole new level................... Pete Yup.~Andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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