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    Chuck Bagdade

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  1. Thanks. I'll keep that in mind- just in case. Although, for that price, it might be better to have some spares on hand. Chuck
  2. I'm up and running again with a new pin. This is a great Forum! Chuck
  3. Thanks for all the advice. Much appreciated. Chuck
  4. I Forum member has offered one at a below new price. I posted my problem on this Forum before any other, because it doesn't seem like a group of strangers. Nice. Chuck
  5. On close examination, it does look like the center rod has snapped off. Darn. And Lee Precision is basically closed- no phone number or email address on their website. Chuck
  6. You can see where I tried- in vain- to grind the primer out. The die needs a little clean-up after it's done! Chuck
  7. Actually, I don't know how it happened. Your question is a good one, but I'm afraid I can't answer it. I only know that there is a spent primer that is very stuck to the tip of the pin. Chuck
  8. I'm a little confused. Since the primer is solidly attached to the pin, I don't see how it gets from the die back into the bottom of a brass case. In any case, it seems to be VERY stuck on the pin. If I'm misunderstanding you, I apologize. Chuck
  9. Hello. I'm using a Lee rotary loading press- I 've had good success with it for many thousands of rounds. But now a used primer is stuck on the tip of the pin, and I can't get into the opening to try to remove it. I also can't loosen the nut that locks the pin in position. Tried about everything. Other than returning it to Lee, any suggestions would be appreciated. Naturally this happened while I was trying to load a bunch of boxes of 9mm. Sheesh. Chuck
  10. Does anyone remember back in the Obama days? He closed the country's largest lead smelting facility. Could that have caused a permanent long range shortage? Chuck
  11. Since Tokarev's groups are a bit left, it's easily remedied by drifting the read sight a little to the right. Then they'll all be in the black. Mine has been a totally dependable shooter. Chuck
  12. I dry tumble not wet. And the appearance of the stuck primers makes me doubt that it's sticking to the pin. They protrude WAY out of the pocket. I'm just going to lower the pin some before my next round of .38's, and then see if all is good. Thanks to everyone for your input. Chuck
  13. That's what I was considering. It seemed kind of weird that this should be happening, though. Thanks for the input. Chuck
  14. Hi, all. I've been loading for quite a number of years now. Things have gone pretty smoothly, thank heaven. But I have had a long-standing problem with .38 Special brass. I use a Lee Turret press. The top of the decapping pin is flush with the top of the die. But far too often- say, 2-5 times in a box of 50- the primer won't drop out of the primer pocket. By that I mean the base of the spent primer will be distorted, pushed down, well below the level of the brass base, but just won't leave. I have to remove the brass holder and brass from the press, then bang out the primer with a hammer and punch. And I mean "bang"! Sometimes they give up fairly easily, other times I have to wail on the punch. I have never once had this happen with the countless thousands of 9mm's I've reloaded. It gets to be a real bother, interrupting loading rhythm and speed. Have any of you experienced this? Oh- and the brand of primer doesn't seem to make a difference. Chuck
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