7 PRC stuck case on the first resize.

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So I just got the case stuck on the first try . Lol
Redding dies and Hornady brass.

Cleaned the died, well lubed everything but crap it was tight.
I kept working the case in and out and adding just a dab of lube, at the last push it got stuck.

Either the dies are really tight or my chamber is really big.

Was thinking, after I get that sucker out I could try neck sizing with the Fl die?
 
I had the same issue, I have the Redding full length bushing die
Hornady one shot spray would not work, Hornady one shot casing sizing wax works great tho
 
Interesting situation. New dies (cleaned), properly lubed.... would indicate a problem with the dies or brass to me. If/when you get it out, next try a different brand of brass if possible?

I have never had a stuck case with Lee resizing lube/wax. I have had 2 cases stuck with Hornady One-Shot.

Currently, all FLR rifle cases are lubed with Lee wax except for 30 Carbine, which even though my dies are carbide, the instructions (Lee dies) say lube so they get a shot of Hornady. Also, my 7.62x25 Tokarev brass get Hornady as I'm lazy and don't want to deal with Lee lubing them.

YMMV.
 
I’m using lanolin and isopropyl, this is the second case stuck with this mixture in 10 years.
Both 7 mm.
One 7 mm RM and one 7 mm PRC.
Both are Hornady cases.
 
When I switched to The Hornady one shot case sizing wax they size and chamber with no issues, on one box of shells I’m on 5 x reloads
Great accuracy - no issues
 
I had the same issues when I first starting resizing my 6.5prc cases. Lee and Lymans case lube wouldn't work. Ended up using imperial bio-green lube and no ore issues
 
Never done this.. or yet I guess.. curious why the bolts are snapping that way? And what would you guys think about using a slide hammer? Just want opinions for when this eventually happens to me.

Just watched a video where he puts the die upside down in his press, then puts two nuts over the case, then a washer, then uses a bolt to pull the case. Is this what you're doing to break those bolts? And it would certainly be less violent than a slide hammer.
 
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Brad243 said:
Never done this.. or yet I guess.. curious why the bolts are snapping that way? And what would you guys think about using a slide hammer? Just want opinions for when this eventually happens to me.

Just watched a video where he puts the die upside down in his press, then puts two nuts over the case, then a washer, then uses a bolt to pull the case. Is this what you're doing to break those bolts? And it would certainly be less violent than a slide hammer.
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Thats the normal way. You use the threads you cut and the bolt with washers to pull the case from the die. Turning the bolt forces the case out.- dan
 
Brad243 said:
Never done this.. or yet I guess.. curious why the bolts are snapping that way? And what would you guys think about using a slide hammer? Just want opinions for when this eventually happens to me.

Just watched a video where he puts the die upside down in his press, then puts two nuts over the case, then a washer, then uses a bolt to pull the case. Is this what you're doing to break those bolts? And it would certainly be less violent than a slide hammer.
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That’s what I’m doing.
I’ve used this method once before.
Long time ago
 
Bio-green is by far the best case lube I’ve ever used, and believe me I’ve used just about everything. You can take the meanest. Roughest sizing/ forming job you can imagine and reduce the effort to nothing. After that the cases practically fall out of the die. Imperial sizing die wax is good; I’ve used so much of it over the years that I wish they sold it by the sleeve like Copenhagen. Their own Bio-green is so much better that it isn’t even funny.
 
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