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i need answers quick does anyone know how to get a shell out of a decappin die
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They sell case extractors but I usually end up pulling on the lever until the case head strips out. Then I put the die in a vise and grab the shell with a vise grip and pull it out with a twisting motion. I have occasionally had to squirt penetrating oil on it and unscrew the expander ball if possible. Once I had to heat a case up with a torch to get it out. A messy way to do it but it got the job done.
RCBS sells a good kit, but if you have a 1/4 inch tap and drill the shell out, use washers and a grade 8 bolt it will do the same thing to pop the case out, make sure your dies are clean and if you switch brands of brass you might need to tweek your sizing die, I did for a 25-06 when switching.
I usually call RCBS and they send me a new decapping die at no cost.
How Sweet!!! Your first stuck case. You are just cutting your teeth as a handloader. Go ahead and buy a stuck case removal kit, RCBS makes a good one and you will probably need it again eventually, if you forget to lube your cases.
Get the RCBS kit. Improperly agjusted decapping dies will yield the same result down the line.
I have been reloading for 45 years and have had 3 stuck cases and they have all been .223 cases. I guess RCBS just keeps a .223 decapping die ready to mail to me. I'm careful about lubing my cases and adjusting my dies and it still happened to me. 3 cases out of probably 30,000. That is why I only use RCBS reloading equipment, I have tried to pay for each die because I told them I felt it was my fault but they won't let me, fine company.
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They sell case extractors but I usually end up pulling on the lever until the case head strips out. Then I put the die in a vise and grab the shell with a vise grip and pull it out with a twisting motion. I have occasionally had to squirt penetrating oil on it and unscrew the expander ball if possible. Once I had to heat a case up with a torch to get it out. A messy way to do it but it got the job done.
I usually call RCBS and they send me a new decapping die at no cost.
RCBS sells a good kit, but if you have a 1/4 inch tap and drill the shell out, use washers and a grade 8 bolt it will do the same thing to pop the case out, make sure your dies are clean and if you switch brands of brass you might need to tweek your sizing die, I did for a 25-06 when switching.
How Sweet!!! Your first stuck case. You are just cutting your teeth as a handloader. Go ahead and buy a stuck case removal kit, RCBS makes a good one and you will probably need it again eventually, if you forget to lube your cases.
Get the RCBS kit. Improperly agjusted decapping dies will yield the same result down the line.
I have been reloading for 45 years and have had 3 stuck cases and they have all been .223 cases. I guess RCBS just keeps a .223 decapping die ready to mail to me. I'm careful about lubing my cases and adjusting my dies and it still happened to me. 3 cases out of probably 30,000. That is why I only use RCBS reloading equipment, I have tried to pay for each die because I told them I felt it was my fault but they won't let me, fine company.
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