well, I ended up sticking a case in the die, I got it out except for the expander ball,
since it was a 3 die set, I ended up using the expander from the neck die..
I was very pleasantly suprised by calling redding, and they got me back in shape..
great customer service, and helpful
they sent a catalog (which has some really cool bushing dies and seating dies and other items in it, a decap rod assembly
some spare decap pins and a small tin of imperial wax
It is nice to deal with a company that takes pride in their products and believes in customer service
I'm sure I'll use more of their products in the future.