Sooner or later you’ll end up with a case
stuck inside resizing die.
In my particular situation a case rim crumbled in a full sizing
die. I called my friend and told him what happened. He said that
he’ll bring stuck case remover. He did and it worked.
It’s a very simple tool that consists of a metal cylinder, drill
and tap and ¼ inch about 1½ -2 inches long bolt.
How does it work?
Remove your die from the press (this maybe the hardest part) and
put it in a vise.
Drill a hole in the stuck case
through a primer pocket, and then you tap treads.
Next, you
screw in the bolt while centering the stem, so the bolt can push
it out. If you’re very careful you may not break the decapping pin.
With the stem removed, unscrew the bolt out of the case.
Now
thread the bolt through a hole in the cylinder (hollow end
facing stuck case) and start screwing the bolt into the case,
eventually bolt should pull the case out of the die.
I thought I’m going to have to buy this gizmo!
I looked it up on
internet and found that it costs $12.50 to $17.00, so I decided
to make my own.
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Labels from Pipe
Caps |
I made a trip to Home Depot and purchased:
|
Item |
Cost |
| ¼ inch 20
NC Tap and Drill kit |
$3.87 |
| 2 inch long ¼ bolt with a hex
head |
$0.35 |
| Hex shaped pipe cap (it
doesn’t have to be hex shaped as long as it’ll rest on a rim of
your die bottom) |
$0.45 |
| Total cost |
$4.67 |
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| Left to
Right: ¼ inch 20
NC Tap and Drill, Pipe Cap, Case and Bolt |
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| Stuck Case
Remover installed Ready to Remove the Case from the Die. |
All I had to do is drill 5/16 hole through a
pipe cap and stuck case tool was done.
BTW it
works even better then brand name tool at any cost. |
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