meldrim_gunsmith
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Well, it happens to the best of us, so why not to me...
I got a 308 case good and stuck in an RCBS sizing die. I tried to locate a stuck case removal kit locally, but to no avail. I didn't want to wait for a mail order, so I studied the picture of RCBS's kit, and decided to make my own.
Step 1: Get the following parts - I got most of them at a Home Depot:
1/2" Socket (1/4" drive)
1/4" x 1" Machine bolt
1/4" Tap
13/64" drill bit (came with the tap)
1/4" x 1 1/2" Washer (to keep from gouging the top of the socket)
Step 2: Back the expander plug out as far as you can.
Step 3: Drill out the flash hole with the 13/64" drill bit. It would be best to hold the die in a vise, but I just used channel lock pliers to hold it.
Step 4: Tap the hole with the 1/4" tap
Step 5: Place the Socket over the head of the case
Step 6: Thread the machine bolt through the washer, through the socket, and into the threaded hole in the case head.
Step 7: Tighten the machine bolt, drawing the case out of the die. I had to put some oomph into it, my case was really stuck.
Step 8: Voila!
I got a 308 case good and stuck in an RCBS sizing die. I tried to locate a stuck case removal kit locally, but to no avail. I didn't want to wait for a mail order, so I studied the picture of RCBS's kit, and decided to make my own.
Step 1: Get the following parts - I got most of them at a Home Depot:
1/2" Socket (1/4" drive)
1/4" x 1" Machine bolt
1/4" Tap
13/64" drill bit (came with the tap)
1/4" x 1 1/2" Washer (to keep from gouging the top of the socket)
Step 2: Back the expander plug out as far as you can.
Step 3: Drill out the flash hole with the 13/64" drill bit. It would be best to hold the die in a vise, but I just used channel lock pliers to hold it.
Step 4: Tap the hole with the 1/4" tap
Step 5: Place the Socket over the head of the case
Step 6: Thread the machine bolt through the washer, through the socket, and into the threaded hole in the case head.
Step 7: Tighten the machine bolt, drawing the case out of the die. I had to put some oomph into it, my case was really stuck.
Step 8: Voila!
