jnr88 Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 My new Dillon RF100 just arrived. After a minute to unpack I was up and running. With no adjustment it loaded Federal Small Rifle and Sellier and Bellot Small Pistol perfectly! I hope this keeps up but so far the RF100 ROCKS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mscott Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 That's good to hear. I thought about one of these however there are enough horror stories of upside down primers that I'm still a little scared. Just can't live with two or three upside down primers every hundred rounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jh3g Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 I'm seriously considering one of these. Either that, or I have to put my wife to work filling primer tubes by hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxbat Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 (edited) They always are temperamental. Some samples behave better, some like the particular brand of primers, some keep having problems. I had to send one back for adjustment, and it came back in much better shape, but still not 100%. All of mine have the rheostats. However, I would not live without them. Edited March 4, 2016 by Foxbat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cecil Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 I have been using a RF100 for about 2 years.... mounted on a Dillon 650... I don't get upside down primers... use the rheostat to lessen the vibration.. it will work 100% .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark R Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Also, try using the primer follow rod in the RF-100 tube when you transfer the primers to the press. I was having upside down and sideways primer seating, but once I started using the follow rod, all is better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLarsson Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 I have been using a RF100 for about 2 years.... mounted on a Dillon 650... I don't get upside down primers... use the rheostat to lessen the vibration.. it will work 100% .. Pictures, please. How do you mount one ON the press? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aircooled6racer Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Hello: I have had one for about 8 years now. I always had problems with sideways primers not feeding into the tube. I just replaced the small primer blue adapter and the clear top chute. Everything now is wonderful with Winchester small primers. This is the first time in 8 years that I have not had to stop the machine and clear the sideways primer. After all the years of fooling with this thing it now works the way it should. A couple of times it almost went for a flight across the room. Now it is easier on my blood pressure. Thanks, Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbopower18 Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 I only use Federal primers in mine. Most of the time it works great but every now and then I will have one that doesnt wsnt to clear the blue plug in the chute or gets stuck in the filler tube. Usually notice the primer isnt perfectly round. may be a quality control problem with Federal but i couldnt live without my RF-100!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neomet Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 (edited) Federal, WSP, WSR, S&B..... I get maybe 2 upside down per thousand, probably less. I guess I am one of the lucky ones! Edited March 10, 2016 by Neomet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbopower18 Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 Federal, WSP, WSR, S&B..... I get may 2 upside down per thousand, probably less. I guess I am one of the lucky ones! I'll take those odds not to have to pick up 1k primers in tubes!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safeactionjackson Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 (edited) That's good to hear. I thought about one of these however there are enough horror stories of upside down primers that I'm still a little scared. Just can't live with two or three upside down primers every hundred rounds.I take most things said on the interwebs with a grain of salt, mid-Feb I ran a batch of 9mm, roughly 4K.... had one upside down primer, I almost feel like it was more common when I was manually loading primer tubes. Manually primers is simply not an option for me. If only I could justify a second RF100 for LP. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Edited March 10, 2016 by safeactionjackson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icestud Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 So what is the key to setting one up so it runs right? it is getting it level? Or? Thanks Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neomet Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 I set the rheostat so it vibrates just hard enough to keep the daisy chain climbing the ramp. I think if you turn it up too much the upside down rimers can jump the cutouts where they fall off. Pure speculation on my part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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