frustrated with reloading...

[Rustywreck]

This reloading stuff is really frustrating.
I tried to set the dies in my press. The first die is a neck resizing and depriming die.
The directions for this contraptioin said to screw the big part of the die into the press in quarter turn incriments until the entire neck of the case is resized. From what i can tell this makes the neck smaller.
Next, it said to put this long piece with a bell and pin on the bottom into the big part already installed. It said to adjust this until the pin (which knocks the old primer out) is about 1/32 of an inch into the plate that holds the case.
I had no problem making these adjustments, just as directed. However, the long piece with the bell and the pin enter the case first, which makes sense because it has to reach the bottom of the case.
Here comes the problem. As I pulled the handle and raised the case into the die, the belled piece with the pin went into the case. The case continued up to the main piece of the die which makes the neck smaller. Well, now the bell on the long piece is thoroughtly stuck in the neck of the case and not wanting to come out.
I could hear the plywood on my bench start to crack as I tried to pull the handle down. It remain stuck.
If I ever figure out how to work this one die, I hate to think about the next stage which is supposed to "bell" the case neck and dump the powder. Even more I don't want to mess with the third die that seats the bullet and makes the crimp. Seating the bullet won't be too bad, but making the right crimp is going to be a challenge.