So Here I Am Just Loading Away...

[Beau Cassidy]

...on the progressive when I get a .40 case that doesn't want to resize. After readjusting the case it still won't size so I take it out and throw it in the scrap pile like I have done before. Next case same thing. Uh oh. Something is wrong. Let's take a closer look...

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[Beau Cassidy]

Looks like a .32 case and it isn't going ANYWHERE! Luckily with the Dillon dies it screwed out the top no problem. Yep- .32 and it is WELL seated on the .40 expander ball.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170906/ea87c304efe3f3defee5f143f3d5c5c4.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170906/411772ec8229c115dd3458e3f8b2014e.jpg

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[Beau Cassidy]

I took a file and managed to get it off. Minor damage to the expander ball but not enough to replace.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170906/1165011990bf2a3389ea65c7f91f3800.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170906/8089eb1dc8732a1c0559e42692ea9a6c.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170906/370de4b0fef16cb777733810e96c153f.jpg

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[Beau Cassidy]

Had it happen once before loading .45 on the 550. That time it was a 9mm stuck in a .45 case. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170906/4787a5ab88481ec1194b601e8dfc8660.jpg

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[CASTER OF LEAD]

Had it happen once before loading .45 on the 550. That time it was a 9mm stuck in a .45 case. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170906/4787a5ab88481ec1194b601e8dfc8660.jpg

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Wow! Now that case neck might be a little over flared! :kidding:

[ReloaderFred]

Sometimes it's amazing how elastic brass can be.

I've had new Starline brass stick to the expander tight enough to pull the case in half, leaving the top half of a .38 Special case firmly stuck. I used a Dremel Tool with a cutting disc and carefully cut a groove through the side of the stuck case lengthwise, being careful not to go all the way through the brass. There was a couple thousandths of brass at the bottom of the groove I cut, and it was enough to release the pressure on the expander without damaging it.

Hope this helps.

Fred

[Guesser]

Yeah!!! A 40 case in a 44 Magnum case is a serious combination also........

[FlyfishermanMike]

Looks like a .32 case and it isn't going ANYWHERE! Luckily with the Dillon dies it screwed out the top no problem. Yep- .32 and it is WELL seated on the .40 expander ball.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170906/ea87c304efe3f3defee5f143f3d5c5c4.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170906/411772ec8229c115dd3458e3f8b2014e.jpg

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Yeah!!! A 40 case in a 44 Magnum case is a serious combination also........Had one of those the other night, terrible!

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[308Jeff]

Sometimes it's amazing how elastic brass can be.

I've had new Starline brass stick to the expander tight enough to pull the case in half, leaving the top half of a .38 Special case firmly stuck. I used a Dremel Tool with a cutting disc and carefully cut a groove through the side of the stuck case lengthwise, being careful not to go all the way through the brass. There was a couple thousandths of brass at the bottom of the groove I cut, and it was enough to release the pressure on the expander without damaging it.

Hope this helps.

Fred

Yup! Found myself in the same situation and the same solution with a piece of 300 BO brass I managed to form around the expander.

[woodbutcher]

:shock: That for sure makes for an"Oh Fudge"moment.
Good luck.Have fun.Be safe.
Leo