Be proactive. Remember, cheap insurance. You buy it for accidents. 24 bucks plus shipping from RCBS. Good luck finding one locally unless you have a really well stocked sporting goods store. Works great, lasts long. Worst thing about buying the kit is remembering where you stored it days, or years you need it after you bought it.
New invention for stuck case removal , that doesn’t work
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Muddyboots
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If you have never stuck a case, then buy a lottery ticket!
I forgot to clean a new die and stuck first case I sized. Tried everything including never fail vise grips and all I did was strip the rim off it!
I finally did the similar DIY removal drilling out, tapping and came out so easy it was embarrassing how stupid I felt beating the snot out of it.
I clean dies now about every 100 rounds as a maintenance program.
I forgot to clean a new die and stuck first case I sized. Tried everything including never fail vise grips and all I did was strip the rim off it!
I finally did the similar DIY removal drilling out, tapping and came out so easy it was embarrassing how stupid I felt beating the snot out of it.
I clean dies now about every 100 rounds as a maintenance program.
What do you use to clean your dies. I haven't cleaned any of my dies in a long time. I usually use brake cleaner.
Muddyboots
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Hoppes! You will be SHOCKED at the crap on a patch!
I do clean my pistol dies since I use hard cast bullets in them. They get full of bullet lube and won't seat well if I don't.
Muddyboots
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I have a HDPE bottle that I put Hoppes in such I can drop die in so it is fully immersed. I let it soak and then give it a shake! Cleans and re-use it. Patch out done.
After a while the rolling hurts my arthritic fingers
Muddyboots
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I hear Hoppes is a good rub for them? Just kidding!
I've had a few stuck cases....I use the Hornady spray lube....I attribute the problem not to drying before resizing...but to not getting enough lube down the sides of the brass....AND...not shaking the can enough to get more than just the liquid out of the sprayer.......
Been some nasty removals even with a 'stuck case remover'......but the worst was a 26nosler brass..seemed it flowed into the wall of the die....eve with the entire head of the brass gone it was a pain...ended up with a Drexel sanding die inside to heat it up(didn't work..nor did freezing it)....a very large fine thread bolt and a hammer finally extracted the brass from the die......but the die came up with an abrasion..retired it.....
Been some nasty removals even with a 'stuck case remover'......but the worst was a 26nosler brass..seemed it flowed into the wall of the die....eve with the entire head of the brass gone it was a pain...ended up with a Drexel sanding die inside to heat it up(didn't work..nor did freezing it)....a very large fine thread bolt and a hammer finally extracted the brass from the die......but the die came up with an abrasion..retired it.....
It sure smells better than Ben Gay. Are we still allowed to call Ben that?
Muddyboots
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I hear it is being rebranded as Ben Straight.
Varmint Hunter
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I've read more posts about stuck cases while using Hornady One Shot than any other case lube. Do you think it's just a coincidence that Hornady has developed and marketed their "Stuck Case Remover"? That One Shot sure is good for peripheral sales. LMAO
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I would take the ruined die/drill bit combo and leave on the bench next to the press........ look at it before each reloading session....
Muddyboots
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Ah Hah!!! I see where you were going with it! Its the prototype for this! Right?
