[Dave P]

So I thought I was an experienced reloaded - knew all the tricks and pitfalls.

I was resizing some 223 cases, but I used a sloppy shellholder, instead of searching for the right one. So naturally , as I try to withdraw a case from the die, the head slips out of the shellholder.

Now I have a stuck case. I didn't want to mess with a screw-in case remover, so I put it in the freezer. Next morning warmed the die a bit with a torch, and tapped out the case with the decapping spindle. Nothing to it.

Of course, this bent the pin/spindle a little bit. And of course it snapped when I tried to straiten it. Hard steel does that, ya know?

So I call Hornaday for new parts. I expected to hear :" $5 parts plus $10 for shipping". But no - the nice lady just took my address and said the parts are on their way! Cool!