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.308 Winchester stuck cases.

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Dan Welch

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Hello folks. Looking for some help. I am new to this forum but have been reloading for years. Mostly handgun ammo.
I am having my .308 Winchester brass getting stuck in my resizing die. Yes I am using lube, tried two different brands, Lyman spray and Lee tube. I have tried three different dies, all three have the same "stuck" problem. I am not experiencing this problem reloading my 30-06 or my .223. Any suggestions?
 
Is this brass fired in a gun you own or was it range brass or purchased once fired?

How did you adjust the sizer die? You may be trying to move the shoulder of the case too far back.

Is there any chance that you have your expander/decapper set too low in the die?
If it is, it will run into the web of the case.

If it was fired in a firearm that had a larger chamber such that the web (base of the cartridge) expanded, you may not be able to resize that part of the case.
 
Is this new brass? Or once/range pickup brass. Show the head stamp and an unsized case. IIRC, brass fired in G3s or other foreign military autos is a bear to reload.
 
As noted, range brass CAN be a problem. If it occurs with YOUR brass that’s a different issue. Are you using sufficient lube? The carbide dies if available should resolve the issue, but I’d look for “why” first…
 
Thank you for all the responses.
Once fired brass from my Springfield M1A. All Winchester .308 brass. I use a Lee die that de-primes and sizes with one stroke. My press is a Lyman Gold Smith turret press. The set-up is the same as I did for my 30-06 and .223 and I experience no problems reloading those two calibers.

The brass goes in about 3/4 of the way and then stops and I have a hard time pulling it back out, so I don't think it is set to deep?

Is it possible that my M1A is letting the brass expand a little more than it should?

I think I will get an RCBS resizing die and give that a try. Still looking for they "Why".
 
Over the years I have used all the resizing dies, until the Dillon, RCBS performance was the best. Dillon designs the carbide dies for semi and full auto rifles and others.

And it was guaranteed forever...
 
3L120 said:
Is this new brass? Or once/range pickup brass. Show the head stamp and an unsized case. IIRC, brass fired in G3s or other foreign military autos is a bear to reload.
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My HK91 mangles the case and they could never be re-loaded, for sure.
 
Use "Small-Base" dies in a semi-auto, especially with those with the vintage of the M1A.

Regular dies (general hunting-type) may not size the base enough.

My .02
 
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