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[bodene 5]

why do the small primers get turned around ? anyone have this happen and one might fall out of the bottom once in awhile

[jmorris]

The plastic tip on the bottom of the tube is the Achilles heal of the system. I was really dissipointed after having them all in knowing the only Dillon that works all the time is the 650 as its the only one that has a brass tip on the primer tube.

I have read of folks putting 650 tubes in other Dillons but as much as I like "improving" things, I prefer my record of hundreds of thousands of rounds loaded and never ADed a primer.

My money is on the plastic tip of the primer tube. They will send you a few for free when you call.

Other stuff that comes to mind is, make sure you don't have a small tip on a large primer PICKUP tube.

Make sure you have the right cup and anvil for small primers installed and that the set screw is tight after it is seated FULLY in the slide.

If you just swapped systems or the problem just started, you might want to start at the anvil first then the plastic tip. If you swap the tip out first it might get messed up if the anvil/cup is too high.

Edited June 9, 2013 by jmorris

[JimmyZip]

The plastic tip on the bottom of the tube is the Achilles heal of the system. I was really dissipointed after having them all in knowing the only Dillon that works all the time is the 650 as its the only one that has a brass tip on the primer tube.

I have read of folks putting 650 tubes in other Dillons but as much as I like "improving" things, I prefer my record of hundreds of thousands of rounds loaded and never ADed a primer.

My money is on the plastic tip of the primer tube. They will send you a few for free when you call.

Other stuff that comes to mind is, make sure you don't have a small tip on a large primer PICKUP tube.

Make sure you have the right cup and anvil for small primers installed and that the set screw is tight after it is seated FULLY in the slide.

If you just swapped systems or the problem just started, you might want to start at the anvil first then the plastic tip. If you swap the tip out first it might get messed up if the anvil/cup is too high.

This pretty much covers the sdb primer system to the letter. Or, in other words, what he said.

[bodene 5]

thank you I will check it out for sure. took it apart a primer was sideways in the blue tip on the bottom of feed tube

Edited June 9, 2013 by bodene 5

[Yelrdog]

I had serious problems recently with the "blue tip" (actually called the "small orifice"). Went to Dillon and they gave me a handful. Still had problems once I got home until I adjusted the set screw on the back of the priming system that regulates the movement of the primer slide. The slide wasn't moving back far enough to engage the "blue tip" so primers were failing to feed into the slide.

Also, I discovered one of my primer pickup tubes didn't work very well. Primers would get hung up as they were dumped (which turns the press into a primer pachinko machine -- jackpot!!!). I just put that pickup tube aside but I guess I'll try cleaning it as others have suggested in other posts.

I've had my SDB for about twenty years. I've "rebuilt" it once with the spare parts kit and replaced other parts. Basically, whenever I've had any problems they have been the result of 1) adjustments or 2) worn parts.

[bodene 5]

I had serious problems recently with the "blue tip" (actually called the "small orifice"). Went to Dillon and they gave me a handful. Still had problems once I got home until I adjusted the set screw on the back of the priming system that regulates the movement of the primer slide. The slide wasn't moving back far enough to engage the "blue tip" so primers were failing to feed into the slide.

Also, I discovered one of my primer pickup tubes didn't work very well. Primers would get hung up as they were dumped (which turns the press into a primer pachinko machine -- jackpot!!!). I just put that pickup tube aside but I guess I'll try cleaning it as others have suggested in other posts.

I've had my SDB for about twenty years. I've "rebuilt" it once with the spare parts kit and replaced other parts. Basically, whenever I've had any problems they have been the result of 1) adjustments or 2) worn parts.

[bodene 5]

thank you I am going to remove it again and clean it and recheck the travel of the arm