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Got some dies from our member "levers" the other day for my .32 Special and went out this evening to load some up. Got 8 cases sized and got one stuck in the sizer die!! I have only done this once before, years ago, and managed to get it out. Not this one, it is REALLY stuck in there, probably going to ship it off to RCBS in the morning.
I was using some Hornady spray lube instead of the usual RCBS lube pad. Never again. Sure wanted to try that new-to-me rifle tomorrow, but not to be. Oh, well, I'll just have to take a couple of others, not going to miss a range day.
In my 20 years of reloading I've yet to stick a case. I think because, as you mentioned, I use the RCBS lube and pad. It's messier than some other methods but it works.
If you dont have access to somebody with a stuck case remover make one of your own. Unscrew the die and feed it up thru the bottom. Take a drill bit about the size of where the primer goes, and drill all the way thru the base, then run a threader from a tap and die set into it. Take an old socket and place it on top of your press. Get a long bolt with a washer and a nut. Thread the nut up the bolt a ways and pass it thru the washer and screw it into the case, it will pull tight and you should be able to pull the case out of the die. I've used allen headed screws and regular bolts to do this before I got a RCBS stuck remover.
Jeff Quinn wrote:Try putting it in the freezer overnight, and then try to remove the case.
+1
The brass should shrink up just a bit more than the steel die does.
Too bad about the lube. I gave up on RCBS gunk pad a few years ago and use the Hornady lube exclusively now. Haven't stuck a case yet and there's no mess. You might give the One-Shot another try and make sure you get a little more on each case.
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This is why I have two sets of dies for each caliber I load for. Should I get a stuck case, I can set it aside and keep reloading until I get a chance to clear the one with the stuck case.
Then again, I have a propensity to buy most things in twos. Two dies, two rifles, two cases of ammo, etc..
If your gonna reload bottle neck case's, ya best have a stuck case remover handy.
I have only stuck a few in my reloading career the past 40 years. Last year was the latest. I was sizing 8mm Mauser cases, got lax on the lubing. Thought I could get by lubing every other one and use the residule lube in the case die. WRONG! First time it worked, next time it froze up big time.
No problem like that with Lee dies. No separate stuck case remover, no shipping hassles, no hillbilly engineering, minor cussing, etc. needed to remove stuck case. Merely refer to the instruction sheet that came with the dies, follow simple instructions and the case is promptly removed. Gotta love it!
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I've been loading bottle necked rifle cases for many summers. In that time I've not had the occasion to stick one. I started using the RCBS lube pad and sticky slop and got sick of that mess right quick. Then I tried the Hornady Unique lube. The white stuff in the tub. It requires just a bit on your fingers and you're good to go. I've also tried some of the spray lube and found that lacking too.
But what ever you use, you gotta lube each and every case or ... well you found out.
I've probably jinxed myself now, I don't even own a stuck case remover.
Joe
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I have only done this once before, years ago, and managed to get it out. Not this one, it is REALLY stuck in there, probably going to ship it off to RCBS in the morning. 
Sure wanted to try that new-to-me rifle tomorrow, but not to be. Oh, well, I'll just have to take a couple of others, not going to miss a range day.
