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There surely isn't a lot of material for a socket or wrench to work upon in this operation. At one time, RCBS offered shotshell reloading dies for the RockChucker that required removal of this same bushing in order to use them. Being mindful of "Use The Right Tool" from my days turning wrenches on cars & trucks, I priced a higher-end hexagonal socket (1/2" drive) to do this removal. Its cost was a bit over half the price of a MEC 600 Jr. Then came the RCBS shotshell die set, and that pushed tooling price well past the MEC's tariff. Never mind. My RC's bushing die has remained undisturbed for 30+ years.
You might try a call to RCBS and see what they can do about R&R of the bushing die......timeline, any cost, stuff like that. I totally understand your determination to be self-reliant (we ARE bullet casters, after all), but in your position a call to RCBS if only to get info seems like a wise step. Their shops install the things--and I'm sure they have a method and/or protocol for such occurrences. The bushings DO have wrench flats for some reason.
You might try a call to RCBS and see what they can do about R&R of the bushing die......timeline, any cost, stuff like that. I totally understand your determination to be self-reliant (we ARE bullet casters, after all), but in your position a call to RCBS if only to get info seems like a wise step. Their shops install the things--and I'm sure they have a method and/or protocol for such occurrences. The bushings DO have wrench flats for some reason.
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