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Bill Daniel · January 29, 2012, 11:14 PM

As I finished adjusting my Redding body sizing die to set the shoulder back about 0.001" and I coated the inside with CRP in preparation to storing it and then thought I might check my measurement one more time. So I lightly coated the next case with Imperial wax and sized the case. It stuck, boy did it stick! After pulling the lips off the case head and hammering out the primer area with a Phillips head screw driver and using a Propane torch to heat the die, three hours later I got the case out.
The die seems OK and I cleaned it back up but I will always make sure my sizing dies are clean and dry before use.
I will next purchase a "stuck case remover" but I think I might have broken my press on this one.
All the best, Bill

January 29, 2012, 11:14 PM	#1
Bill Daniel Senior Member Join Date: February 10, 2000 Location: Bowling Green, KY. Posts: 518	Things I learn not to repeat. As I finished adjusting my Redding body sizing die to set the shoulder back about 0.001" and I coated the inside with CRP in preparation to storing it and then thought I might check my measurement one more time. So I lightly coated the next case with Imperial wax and sized the case. It stuck, boy did it stick! After pulling the lips off the case head and hammering out the primer area with a Phillips head screw driver and using a Propane torch to heat the die, three hours later I got the case out. The die seems OK and I cleaned it back up but I will always make sure my sizing dies are clean and dry before use. I will next purchase a "stuck case remover" but I think I might have broken my press on this one. All the best, Bill __________________ Prosecute criminals to the fullest extent of the law and their weapons will become harmless. "Let us speak courteously, deal fairly, and keep ourselves armed and ready." Theodore Roosevelt 1903