The Firing Line Forums - View Single Post - Why no more Imperial Sizing Wax for me--straight from RCBS

wncchester · June 29, 2011, 02:32 PM

"so how do I remove the expander plug from a bottle neck case, as presented your question implies it can not be done,"

Actually, and again, I didn't ask you; I asked the guy who uses a brass punch to drive stuck cases out how he removes the expander, and the only implication is I don't know how that can be done and leave enough web to work on with a punch (but, I'm willing to learn!). Seems a drilled head hole large enough to allow removal of the guts of a .223 decap stem would leave too little web to use a punch to do anything helpful.

And I still wonder how well that 3/8" tap you suggest works on .223 cases. ??

June 29, 2011, 02:32 PM	#79
wncchester Senior Member Join Date: December 1, 2002 Posts: 2,832	"so how do I remove the expander plug from a bottle neck case, as presented your question implies it can not be done," Actually, and again, I didn't ask you; I asked the guy who uses a brass punch to drive stuck cases out how he removes the expander, and the only implication is I don't know how that can be done and leave enough web to work on with a punch (but, I'm willing to learn!). Seems a drilled head hole large enough to allow removal of the guts of a .223 decap stem would leave too little web to use a punch to do anything helpful. And I still wonder how well that 3/8" tap you suggest works on .223 cases. ??