Explosion!!!!

[SiG Lady]

FWIW, the quote from the back of the Winnie box is:

..."Handle one at a time. NOT in bulk or primer feed devices."... (AND "Use eye protection.")

Hmmm... They sell 'em in bulk but tell us not to use them. Hmmmm... the logic is flawed.

Reloading (and even shooting) is an "at your own risk" endeavor, I suppose...

[ErikW]

Hey, hey, hey! Let's not confuse the detonation of the primer on the punch at station #2 with the detonation of a primer in or near the feeding tube. The former is just a single isolated primer that will not detonate other primers in the disc or in the tube, right? The latter is more likely to cause a chain reaction, detonating all the primers in the tube, right?

Obviously, ham-fisted user error is causing the station #2 detonation. I haven't seen a cause given for the tube detonation.

All detonations mentioned have been Federals. I think those shooters with ultra-light revolver and Glock springs should decide between the light springs and the XL650.

I always wear safety glasses but I don't wear ear protection. Has anybody suffered hearing damage from a primer detonation?

[Jake Di Vita]

My ears rang for awhile, but I doubt that a primer tube erupting would cause permanent hearing damage in most cases.

[Flexmoney]

I'm keep my light springs...my 650...and Federals.

[Ironman]

Leroy I am glad that you are OK. I have always gone slow and easy when I reload. I relax and take each pull easy. I am in no hurry. This may or may not have caused your problem and you did not tell us if you were trying to set a new record. My friend tends to go fast and has problems from time to time using the exact same equipment. One question that I have is do you have your reloader mounted on a sturdy bench? I hope you resolve your problem with the 650. I use a 1050 and a 550 both of which have proven to be excellent reloading press's.

Jim

[Rufus The Bum]

But, both situations can/should be avoided when the person running the press pays attention.

Agreed......But in MY particular situation, I was just putting along, being careful and all of a sudden it went BANG!!!!

The one thing I really love about my 550 is the simplicity of the priming system. It just seems like it's much more safe than the 650. I had a primer go off in my 650 and it set off every primer in the "rotary" indexer and the entire tube. Man I had parts fused together, it sprayed parts all over my shop and I couldn't hear for about 2 minutes, so I sent off the entire system to Dillon, which they replaced only to be fused together again.

The 550 can easily be double-charged if your not paying attention, especially loading .45 or .40, so yes, you must pay attention to what you are doing. I wouldn't give up my 550 for anything, not even for a date with Anna Nicole Smith

[Leroy]

Thanks for all the replies.

Yes I was using Federal primers.. I have loaded around 15 k on this machine with no problems like this.. I dont really care for the way the 650 is set up in the primer system. I usually remove it and clean it every 500 rounds it is a pain .Sometime i wish I had just gotten a 550b instead. the case feeder is nice but it jams up a lot too so with all the jams, a 550b is probably just as fast. Dillion was very nice and has my replacement parts on the way I hope i dont run out of ammo befroe it gets here.

Thanks again for all the replies and have a Happy New Year and shoot and load safe and keep those saftey glassed on ..

PS> i am considering wearing ear plugs while loading too.

Boom!!! man it was loud!!!!!

Leroy