Stuck case removal tool will do the job nicely, if you need to borrow one pm me and I will post you mineJust looked at Finnbear's notes on tapping in a nut to withdraw a stuck case, but dont have a tap to hand,
Any other ideas please chaps as have got a case stuck in a die.
Contrary to some ideas out there, Carbide dies still need lube.
Thanks chaps for the advice. Have got hold of set of tabs and will tap a bolt in to extract the case.
I have been using the Lee lube - is there a better choice?
Try using Imperial case wax - you just use a minuscule amount on your fingers and a small tin appears to last forever. The Lee case lube (the white stuff) is water based and can rust the inside of your dies.
Good luck with the stuck case - stuff like that always seems to happen to me when I am up against a deadline. The last occasion was when loading some extra rounds the day before flying to South Africa, only to snap the arm off my priming tool...thank God for mates that stay up late to make emergency equipment loans!
Adam.
That's another few degrees up the learning curve then!!Thanks for all the advice. Took me ten minutes with a 5mm drill to drill out the primer pocket, a 6pm tap to tap in a thread, and 6pm bolt a couple of washers and a socket to act as a spacer. No damage done to the dies - had to import the 7x65 dies from Austria so did n't want to have to scrap the die. With the right tools it is a non issue.
There was a little bit of rust on thread of the expanded ball. I will make a point of cleaning the dies well after use and leaving a light film of oil on before storing.