die trouble - The Firearms Forum

zkovach · 12-20-2009, 04:52 PM

Well i got my lee reloading kit in and installed it on my bench. I tumbled my brass and started to de-prime and resize them. I really was scared to put to much lube on the bullet as the manual said however it was really tough to resize. I started to use more lube and it worked a lot smoother. Then complete failure I went to resize another bullet and the primer pin broke and a bullet jammed in the die. What was it that i did wrong. dies were rcbs in .308 full length.

Alpo · 12-20-2009, 06:24 PM

Your terminology is confusing.

You went to resize another CASE, and the DECAPPING PIN broke, and a CASE is jammed in the die?

I don't know what you might have done to stick a case (although, usually is is lack of lube) but if you did, the only way to remove it is a stuck case puller. Costs about 15 bucks. If you're like me, after the first time, you'll never need it again.

http://www.midwayusa.com/browse/Brow...*702***9339***

312shooter · 12-20-2009, 07:56 PM

Sounds like you may be getting a little overzealous here. You are resizing a cartrige or brass. A bullet is a projectile which is seated at the end of the reloading process. Help us out by describing how you apply your lubricant. Several things may have happend to break your decapping pin, and the stuck case is positively a sign of under-lubricating your brass. You may find a stuck case removing tool very helpful if you are reloading bottle neck cartriges.

Freebore · 12-20-2009, 08:35 PM

Sounds like the case was not fully seated correctly in the shell holder causing the case to bind in the die thus sticking and breaking the decapping pin. Remove the decapping threaded adjustment screw and try tapping out the case with a small rod.

scrat · 12-21-2009, 02:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Freebore

Sounds like the case was not fully seated correctly in the shell holder causing the case to bind in the die thus sticking and breaking the decapping pin. Remove the decapping threaded adjustment screw and try tapping out the case with a small rod.

+1

Doug B. · 12-21-2009, 05:32 AM

Go here.....I have had to use this only once and it worked great!

http://www272.pair.com/stevewag/relo...eloading2.html

zkovach · 12-21-2009, 01:55 PM

will do thanks guys!

12-20-2009, 04:52 PM	#1
zkovach Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,005	die trouble Well i got my lee reloading kit in and installed it on my bench. I tumbled my brass and started to de-prime and resize them. I really was scared to put to much lube on the bullet as the manual said however it was really tough to resize. I started to use more lube and it worked a lot smoother. Then complete failure I went to resize another bullet and the primer pin broke and a bullet jammed in the die. What was it that i did wrong. dies were rcbs in .308 full length. -->

12-20-2009, 06:24 PM	#2
Alpo Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: NW Florida Posts: 8,660	Re: die trouble Your terminology is confusing. You went to resize another CASE, and the DECAPPING PIN broke, and a CASE is jammed in the die? I don't know what you might have done to stick a case (although, usually is is lack of lube) but if you did, the only way to remove it is a stuck case puller. Costs about 15 bucks. If you're like me, after the first time, you'll never need it again. http://www.midwayusa.com/browse/Brow...7029339* __________________ Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy, and taste good with catsup - George of Lod, Year of Our Lord 297 I always take precautions. Beware the Evil Bullet Fairies.

12-20-2009, 07:56 PM	#3
312shooter Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Las Vegas NV Posts: 1,148	Re: die trouble Sounds like you may be getting a little overzealous here. You are resizing a cartrige or brass. A bullet is a projectile which is seated at the end of the reloading process. Help us out by describing how you apply your lubricant. Several things may have happend to break your decapping pin, and the stuck case is positively a sign of under-lubricating your brass. You may find a stuck case removing tool very helpful if you are reloading bottle neck cartriges. __________________ "Democracy is based on citizenship- perhaps the greatest gift the United States has given to the world- Power is vested in the people themselves, and government flows from the people" James M Henslin

12-20-2009, 08:35 PM	#4
Freebore V.I.P. Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Midwest USA Posts: 265	Re: die trouble Sounds like the case was not fully seated correctly in the shell holder causing the case to bind in the die thus sticking and breaking the decapping pin. Remove the decapping threaded adjustment screw and try tapping out the case with a small rod.

12-21-2009, 05:32 AM	#6
Doug B. Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Cadott/Chippewa Falls, WI Posts: 35	Re: die trouble Go here.....I have had to use this only once and it worked great! http://www272.pair.com/stevewag/relo...eloading2.html

12-21-2009, 01:55 PM	#7
zkovach Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,005	Re: die trouble will do thanks guys!