Thread: A New Mistake...

Originally Posted by Tararua Phil

With the stuck case...With the proper case holder in place, can you wind out the die a few turns then raise the ram until the stripped part of the case rim enters the proper case holder, then rotate the die until a new section of rim is grabbed then try & withdraw the shell?....otherwise the old drill & tap the primer pocket trick will need to be done.
Send it to me & I'll have a go removing it for you if there's any issue.
Phil.

I have tried this, and for whatever reason it just seemed to keep unzipping the rim. Once part of it is damaged, I suspect it's curtains for the rest. Having said that, if you can engage the correct shellholder on the rim of the case and try with that you might have luck?

Yes - already tried this. No joy yet.

Originally Posted by grandpamac

Greetings @John Duxbury,
I am pretty sure I have done the same thing with a .308. Won't make any difference. The shell holders are a little sloppy to let the case self centre in the die. I too have days like that and have inserted a few extra steps to guard against the occasional brain fade. I suspect that you are like me being able to recall trivia from decades back but the whereabouts of our car keys is a perpetual mystery. Just back from a nice leisurely stroll in the bush, the first for quite some time. I seem to need to use my trekking pole more and more for balance or perhaps the topography has changed.
Regards Grandpamac.

LOL. My car keys have been missing for two weeks!

Lyman makes an excellent stuck case remover; I had to buy one recently I was teaching a young fella to reload forgot to tell him the importance of case lube
on all cases got one stuck, I had one somewhere, but it's been 5 house moves since I last got a case stuck, now I can't find the bullet puller.