What did you do in the reloading room today?

[GnometownHero]

Got a piece of brass hopelessly stuck in my 6.5 Grendel sizing die

I gave up getting it out after an hour and trying every idea and tools I had and ordered a new sizing die this morning

 

[DRC458]

Got a piece of brass hopelessly stuck in my 6.5 Grendel sizing die

I gave up getting it out after an hour and trying every idea and tools I had and ordered a new sizing die this morning

You've got a stuck case remover, right?

 

[Dumpstick]

Got a piece of brass hopelessly stuck in my 6.5 Grendel sizing die

I gave up getting it out after an hour and trying every idea and tools I had and ordered a new sizing die this morning

Most of the die makers offer a stuck-case removal service. For a nominal fee they will remove the case and ship the whole shebang back to you.

I know Lee does, I'm almost certain RCBS and Dillon do also.

 

[kwaynem]

I can’t remember what the title was but I found on YouTube how to get one out that worked

 

[rockchalk06]

Got a piece of brass hopelessly stuck in my 6.5 Grendel sizing die

I gave up getting it out after an hour and trying every idea and tools I had and ordered a new sizing die this morning

Try the RCBS stuck case remover yet?

 

[swampratt]

Got a piece of brass hopelessly stuck in my 6.5 Grendel sizing die

Terrible.

Thankfully I never stuck a case.
I am curious though as to what your lube is and how it is applied.

I have always used a waxy type lube.
Imperial.

Or Hornady.

Applied with my fingers.
I did get to try some spray on case lube that stated let it dry.
There was way more force needed to size a case.
Tried it after letting it dry and tried it wet and no difference really it was still a bear to size cases compared to the above 2 waxes.

I lube the entire case down to the case head and a tick inside the case neck.
It all gets removed after sizing.

I tried that Dry neck lube kit..

I did not like the added force to size cases with it either and pretty sure I gave it away.

I am curious every time I hear of a stuck case as to what lube regimen was used.

I removed a case by making 1/4-20 threaded hole in the case and threading in some all thread and ran a jam nut up to the case.

Then got vise grips and clamped to the all thread and whacked the vise grips with a hammer to remove the stuck case.

I may have heated the die just a bit and I did add some spray lube into the die also.

Got it out and it was really stuck.

I have found if I reload in the hot sun the die actually expands a smidge and I can't set my shoulders back in a certain 308 die.
When cold I could set them back .008" so there is some growth when a die is warm.

Warm and not hot to the point you can't hold it.

I did nothing in the reloading room today.
Making cedar and oak benches this week.

 

[GnometownHero]

Terrible.

Thankfully I never stuck a case.
I am curious though as to what your lube is and how it is applied.

I have always used a waxy type lube.
Imperial.
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Or Hornady.
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Applied with my fingers.
I did get to try some spray on case lube that stated let it dry.
There was way more force needed to size a case.
Tried it after letting it dry and tried it wet and no difference really it was still a bear to size cases compared to the above 2 waxes.

I lube the entire case down to the case head and a tick inside the case neck.
It all gets removed after sizing.

I tried that Dry neck lube kit..
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I did not like the added force to size cases with it either and pretty sure I gave it away.

I am curious every time I hear of a stuck case as to what lube regimen was used.

I removed a case by making 1/4-20 threaded hole in the case and threading in some all thread and ran a jam nut up to the case.

Then got vise grips and clamped to the all thread and whacked the vise grips with a hammer to remove the stuck case.

I may have heated the die just a bit and I did add some spray lube into the die also.

Got it out and it was really stuck.

I have found if I reload in the hot sun the die actually expands a smidge and I can't set my shoulders back in a certain 308 die.
When cold I could set them back .008" so there is some growth when a die is warm.

Warm and not hot to the point you can't hold it.

I did nothing in the reloading room today.
Making cedar and oak benches this week.

Hornady one shot but on the new die I am using Lee creme type
It was a PPU brass. I have had Sellier Belot brass do the same in my Garand. cheap soft brass I guess. Sure glad it wasnt one of my precious Nosler cases.

 

[swampratt]

Hornady one shot but on the new die I am using Lee creme type
It was a PPU brass. I have had Sellier Belot brass do the same in my Garand. cheap soft brass I guess. Sure glad it wasnt one of my precious Nosler cases.

I have had the unpleasure of using the Hornady one shot.
If you have a chance to get some Sizing die wax i highly recommend it.

If you are saying it is a LEE full length size die You can remove the lock nut on the top of the die and pull it off the expanding stem warm the die slightly with a propane torch add some wd40 or other lube down the hole and tap on the expander stem with a hammer and possibly drive the case out.

I am sure you tried that already though.

 

[DDriller]

Got absolutely nothing done in the reloading room today. Same as yesterday, the day before, and every day this month.

 

[undeg01]

Loaded 50 rds of 308 with 178 gr Eld-x. Going to load another 50 in the next day or two before moving on to other load development.