kiver
NES Member
I am decapping range 9 mm and broke a case in half. The top part of the case is stuck in the die. It is a Lee carbide. Checking all the brass again. I did not see any defect in the broken case prior
Last edited:
-
If you enjoy the forum please consider supporting it by signing up for a NES Membership The benefits pay for the membership many times over.
-
Be sure to enter the NES/MFS May Giveaway ***Canik METE SFX***
Has this happened to anyone??
- Thread starter kiver
- Start date
kiver
NES Member
Nope
The dies are cardide and I dought if you took a brass rod from the top and tapped it out it will not hurt the die at all ,it is some of the hardest metal 
also try putting it in the freezer for a few hours to shrink the brass and it might just fall out with little or no help.
also try putting it in the freezer for a few hours to shrink the brass and it might just fall out with little or no help.
Did you clean the brass first?
I never had that happen, but I have had primers break (bottom of the primer came out but not the sides) on brass that sat in snow all winter.
I never had that happen, but I have had primers break (bottom of the primer came out but not the sides) on brass that sat in snow all winter.
kiver
NES Member
Yup..tumbled for 6 hours. I was not happy with it and tumbled another two hours before I started. I did not even notice it was broken. I decapped another 3 or four rounds and then saw it in the bin
asp
NES Member
Decapped or decapped & sized? If you sized any other cases with a chunk of case stuck in the die, I'd inspect them prior to loading. If you just decapped them, how the hell did a case break off inside a decapping die?
Did the case have a cannelure around it? I could see that becoming a weak area. Was the 9mm fired in a 40 S&W chamber and then folded over on itself in the sizing die and breaking in 2? Just one of those freak things?
I have had a few get stuck in a Lee die. You need to use a set of pliers and hold the base with them. Then use a wrench and loosen the top nut (I think it is 1/2" or so) you can then tap it out. They have a video on their website how to remove a stuck case for a resizing/decapping die.
