Surprise while comparing some 223 die sets. How to remove a case neck from a die?

[pbslinger]

Got out a standard RCBS die set, a Hornady New Dimension Custom die set, and a Dillon carbide die set. Got out a set of plug gages and an expanding ball gage and wanted to see how much more sizing a supposedly "small base" Dillon set was. The Dillon set base diameter was the same as the RCBS, the Hornady was about .002 smaller.

While miking the die neck diameter, I found a broken off neck in the Hornady set. Tried getting it out with a punch and by attempting to screw a tap into the neck and driving it out. No luck yet. I'm going to make a bushing splitting type of punch out of a section of brass rod next. May have to polish it out.

 

[madmixerman]

What about an easy out?

https://www.walmart.com/ip/5Pc-SCRE...mcvSCs71xWAovVxa_lXDBS6XKciRkf4QaAqokEALw_wcB

 

[Uncle Ed]

They sell brass punches at Home Depot.

Brass Drift Punch Set (5-Piece)

Below are Forster die types, but nothing is written in stone, I have a Lee .223 die that will size the case body smaller in diameter than my RCBS small base die.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Mayhew-Brass-Drift-Punch-Set-5-Piece-67003/301205814

Are Your Sizing Dies Overworking Your Rifle Brass?
http://www.massreloading.com/dies_overworking_brass.html

Table 2 - Inside Diameter Measurements for 5 different sizing dies

 

[1lnbrdg]

Are these dies interchangeable with 5.6 Creedmoore?

 

[Hino895]

I’ve had the broken neck problem.
Unscrew the the decapping expander rod and insert in the top of the die.
Tap with a plastic or wood mallet.
The expander ball will push it right out.

 

[marchboom]

Put the die in the freezer for a few days then try to tap out the broken case neck. Sometimes the cold will cause the 2 different metals to contract at different rates.

 

[Texas10]

IF you have a drill index set, take the appropriate drill and grind the butt end of the drill flat to remove any chamfer, and use that as a punch to drift out the broken neck.

Or use several progressively larger drills to gradually drill the brass until it's a thin shell, and then tap out. I have used that method for when a case gets stuck and the head rips off in the die.

 

[pbslinger]

IF you have a drill index set, take the appropriate drill and grind the butt end of the drill flat to remove any chamfer, and use that as a punch to drift out the broken neck.

Or use several progressively larger drills to gradually drill the brass until it's a thin shell, and then tap out. I have used that method for when a case gets stuck and the head rips off in the die.

We think alike. I tried grinding the shank end of a drill and driving it out. A #2 is .223, and it just broached the brass in the die. A #1 is .228 and was too big to smoothly enter the neck without risking marring the die.

 

[pbslinger]

Are these dies interchangeable with 5.6 Creedmoore?

I think the Hornady dies are the closest but I'll have to grind .00001 off the end for proper headspace.

 

[ChrisNZ]

Pretty slack tolerances there. Sure it's not .00000975?