MRB .224 SP bullets catching in tube

[RichJacot]

I have a Mr. Bullet feeder on my 1050. I've been using it for 9mm and it's been working great. I recently purchased the .223 conversion and it's not been working so great.

Every so often the bullets will catch in the drop tube. By every so often I mean like every 10 or 20 rounds. They appear to be catching somewhere below the clear tube portion.

I originally thought they were catching because I didn't have it set properly but after watching it more closely here's what's happening.

I'll cycle the press and it will drop the bullet properly but the bullets above the one that just dropped won't fall. They appear to be catching on something. If just give the drop tube a slight tap, they drop that one bullet length as they should.

I've adjusted the drop die down and down and it doesn't help. Has anyone had this issue or an idea of what the issue might be?

Thank you!

BTW I'm using Hornady 55gr SP

[blairmckenzie1]

Wish I had a more helpful answer, but mine does this too. The bullets kind of "tip" opposite each other and jam up. I'm using Horn. 55 fmj. Mine doesn't sound like it's doing it as often as yours.

[RichJacot]

Ya, if it was only one or maybe two every hundred rounds I might be able to live with it but one (or two) every 10 or 20 rounds.... Well it's just not going to fly. :-(

[SRT8]

Give Rick a call - he's very helpful. Number is on his webpage - http://mrbulletfeeder.biz/

[RichJacot]

I just emailed Rick with my issue and he's ALREADY replied!

Once I can confirm if his suggestion is my issue or not, I'll post the details here.

Thank you Rick and SRT8!

[Ken_Bird]

I also have this issue, so I wait to hear your results. Thanks

[RichJacot]

Well we have water leaking through the ceiling in the server room.... so... I may not be able to give this a look this evening. I WILL report back though.

[RichJacot]

I did take a few minutes to check the issue Rick mentions below and it appears to be the issue I'm having.

I'm going to stop by Home Depot and see if I can find a long Dremel bit and shave a bit off the brass lip. If I can find the right bit it should be a fairly quick/easy fix.

From Rick:

If it appears that the projectiles are getting caught / stuck in the vicinity of the bottom of the clear tube,

chances are that the clear tube may be mis-aligned with the through hole in the brass weight. This jam is

most likely to happen if you use flat based projectiles vs boat tails. Boat tails will most likely miss the exposed

edge of the through hole.

You might try removing the setscrew on the brass weight and lifting the switch section from the lower dropper die.

That way you can look through the bore and see if perhaps there is a crescent section of the brass hole that could possibly be

encroaching on the bore of the clear tube and presenting a place for the base of a projectile to be caught and stuck.

Here is a photo of what it might look like (note: flat base projectiles). If this is the issue, you might try drilling the hole in the brass weight a little bit larger...4

or if you can remove the plastic tube, re-glue it when aligned more accurately.

If you don’t feel that you want to fix it yourself, contact the dealer you purchased from and get it replaced.

If it turns out that this is NOT the cause of your problem, please let me know and perhaps we can speak about it on the phone.

Thank you Rick!!!!!

Edited June 2, 2016 by RichJacot

[blairmckenzie1]

Thanks for the update, I'll have to see if mine is the same

[RichJacot]

Sorry for the delay...

I've hit the brass edge with a Dremel and have loaded 4-5 hundred rounds without issue. That seems to have solved my issue!

Thank you SRT8 and Rick.