How did I manage to do this? - 02/19/12
Hey guys. I'm new to reloading and already had my first mishap.
While waiting on my friend who does a lot of reloading to come over and help get me started, I thought I could at least de-primer and resize some brass to get it ready. I had bought a large lot of 1x fired 300wm brass here on the fire.
I put the resizing die into the press and adjusted it to where it just touched the shellholder with the handle fully down, got out the case lube, and started resizing. All went well, did quite a few, then went to bed. Went back out today to do a few more and the very first case would not go in. Removed the die and checked inside and saw the primer remover(not sure of the technical term) was bent to the side. Tried to bend it back straight and it broke off.
What did I do wrong and how do I make sure this doesn't happen again? Thanks in advance for helping out a new guy.
Also, can I order just this broken part or do I have to buy a new die?
While waiting on my friend who does a lot of reloading to come over and help get me started, I thought I could at least de-primer and resize some brass to get it ready. I had bought a large lot of 1x fired 300wm brass here on the fire.
I put the resizing die into the press and adjusted it to where it just touched the shellholder with the handle fully down, got out the case lube, and started resizing. All went well, did quite a few, then went to bed. Went back out today to do a few more and the very first case would not go in. Removed the die and checked inside and saw the primer remover(not sure of the technical term) was bent to the side. Tried to bend it back straight and it broke off.
What did I do wrong and how do I make sure this doesn't happen again? Thanks in advance for helping out a new guy.
Also, can I order just this broken part or do I have to buy a new die?