Armored farmer
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Yeah, I would give that a......retirement (right after got a new one)
Dead in the water.
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AJC1
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Looks like a for sale add on Craig's list talking about gently used and well cared for.
whughett
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They are listed on eBay as in stock.
MI2600
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It was that way when you got it? I hope it was a gift.
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Captain Quack
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Wrench on bottom. Vice grips on what's left of the nut. twist anti clockwise. nothing. Really I don't care if I loose the pin. It's a Lee loadmaster press so I'm not to sure about locking it down in there and trying. A friend who's a mechanical engineer is going to take a look at it tomorrow. My wife is going to be in good shape. I pick up 500 FMJ .357 bullets tomorrow for her. All that part of the system works.
Blackrock
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Somebody deserves a good a#$ whooping doing that to what was once a precision piece.
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Captain Quack
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I got lots of gifts from several people. I've got a box of just balance scales. These were a gift. I'm no mechanic but I know not to abuse machinery like that.
CoalCrackerAl
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Why not just resize them. With the pin in. Catch the primers as you go along. After your done resizing. Prime the casings and continue on. If you go easy you won't ruin the primers. I broke down a bunch of steel case ammo in the past. And reused everything but the casings.
Armored farmer
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Drop a bigger nut over the whole rounded mess and weld it, then you can milk it or butcher it.
troy fairweather
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Time for a pipe wrench and some heat, followed by a call to lee for parts.
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Bush Pilot
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Why dont you send it to Lee and plead ignorance. You're not the first person with this problem.
GeoDudeFlorida
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Don’t forget Saint Punch, patron saint of gun owners.
All you need is a 4oz hammer and an 1/8th” steel punch. You can drive the pin out from the top.
GeoDudeFlorida
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You’re a good person, Kentucky. I don’t care what anybody says.
Highland Lofts
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This is why I have multipule sets of dies for each caliber.
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Captain Quack
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Mr WestKentucky. If I'm understanding what your offering correctly you are indeed a Prince amongst men and I will name my new pistol after you.
WestKentucky
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No need to name any pistols after me. I am honored to help. We have a wonderful community here and people help each other out in so many ways that it’s unbelievable. Knowledge is passed freely, and with authority. Items get passed along when they are no longer needed. It’s the least I can do after gaining wisdom from some of the folks on here who literally wrote the books on the things we enjoy.
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Captain Quack
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Back when I was reloading last several years ago and primers were $14.00 a 1000 my wife and I would just sit and watch TV and hand prime cases. She must have about 2000 primed .357 cases and about 1200 or so .38 cases primed. Some nights we'd get through 4 or 500 a night easy.
.38 Special
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This thread makes me sad. Trying to save that die is Soviet Russia level desperation. Kudos to #WestKentucky for stepping up.
It looks like an easy fix to me, someone buggered the top is all. Not all of us live in a disposable society. I could repair that die, faster than you could order a replacement.
Lennyjoe
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Good God man. If I had a spare 9MM sizing die I’d send it to you so you could put that one out of its misery
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