johnson184 Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Been trying to convert .45ACP on my Dillon 1050 that was set for .308 originally. Thought I got everything set up well and then loaded a few primers in... and tons of resistance and crushed primers result. Thankfully none of the ~3 primers blew up. Any advice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Small primer sized cases? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mbauer67 Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Adjust primer seating depth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nik Habicht Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Depending on case primer pockets, consider setting up the swage rod..... Careful -- if you make a mistake it's surprising easy to turn shell plates into paper weights..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dansedgli Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Make sure you're swage back up rod stops any movement of the shell plate as a primer is seated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zmanktm Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 I’m a month into a 1050 ownership and had priming issues as well. Mine turned out to be the spent primer was sticking to the decapping rod and being reinserted into the case. I took the nicely rounded decapping pin and cut a 45 degree cut on one side and spent primers no longer stick to it. I found the answer on another thread at Enos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlashAndPoof Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Figured it out! Had to back out the swaging rod quite a bit and adjust the primer seating depth to seat it deeper. I think the swaging rod was set for .308 crimp removal so I guess it was way more than necessary for .45 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suncoastarmory Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 Depending on case primer pockets, consider setting up the swage rod..... Careful -- if you make a mistake it's surprising easy to turn shell plates into paper weights..... True story! Don't ask how I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nik Habicht Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 Depending on case primer pockets, consider setting up the swage rod..... Careful -- if you make a mistake it's surprising easy to turn shell plates into paper weights..... True story! Don't ask how I know. The same way I do? I may still have the receipts stapled to the reloading bench to remind me not to screw that up again..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfalcon00 Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 Depending on case primer pockets, consider setting up the swage rod..... Careful -- if you make a mistake it's surprising easy to turn shell plates into paper weights..... True story! Don't ask how I know. The same way I do? I may still have the receipts stapled to the reloading bench to remind me not to screw that up again..... Stapled to the bench. I like that. Great way to remind yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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