Oldbloke wrote:....would be a rip off.
Jack V wrote:I have not had a stuck case in many years because I don't use full length sizing dies anymore and if I did get one it is so easy to just drop a punch into the open top of the "body die " and belt it out . Problem solved in a few seconds without any risk to the die or press .
Jack V wrote:I don't know about not breaking anything . It all depends on what kind of press if it's a Lee press I would be hesitant to apply too much force.
bunnybuster wrote:Jack V wrote:I have not had a stuck case in many years because I don't use full length sizing dies anymore and if I did get one it is so easy to just drop a punch into the open top of the "body die " and belt it out . Problem solved in a few seconds without any risk to the die or press .
Just a wee bit difficult with the decapping stem/expander ball in there ??
Be Safe BB
Tonit wrote:Jack V wrote:I don't know about not breaking anything . It all depends on what kind of press if it's a Lee press I would be hesitant to apply too much force.
I hear you about the open type Lee press.
Still, that's a lot of steel vs a little brass neck?
Jack V wrote:That's why you throw the old fashioned full length sizing die into the garbage bin and buy a body die . Many problems are then solved .
melanie wrote:Body die just has the outside? No internal pin is that right?
Jack V wrote:Yes ,a body die only sizes from the shoulder ( head clearance) to the main body of the case . Does not size the neck at all .
So you neck size and decap primers in a separate die.
melanie wrote:Jack V wrote:Yes ,a body die only sizes from the shoulder ( head clearance) to the main body of the case . Does not size the neck at all .
So you neck size and decap primers in a separate die.
Ok, fine in theory.
Isn't it just as possible though to get it stuck in your neck sizing die when you do that step though?
Jack V wrote:If you get a case stuck in a neck size die then even in the worst case you can just reef it out with the press. The neck alone does not have enough surface area or wedging ability to keep it stuck tight like the body of a case does with also the neck friction added .