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cptrifeg2 wrote:sooo, I guess I was moving to fast and lodged a peice of brass in the primer removal/replacement die and ripped the extraction rim off the case....I drilled it out the end but still have to pick up a carriage bolt that will fit into the case and is long enough to fit over a spacer and draw it out..Does anyone have any other suggestions for pulling the brass out?
Wicked Hunter wrote:I do just as Hoot mentioned. Since you already have the case tapped you just need to screw a bolt into it, and the use the punch to hammer on the bolt from the inside if the die. I had to do this alot when i first started using Hornadys One-Shot on my .223. I was about to give up on the stuff until i realized it was my fault. I was spraying the cases in my loading block and not getting any lube on the bottom 1/2" of the case that was in the block. I started using the the short rings on the Hornady loading block that only cover the rim of the case and all my problems have went away. The 450 Brass isn't nearly as picky about being lubed 100% i just shoot a little in the die if i notice it getting a little sticky.
Hoot wrote:Wicked Hunter wrote:I do just as Hoot mentioned. Since you already have the case tapped you just need to screw a bolt into it, and the use the punch to hammer on the bolt from the inside if the die. I had to do this alot when i first started using Hornadys One-Shot on my .223. I was about to give up on the stuff until i realized it was my fault. I was spraying the cases in my loading block and not getting any lube on the bottom 1/2" of the case that was in the block. I started using the the short rings on the Hornady loading block that only cover the rim of the case and all my problems have went away. The 450 Brass isn't nearly as picky about being lubed 100% i just shoot a little in the die if i notice it getting a little sticky.
I had a similar problem reloading spent brass from my 300 Win Mag BAR, using one-shot. That stopped when I switched to Imperial Sizing Die Wax. I bought my 2 ounce tin, which is on sale at Midway right now, about 4 years ago. I can finally see the bottom of the tin in the center. That's how long it lasts. My advice to any new reloader is to use the Imperial until you get a good tactile feel for reloading. Especially across different calibers. The straight walled cases like the 450b are much more forgiving than some finicky bottle neck calibers.
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