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