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amathis · February 5, 2013, 04:00 PM

So after 10+ thousand rounds reloaded I finally have my first stuck case.

The caveat is that the case is loaded.

I pressed somewhere near 1000 rounds of 223 checking every couple rounds in my case gauge. Well it turns out the gauge was wrong much to my dismay. It was off by a few 1000th of an inch just making the rounds a little to long to chamber properly.

So I purchased a body die with the purpose of being able to push back the shoulder a tiny bit.

I got through a few hundred rounds without an issue and then I get to this one. No problem till I went to back out the cartridge.

So here's the issue. I've got a case, primer, powder, and bullet sitting in this die and I need it out!

I tried popping it out with a brass punch but the bullet just slipped back into the case. I fear punching it to much may ignite the primer so I refuse to do that.

The shell holder ended up ripping off most of the lip so that is a no-go.

I am considering using a file and filing both sides of the brass and extracting the primer. I'd do this slowly so it wouldn't heat up.

Any ideas?

February 5, 2013, 04:00 PM	#1
amathis Senior Member Join Date: March 20, 2009 Location: Champlain Valley, Vermont Posts: 161	Loaded Round stuck in Body die So after 10+ thousand rounds reloaded I finally have my first stuck case. The caveat is that the case is loaded. I pressed somewhere near 1000 rounds of 223 checking every couple rounds in my case gauge. Well it turns out the gauge was wrong much to my dismay. It was off by a few 1000th of an inch just making the rounds a little to long to chamber properly. So I purchased a body die with the purpose of being able to push back the shoulder a tiny bit. I got through a few hundred rounds without an issue and then I get to this one. No problem till I went to back out the cartridge. So here's the issue. I've got a case, primer, powder, and bullet sitting in this die and I need it out! I tried popping it out with a brass punch but the bullet just slipped back into the case. I fear punching it to much may ignite the primer so I refuse to do that. The shell holder ended up ripping off most of the lip so that is a no-go. I am considering using a file and filing both sides of the brass and extracting the primer. I'd do this slowly so it wouldn't heat up. Any ideas?