I'm having a similar problem with my casefeeder. About 30% of the time, I either have to stop and restart on the upstroketo allow the case to feed into the sizing die, or stop on the downstroke, and reach across with my left hand and manually push the case under the shell plate to get it in positon so the primer can be seated. Usually, this happens on the same case. It looks like either the ram is not pushing the case completely into position on the shell plate, or it is bouncing out slightly on the downstroke. Has anyone else ran into this, and if so some advice would be greatly appreciated.
I just got my new 550 case feeder last night and am having the same problem exactly. Watched very closely and case is coming back out of the shell plate just enough to not go into the size die and coming out on the down stroke just enough to miss the primer hole. Need to reach in and set case back over primer plunger or slightly move the case to go into the 45ACP Dillon sizing die.
Any ideas on a fix for this.
Thanks,
Dave
Similar problems here. So count this as negative feedback since I have spent seven hours fighting the thing.
Where is your shellplate set? I find that looser causes less problems, but I've bent two decap pins due to case misalignment. I've also read the threads here and have adjusted the cam accordingly. Still, 40% of the time I must restroke halfway to position the case properly.
Additionally, the feed tubes were slightly too short and would come apart on the primer stroke. I had to shorten the mount tube to get the hopper low enough to prevent this from occurring. The primer chute had a screw that was too long and kept the case feed platform from laying flat. The primer chute spews spent primers all over the place, sometimes ending up where they foul the primer bar.
I can't recommend the device at this point having spent enough time dinking with it to have loaded 2500 rounds on a straight 550B.
That said, I'm going to keep trying, but I am at a loss as to what I haven't tried at least five times.
