Youngeyes

Never forget

13 year old thread. A record?

What I see is that you must have been sleeping the day that they taught addition and subtraction.

Good luck everybody. Can someone please tell Grumpy that it's a bad idea to take his boat out?

As much as I hate to disagree with another Forum member, the 550 is most definitely a progressive press. It is also a great press to learn on. Quoted from Dillon's website...Dillon’s RL 550C is the easiest progressive loader in the world to learn to reload with. I would think that many members here started out with the 550 and moved up. Learn the basics and then consider how much quantity you want to load. Your initial plan of learning on the 550 and then going to a 650 or 1050 is a good way to go.

RudyVey has the bearing plate attachment. That thing fixed all of my primer bar sticking problems. The roller bearing keeps the bar straight, and the metal slide plate underneath keeps the bar from flexing. Worth the investment.

I think that this tread is about done. Reminder to leave the attitudes at home. Locked.

FWIW I had this same problem. It was caused by using Remington brass. The primer pockets are wide and caused leakage. This caused erosion. I have a Baer and use Winchester primers without a problem. Good luck with your problem.

A supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation. I hope that clears things up.

Good hypothesis. How is your MBF attached? I attached mine to a pipe from the ceiling. Problem solved.

You da man! Kick ass Jack!

Good positive thinking here. Someone didn't read their little engine that could story. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yx9xO98kcBU

This solved most of my issues with my 550 priming system. I also keep a supply of replacement magazine tips.

Are they both the same head stamp? Thinner brass will cause an exaggerated wasp look.