TCKev Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 If you ever have priming issues with your Dillon machine first place to start is making sure the primer tube is clean. After being on hold for 50 minutes this was where he told me to start. As you can see primers are filthy!!! Would have never guessed it but the first pass when the q tip started comIng out I would have never believed it would be that dirty. Tight Groups Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Yes, they get quite dirty and sticky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james5m Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 (edited) I use extra long pipe cleaners that the wife picks up from the craft store. just twist 2 of them together and run them drop the pickup tubes and primer magazine Edited June 3, 2013 by james5m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beanie-bean Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 Are you using any alcohol or anything on the q-tips? By the way, you've got some dirty ears... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillD Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 Hnmmm. I've loaded well over 120K with Dillon primer tubes, never cleaned a tube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatland Shooter Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 Hnmmm. I've loaded well over 120K with Dillon primer tubes, never cleaned a tube. Same here. Same 550 since 1986 and never even considered cleaning the primer tubes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tripod Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 Never cleaned a primer filler tube or primer magazine tube one on my 550 but my 1050 made me a convert. I will try whatever it takes. I've smashed more primers using my 1050 in one month than I did in 16 years with my 550. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EEH Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 I guess I should clean mine.Been loading with them for about 10 years and never cleaned them, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin c Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 (edited) The yellow residue is priming compound, right? Just pure speculation, but I wonder if a really contaminated feed tube in the press contributes to the rare blowups you hear about when loading in a hundred new primers. Edited June 3, 2013 by kevin c Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevyoneton Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 Wow, I had honestly never thought about it. I too have run multiple tens-of-thousands of rounds through my 550 with no issues attributable to dirty primer tubes, but I bet I clean them now just because. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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