as usual a few different opinions on procedure. if you re-size dirty brass before tumbling, guess where the dirt is gonna end up and possibly cause stuck cases? then you have to pick the bits of media out of the flash hole. not sayin it's the right or only way to do it but I tumble first. you can throw in a few pieces of a nylon scotchie dish pad sprayed with wd-40 to speed up cleaning time. then remove and empty media from brass, place in a bowl or bag spray with one shot and mix em up. the oil will dry and not affect powder or primer (if you don't believe me read the side of the spray can). if they don't run smooth you can spray some one shot on a q-tip and lightly lube the inside of the neck if really needed. a dremmel with a small wire brush bit cleans the primer pocket extremely well and fast. then load them leaving the lube on and the brass will stay nice and shiny for quite a while. I'll not go into it but you do know to chamfer the inside and outside of the case mouths right?
removal tool? do you have a vise,drill and e-z out bit? loosen the decapping pin and locknut completely, place the die in the vise with the bottom of the case facing up, get a (sharp) metal drill bit the correct size for the e-z out, drill out the primer pocket insert e-z out, tap it in LIGHTLY til it grabs and screw it out. if the decapping pin, expander ball or rod are damaged, call the die mfgr. rcbs has replaced severall for me, free.
the pin is likely bent if not the rod and expander ball. I have some spare pins from rcbs if they will fit. you got bad mojo tonight. have a drink, do the nasty and go to sleep before you really mess something up or hurt yourself, lol.
