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    Quote Originally Posted by Whytep38 View Post
    What would cause a reload to have a case head separation like that? Too heavy a charge?
    Yes. Too heavy of a Charge in all likelyhood... and considering the other damage to the gun that the OP mentioned.

    Case separation isn't necessarily cause by this however. If the shoulder is bumped too far back when resizing. It'll cause permature case falure. I've had it happen like 3 times over the years. Not a big deal.
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    Quote Originally Posted by markm View Post
    Yes. Too heavy of a Charge in all likelyhood... and considering the other damage to the gun that the OP mentioned.

    Case separation isn't necessarily cause by this however. If the shoulder is bumped too far back when resizing. It'll cause permature case falure. I've had it happen like 3 times over the years. Not a big deal.
    Wouldn't you have seen the "separation line" around/near the case head?

    And how far back would bumping the shoulder too far be? I get some of my cases coming in just under the "min" step of a Dillon case gauge...most of them right at the step.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ironman8 View Post
    Wouldn't you have seen the "separation line" around/near the case head?
    Sometimes. But at that point it's lucky it hasn't already let go. I've roasted a TON of .308 brass in my bolt gun by sizing it to the case guage instead of the chamber. Lesson learned.

    For gas gun the gauge is the way to go.

    And how far back would bumping the shoulder too far be? I get some of my cases coming in just under the "min" step of a Dillon case gauge...most of them right at the step.
    I forget... Like .003"-.005" plus and you're damaging the case I think... There's a paper clip trick you can do to feel the case starting to separate on the inside, before you see it on the outside... but I've never been able to get that to work.
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    Re: Haha Oops.

    Quote Originally Posted by VIP3R 237 View Post
    This stuck casing is being a bitch though. Anyone have any tips on how to get it out?
    Did you get the case out? I might suggest an EZ Out like you would use to remove a broken bolt. That might give you what you need to twist it out maybe.

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    Quote Originally Posted by markm View Post
    Sometimes. But at that point it's lucky it hasn't already let go. I've roasted a TON of .308 brass in my bolt gun by sizing it to the case guage instead of the chamber. Lesson learned.

    For gas gun the gauge is the way to go.



    I forget... Like .003"-.005" plus and you're damaging the case I think... There's a paper clip trick you can do to feel the case starting to separate on the inside, before you see it on the outside... but I've never been able to get that to work.
    Gotcha. I know what you mean...and there's no way I'm over the .003-.005"...more like .001" as a rough guestimate.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ironman8 View Post
    Gotcha. I know what you mean...and there's no way I'm over the .003-.005"...more like .001" as a rough guestimate.
    I don't know where I am either. For Bolt, I love it when you can just feel a little tension as you lower the bolt. Brass will last a LONG time when you get it just right.
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    Found a solution for DPMS parts


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    Quote Originally Posted by gunrunner505 View Post
    Did you get the case out? I might suggest an EZ Out like you would use to remove a broken bolt. That might give you what you need to twist it out maybe.

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    Yes we managed to get it out.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MistWolf View Post
    Even with over gassing, the brass isn't under that much pressure when it's extracted
    In 20 inch rifle there is ~5,000 psi in the barrel when bullet is just about to exit. 14.5 inch has close to three times that!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Noodles View Post
    Found a solution for DPMS parts

    Wait a minute, it's not like any of the top names never had a stuck case. Lets be realistic about it.
    Last edited by Toxa; 05-06-13 at 20:48.

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