I had three loaded rounds that just didn’t quit fit the case gauge so I took out the depriming rod from the sizer die and slowly resized two of them…. The third one is stuck and the case head has pulled off …. It ain’t budging … Any suggestions Oh Wise ones??
Loaded 300 win mag stuck in sizer die
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Hornady makes a stuck case kit. I would buy that and be done with it.
Edit: didn’t see it’s loaded. No suggestions
Edit: didn’t see it’s loaded. No suggestions
Buy a body die for that kind of work.
But yeah, if you pulled the case head off, you might be able to drive the projectile out through the bottom and then get the case body out.
Buying a new die would take less time and be pretty painless.
But yeah, if you pulled the case head off, you might be able to drive the projectile out through the bottom and then get the case body out.
Buying a new die would take less time and be pretty painless.
I'm needing some entertainment, please take us through the thought process that concluded that resizing a loaded round was a good idea.
Edit: Your handle fits perfectly!!
Edit: Your handle fits perfectly!!
Ok I know it was not a smart idea.... but I thought maybe someone had a fix. My fix is to get a new die and not fo that again.
Good planOk I know it was not a smart idea.... but I thought maybe someone had a fix. My fix is to get a new die and not fo that again.
So the bullet has swaged itself between the case neck and the die. If the case head has pulled off and there is no primer and the powder has spilled out then it should be relatively simple to drive the bullet out with a rod and hammer. Then I imagine a chamber/shotgun brush into the die and let it pull the rest of the brass case out with it on removal.
I assume he’s pulled the rim off, not the head. Even though he hasn’t answered the question, this would only be an intimidating issue if the primer and powder are still in there.
I’d pull the bullet, dump the powder, drive the primer out, and use a stuck case removal kit.
I’d pull the bullet, dump the powder, drive the primer out, and use a stuck case removal kit.
Even still driving the bullet down into the case should relieve the interference jam and let it be knocked out easily.
I would throw it in the ocean and start over. If you start pounding on the bullet, the nose will mushroom and create a rivet effect inside the die.
Or better yet, put it 100 yards out and shoot the primer with a precise hand load.
We all live and learn. Usually we live. If we live, usually we learn.Ok I know it was not a smart idea.... but I thought maybe someone had a fix. My fix is to get a new die and not fo that again.
Case in point....I fucked up and didn't pour powder down my home made .58 caliber flintlock prior to sending that patched ball down the hole. I charged the flashpan and fired. It went poof but not bang. I did it again, thinking, of course, that it just didn't get a spark into the flash hole. Again, poof, no bang.
That's about the time I realized I had not poured powder down the hole.
I said as much to my little brother and he just about died laughing.
He's a dick.
So....back to town to find this attachment that is just a screw that you tap into the ball and pull it out. Still have it, have only used it once because, you know, live and learn and shit.
Every time I go shoot the flintlock and my brother is around, he asks me EVERY single time if I have poured powder in before start a ball.
He's a dick.
He may not live much longer in order to learn.
PLUS ONE HERE....
you can adapt to fit a grease zirk in where the decapper screws in. Fill the hole with penetratiing oil several times, then attach your grease zirk adapter and pump the case out. I think I'd be tapping or rapping the side of the die as I pumped the grease in. Or, I might let my little brother do that part....
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You shipped a bomb!
Of all the ideas presented here, the grease gun is the most logical and safe method proposed.
You need to be aware that this is a dangerous item now that you can’t just toss aside. If you decide to dispose of this, get in touch with the local police and describe what your situation is. They should be able to get you in touch a bomb disposal unit.
No I didn’t ship a boom I shipped a stuck case
maybe I am miss reading the OPs post. But to me it sounds like the case head is ripped off.
I assume he’s pulled the rim off, not the head. Even though he hasn’t answered the question, this would only be an intimidating issue if the primer and powder are still in there.
Even then with primer and powder still in tact, setting the die down on the work bench in a deep 7/8 socket so the lock ring is holding the die and case up with the base free and unsupported would relieve all of my detonation concerns. I dont think using a 1/4 rod and a heavy hammer to knock the bullet down out of the neck and into the case would be an impossible thing to accomplish.
Ive done it several times with live rounds in an actual rifle chamber when people think necksizing or not measuring is a good way to go. Smash that bullet down inside and then drive it out.
If the head is off you are right its not a bomb! Its just a stuck case and maybe a stuck bullet. If this were an expensive die I’d go your route, a Lee or RCBS standard I’d probably replace it.
I just got an idea. Take to die out and screw it into the press upside down so that the bottom of the die is sticking out from the top of the press. Lock the die in the press using a lock ring. Take some locking pliers and grab the case and twist it and keep twisting until the case breaks free from the die.
Yessir. I meant intimidating to him, not me. I think everybody’s acting like a bunch of hens in this thread. Bomb squad?! Please tell me that’s a joke. Whether you push the bullet in or pull it out, this isn’t a big deal.
Or with it upside down like that on top of the shell holder use a rod or something to go up inside the die and reverse leverage the press to push the case out the top just as hard as you pushed it in to start with.
Never mind. I noticed that someone else mentioned a bushing die. Well, if you pinched a loaded round into a normal F/L die, you’re probably gonna have to get western with it.
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I would probably cut the base of the case off even with the end of the die with a hacksaw and get an EZ-Out after it. I've done this before for others. The grease gun trick would work too.
