STUCK CASE - The Firearms Forum

AR guy · 11-19-2012, 06:27 PM

hey i got a stuck case in the decapping die how do i get it out?

zant · 11-19-2012, 08:09 PM

What brand die is it stuck in??If RCBS,take off top lock nut and screw shaft down and shell will follow..

steve4102 · 11-19-2012, 08:20 PM

Start by putting it in the freezer. Then toss the "spray" lube in the trash.

AR guy · 11-19-2012, 09:12 PM

It's a lyman .223 die. When I pulled the ram down it ripped out of the shell and is sticking out bout a .25 inch.

Snakedriver · 11-20-2012, 09:49 AM

RCBS makes a Stuck Case Removal Tool that works like a champ. It's universal and will work with any brand of dies. It's widely available at many other places like Cabelas & Amazon, but I got mine from Midway. It's even on sale currently!

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/504...k-case-remover

Every reloader will need one of these tools sooner or later. It took me 30 years to have my first stuck case. The tool popped it out in a jiffy.

AR guy · 11-21-2012, 10:49 AM

I went to the two local gun shops and they didn't have it. So I looked at the link pic that snakedriver gave me and went to sears and pieced it together for 10$. Good deal and when I got home the shell popped right out. Thanks snakedriver.

Snakedriver · 11-21-2012, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by AR guy

I went to the two local gun shops and they didn't have it. So I looked at the link pic that snakedriver gave me and went to sears and pieced it together for 10$. Good deal and when I got home the shell popped right out. Thanks snakedriver.

Plus you have the satisfaction of doing it yourself. Glad to hear you got it out. As you discovered, the kit doesn't contain anything too special, it just brings it all together to make it easy. Now that you've figured out the parts, you will have them for the future. 5.56/.223's are kind'a funny! Too much lube and you get denting in the case shoulder or not enough and you get a stuck case. The one I got stuck after 30 years of reloading was a .223 too.

AR guy · 11-21-2012, 12:35 PM

Yeah I made my own kit and put it away for my next stuck case. Thanks.

gdmoody · 11-21-2012, 01:21 PM

I have never had a stuck case that I can remember. I already have all the parts shown, with the exception of the thing that says RCBS (to the left of the allen wrench and screw). What is the purpose of that particular piece and how is it used?

Snakedriver · 11-21-2012, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by gdmoody

I have never had a stuck case that I can remember. I already have all the parts shown, with the exception of the thing that says RCBS (to the left of the allen wrench and screw). What is the purpose of that particular piece and how is it used?

That sleeve is what you stick the bolt through to thread into the back of the newly drilled & threaded stuck casing. It rests on the lip of the die and by turning the bolt into the threads it gently pulls the stuck case back into the sleeve. A short socket of the appropriate size with a sturdy fender washer on the back to hold the bolt head will accomplish the same thing without the special RCBS sleeve.

ETA: The short socket size to be used just needs to have an inside dimension that is greater than the diameter of the stuck case to be removed, so that it can be drawn back inside the socket as the bolt withdraws it.

gdmoody · 11-21-2012, 01:55 PM

All right, thanks for clearing that up for me. Now if I ever have an stuck caase and can remember this thread, I will know how to get one out. A couple of years ago, my neighbor told me that he got one stuck and got it out by heating up the die with a propane torch and using a pair of pliers to pull it out.

soundguy · 11-21-2012, 10:02 PM

i just used the rcbs kit a day ago..

stuck a 222rem case in a pacific die set..

drill, tap, extract.. just like the paper said it would.

good 9$ investment...

11-19-2012, 06:27 PM	#1
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11-19-2012, 08:09 PM	#2
zant V.I.P. Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: S.Al Posts: 248	Re: STUCK CASE What brand die is it stuck in??If RCBS,take off top lock nut and screw shaft down and shell will follow..

11-19-2012, 08:20 PM	#3
steve4102 Former Guest Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Minnesota Contributor Posts: 2,760	Re: STUCK CASE Start by putting it in the freezer. Then toss the "spray" lube in the trash.

11-19-2012, 09:12 PM	#4
AR guy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Joliet, Illinois Posts: 542	Re: STUCK CASE It's a lyman .223 die. When I pulled the ram down it ripped out of the shell and is sticking out bout a .25 inch. __________________ * Don't be a fool and die for your country. Let the other sonofabitch die for his. * * Courage is fear holding on a minute longer. * * Americans play to win at all times. I wouldn't give a hoot and hell for a man who lost and laughed. That's why Americans have never lost nor ever lose a war.* George S. Patton (1885-1945) *The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing * Edmond Burke

11-20-2012, 09:49 AM	#5
Snakedriver Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: SW. Florida Posts: 1,219	Re: STUCK CASE RCBS makes a Stuck Case Removal Tool that works like a champ. It's universal and will work with any brand of dies. It's widely available at many other places like Cabelas & Amazon, but I got mine from Midway. It's even on sale currently! http://www.midwayusa.com/product/504...k-case-remover Every reloader will need one of these tools sooner or later. It took me 30 years to have my first stuck case. The tool popped it out in a jiffy. __________________ Fear is a reaction..........Courage is a decision

11-21-2012, 10:49 AM	#6
AR guy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Joliet, Illinois Posts: 542	Re: STUCK CASE I went to the two local gun shops and they didn't have it. So I looked at the link pic that snakedriver gave me and went to sears and pieced it together for 10$. Good deal and when I got home the shell popped right out. Thanks snakedriver. __________________ * Don't be a fool and die for your country. Let the other sonofabitch die for his. * * Courage is fear holding on a minute longer. * * Americans play to win at all times. I wouldn't give a hoot and hell for a man who lost and laughed. That's why Americans have never lost nor ever lose a war.* George S. Patton (1885-1945) *The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing * Edmond Burke

11-21-2012, 12:35 PM	#8
AR guy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Joliet, Illinois Posts: 542	Re: STUCK CASE Yeah I made my own kit and put it away for my next stuck case. Thanks. __________________ * Don't be a fool and die for your country. Let the other sonofabitch die for his. * * Courage is fear holding on a minute longer. * * Americans play to win at all times. I wouldn't give a hoot and hell for a man who lost and laughed. That's why Americans have never lost nor ever lose a war.* George S. Patton (1885-1945) *The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing * Edmond Burke

11-21-2012, 01:21 PM	#9
gdmoody Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northeast Georgia Contributor Posts: 6,306	Re: STUCK CASE I have never had a stuck case that I can remember. I already have all the parts shown, with the exception of the thing that says RCBS (to the left of the allen wrench and screw). What is the purpose of that particular piece and how is it used? __________________ NRA Endowment Member GeorgiaCarry.Org Member Retired US Army Postal Worker Personally, I carry a gun because I'm too young to die and too old to take an ass whoopin'.....author unknown (but obviously brilliant)

11-21-2012, 01:55 PM	#11
gdmoody Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northeast Georgia Contributor Posts: 6,306	Re: STUCK CASE All right, thanks for clearing that up for me. Now if I ever have an stuck caase and can remember this thread, I will know how to get one out. A couple of years ago, my neighbor told me that he got one stuck and got it out by heating up the die with a propane torch and using a pair of pliers to pull it out. __________________ NRA Endowment Member GeorgiaCarry.Org Member Retired US Army Postal Worker Personally, I carry a gun because I'm too young to die and too old to take an ass whoopin'.....author unknown (but obviously brilliant)

11-21-2012, 10:02 PM	#12
soundguy Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: florida Contributor Posts: 4,406	Re: STUCK CASE i just used the rcbs kit a day ago.. stuck a 222rem case in a pacific die set.. drill, tap, extract.. just like the paper said it would. good 9$ investment...