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  1. Stymie1200 - I never recommend spraying the primers with anything. I recommed spraying the box with silicone and then shaking the primers around in that box. I believe I also showed that clearly in the video posted. I think its great you reached out to Winchester for comment, but perhaps it would be more productive if you send them the link to the video I posted, so they could comment on what is actually proposed. Would they recommend putting anything on their primers? I am sure not. But the question that should be put to them is “do you think doing as shown in this video would lead to any issues with the primers function?” have a good one saul
  2. HI All, My point is that we have all been lubing cases prior to reloading them for decades. Some use case lube, others use silicon or similar for this process. You must agree that some small amounts of this case treatment enters into the primer pocket, right? (assuming deprimed brass of course). So – my claim is that we have ALREADY been applying a little silicone to primers – without any ill affect. I therefore I don’t see what the concern is about. I don’t think a theoretical concern can be considered valid (in other words, it remains unfounded) until there is some case study to prove it. I am pleased to read there are no new concerns and all those using a V2 disk and lubing either their primers or PP parts are getting good performance. In reply to some other comment: If we were aware earlier regarding the sticky primer issue – we would have included this point and suggestion for treating primers or PP parts in all initial videos/ material. This was not being hid from anyone, just was not noticed for reasons already detailed. Happy reloading everyone. Saul
  3. Because silicon spray has been used on brass for years during reloading (and other lubes), and I have never heard of a situation of “primer contamination” that prevents primers from functioning. it is unfounded, because no evidence has been presented to support it is even a theoretical real issue. Have you ever heard of a case in which a primer failed to work because it was treated in the way I proposed? I have not.
  4. I fully understand. I have learnt long ago that you can please some of the people some of the time, but not all of the people all of the time. Not every product can be right for everyone. Saul
  5. We are starting assembly work on the next run now, and will commence shipping again in Europe around 3rd week of Feb. stock will be sent to the USA later in February, probably last week of the month. thanks saul
  6. I’m not sure why anyone would assume this tiny amount of silicon could contaminate the priming compound?! This is unfounded. We all use case lube in much larger amounts, and don’t worry about that at all, since it is not an issue. Lubed cases loaded years ago function just fine. I know many reloaders that use silicon to lube cases too. I am not proposing we submerge the primers in silicon, although I don’t know if even that would stop them from going off. But certainly the technique that I showed, rolling them around in a cardboard box which has some silicon on it would not contaminate them, IMHO. And it does make a world of difference to function with sticky primers, as some here have already tested and attest to. Give it a try! Saul
  7. as promised, here is the video showing the treatment I did to the Tacky primers to get them to feed well through the Primer Pro: Saul
  8. Indeed, very little silicone gets onto the primers in this manner. It seems just enough to overcome the tackiness of the “production lube” that is already on some primers. the nice things is that it foregoes the need to clean the unit or take it apart. The primers themselves run some silicone into the tracks as they go through. I shot 500 rounds this weekend which were loaded this way, and all the primers went BANG as expected. I don’t think there is any issue at all. I’d like to hear what other’s find after giving this a try. I think it works great! Saul
  9. Guys, For those experiencing slower than desired output rates with primers like the Winchester or some Eastern European brands, indeed polishing/cleaning the ramp and collator with Pledge, or another plastic cleaner or dry lube does work very well. however – I’d like to make another suggestion that I found worked great for me with very tacky Winchester primers we are testing with now: Without cleaning or lubing the Primer-Pro parts, I sprayed some Silicone spray into a cardboard box, and then shook the primers around in the box for a few seconds before placing them into the Primer Pro. This was hugely affective. I went from an output pace that looked like it would take 5 minutes, to a good rate of about 90 seconds… and I don’t think I would need to clean the Primer Pro at all. You can use a flat cardboard box, spray the silicon into it until the cardboard is a little saturated, and then shake even 1000 primers or more at once in the box, lightly coating them with some silicone. Then feed them into the primer pro as needed. It takes just a couple of seconds, and seem to really solve that tackiness issue many have been facing with some primer types. I expect it will also improve the way these primers feed through the reloading press’s primer mechanism and cut down on primer seating issues too. I will try to upload a video shortly. Have a good weekend all, Saul
  10. It’s not hard to empty if you need it: lift the collator assembly up and off, turn it upside down over a tray and trap on the bottom of the primer disk while holding it at a 45 deg angle, the primers will slide back out of the slots, back into the open inverted bowl area and fall out into your awaiting tray. Its takes just seconds to do.
  11. Yes, you are correct. The Primer Pro was never designed to be totally emptied. For best performance you need to keep the bowl filled with 200-400 primers.so put in 300-400, and top up another 100 with each 100 you feed out. that is how it was always designed to run, and will give you the best output speeds.
  12. Slavex - exactly right. its important to do it just like this - as it’s the only way to ensure the magnet collar is at the correct height so that the top of the tube is pressed up against the bottom of the exit hole. this is explained in the manual as well as in online video.
  13. Hooked, I know the last few primers out the collator sometimes do not go. But that was not really viewed as an issue, as the intention was to keep running the collator with primers in it – never running it empty. For best performance, load 300 primers and add 100 for each 100 you feed out. so you are always working in the 200-300 quantity in the bowl. That way output speeds are maximized. If you do have to empty the bowl completely, the last few may be slow to get out. often a primer will need another primer to ride up behind it to tap it through the slot (at the kink point), which is why when the bowl is empty some primers may remain in the disk going round and round. New primers loaded into the bowl will push them out. Saul
  14. Hi Longhill, you should not need to shim those primers. we tested extensively with Fiocchi primers. try a little dry lube in the bowl.
  15. HI Balakay I do believe the product is well engineered. In fact, I really believe it’s an ingenious design, one for which I cannot take much personal credit. It is mostly the brain-child of one of my engineering team. However, I am most proud of its design and being able to realize it into a Product at the Price point we have. And while there are a dozen or so people with issues on this thread – and I do take that seriously (as you can see) we have just over 1,000 units out there being used! The majority of those users are using it successfully. More than a few have emailed us to say so, or have left positive reviews on the product page. Some issues do exist, and greatly depend on the brand of primers in use. But most have found that the use of a little dry lube, or Pledge type cleaner solves any function/output issues. Saul
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