Having returned to reloading after a 10+ year hiatus, I recently purchased a 650XL and now am at the point of installing primer tube. (First attempt was not successful....ugh, primer blockage as it turned out in the tube).
My unit came with 2 large and 2 small primer tubes with two of them having a brass fitting on one end. The primer tubes without the brass end piece are shorter by almost 3 inches (including the fixed brass fitting).
First, is it typical for the tubes with the brass fitting being longer?
Second, the brass end does not have holes in which to insert the clip to keep the primers from falling out of the tube. Is this normal?
Third, what keeps the primers from flipping or rotating in the primer magazine when inserting either style of primer tubes (long one with brass fitting or shorter one with plastic end which has holes for retaining clip)?
As noted, my first attempt at using the large primer tube with a brass end tube with 10 + large pistol primers was not successful with only 3 primers properly feeding when a "blockage" occurred.
All assistance appreciated. Thanks.