There’s my first “Ah hell” that sucks moment of reloading!
Not enough lube on the case. Time to invest on a stuck case puller.
If it’s a Dillon, call them to walk you through removal. Been there done that. I use One Shot case lube and Dillon told me to wait a few minutes after lubing before reloading. Haven’t had it happen again.
Luckily that has never happened to me. That said, I have now probably jinxed myself.
I remove the decapping assembly and use the largest punch I can get to fit and knock them out with a hammer.
Who made the dies?
That was an RCBS small base die which is now in the garbage can - I really jammed that thing up! I don’t know how many times in the past I’d miss a piece of brass for whatever reason and just size it without squirting some lube on it without issues, but it bit me in the ass last night. I couldn’t even pull the expander ball assembly out it was so messed up!
If u send it back to rcbs they will remove the stuck brass. Don’t quote me but I think they will do it for free.
This has never happened to me. Use Dillon case lube and you’re almost guaranteed to never have this problem. Anyone using one shot is fukking crazy. That shit is garbage.
Yup - and the “ah it’s just one piece of brass” thinking burned me! That’s all I use is Dillon with a few bottles sitting right there… I blame it on my whiskey/7!
I saved it from the can since Cabelas let me exchange it which was awesome since I had it for awhile. Plus I’ve been eying the Forster full length die and I like the idea of how the mandrel works so I ordered one. I’ve been thinking of going to a two step body size / neck size process but I’ll see how the Forster works the brass first.
We had something similar happen. RCBS die, one shot lube and it trashed the expander ball assy. What’s the deal with the One Shot, markm?
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One shot sucks on rifle brass. Dillion lube is the best for rifle brass. One shot is okay for pistol brass. They make one shot in a pump spray and an aerosol can which I’ve heard is the same formula but it acts differently.
One shot works great for me, thousands of rounds using it. Pistol brass required NO LUBE.
How does the behavior differ between pump and aerosol?
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I haven’t used the pump, but the aerosol has some kind of solvent in it. Must need it to atomize the lube. Once you spray it on, you have to let it sit a minute to evaporate off. I would assume the pump is just lube.
Pistol does not REQUIRE lube, but it makes it run a lot more smoothly. Especially in a progressive press.
The pump is anything but lube. I should be called case seize. ****ing horrible product. Never tried the aerosol though…
The icing on the cake with One Shit is that it’s a pain in the ass to remove. It’s the exact opposite of what you’d want in a case lube.
We’ve been using the aerosol one shot. I’ve found the pump Dillon on a site and the description says something about it replacing the aerosol version. I take it they don’t make that anymore.
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I second the DILLON LUBE. Had 2 stuck cases with One Shot and best decision ever was getting rid of it!
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