Mikelindsey Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 Any help on how you get extra live primers out of the shoot without having to manually indexing them when done with a reloading session? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yelrdog Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 I always reload until I'm out of primers rather than stopping at some other point... You can move the primer indexing arm and collect them in the ski jump rather than having to pull the handle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polizei1 Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 (edited) I just leave everything in my press, when I'm done with my reloading session, I leave the ram in the "up" position. I use to worry about clearing the press out every time, but I don't now. Takes too much effort! When I come back for a new session, I run a few rounds, and check the powder/oal/crimp again to ensure nothing has changed. Edited August 21, 2013 by polizei1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 I also always run the primers out at shutdown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimitz Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 +1, can't imagine emptying the press every time I stopped a session and have to start from scratch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjohn Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 I do not know how this can be, but it is. Previously, I had been emptying the primer tube and starting with a fresh batch each time. Got tired of cycling the handle and waiting for a primer to appear. So now I stop at an arbitrary point and begin again when ever. No what happens is after about 8-10 cycles, somehow a primer gets turned sideways and jams up the 650. I have to disassemble the shell plate and then empty the primer tube assembly and then disassemble the primer feed mechanism and clear the jam. Then reassemble and load primers. This has happened five or six times. Doesn't make sense. So now I am emptying the tube and starting fresh. Can't win for losing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prebancolt Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 I do not know how this can be, but it is. Previously, I had been emptying the primer tube and starting with a fresh batch each time. Got tired of cycling the handle and waiting for a primer to appear. So now I stop at an arbitrary point and begin again when ever. No what happens is after about 8-10 cycles, somehow a primer gets turned sideways and jams up the 650. I have to disassemble the shell plate and then empty the primer tube assembly and then disassemble the primer feed mechanism and clear the jam. Then reassemble and load primers. This has happened five or six times. Doesn't make sense. So now I am emptying the tube and starting fresh. Can't win for losing. I just had this exact issue happen to me and this is how I fixed my problem: Remove the shell plate and primer assembly. Pay close attention to the position of the oval piece of metal that is partially covering the bottom of the disk. I didn't realize it, but when I was changing from large to small pistol primers, I didn't tighten the oval piece exactly centered between the holes in the primer disc. The slight amount that it was off was enough to not let the primers drop the way they wanted/needed. I centered the piece and instantly, all was well.... Hope this helps. J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikelindsey Posted August 23, 2013 Author Share Posted August 23, 2013 Thanks. Ill have to look at mine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjohn Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Thanks for the tip. I will give it a try on when I fire up the machine again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmorris Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 I either leave them full or use them all up. If I leave them full I just place an inverted bullet into cases with powder. If I use them all up I keep a sized and deprimed case in station#2 and next session fill the tube and manually index the wheel until a primer is ready to be seated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misternt Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 I use them all up at the end of each session. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagdad45 Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 I use them up. I fill enough primer fill tubes for what I plan on reloading. If something comes up and I stop before I expect extra primers are in the tubes not the machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stick Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 I always reload until I'm out of primers rather than stopping at some other point.. Me too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mbauer67 Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Pull the handle of the press down a little bit and manually click the activating lever on the primer assembly with your finger and they will go right down the primer chute, you should put a little barrier to keep them from flying off the ski jump at the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikelindsey Posted August 26, 2013 Author Share Posted August 26, 2013 I have the little bottle thig instead of the primer shoot but it only will hold about 40 primers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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