1050 case feed issue

[ShotgunExpresss]

Im having issues with my 1050 feeding 308 brass onto the sheelplate consistantly. 1 out of 10 jams and i have to remove it to lift the handle back up. It did the same thing with 45 acp brass but not as much. Do I have something not adjusted correctly?

[mcracco]

I had 1 in 8 jamming till the predictability of the jams sunk in and I found a piece of corn cob media stuck in 1 of 8 positions of the shell plate.

[kalaur]

As mcracco said, make sure there is nothing in the groove in the shellplate. Other things to try are cleaning beneath the shellplate and ensuring the shellplate is fairly tight, but still allows smooth indexing. Also remove the casefeed plunger and clean the media and grid from the channel it rides in. I often times have a lot of corn media under the casefeed plunger, and it causes the shells to not sit flat when going into the shellplate.

From time to time you'll get this when there are burrs on the rim of the case, but you can usually turn the case a bit and cycle the casefeed plunger by hand to get the case seated in the shellplate.

[mcracco]

And expanding on what kalaur said....yes, could be the shellplate not fully indexing. I have had debris get into the ball detent mechanism (between seat & crimp) which held ball down and prevented shellplate from snapping into place. Pushed ball down and gave it a shot of air to clear.

These days I blow out the entire shellplate area as often as I can as it doesn't take much spilled powder, tumble media, brass chafe, whatever to screw things up.

[Rick Stone]

Had the same problem in .40 cal. Two shell plates later from Dillon, it works fine now.

[dillon]

where is the case jamming? Push down on the edge of the shellplate at the bullet seating station. If it feels springy, then the shellplate lock ring needs to be tighter.