Matt Cheely Posted July 7, 2005 Share Posted July 7, 2005 Well, I'm chucking out the 9mm rounds on my 550. I'm about 270 rounds in as I push up on the handle to seat the primer. BOOM! I see a small explosion erupt from the #1 station, and my ears start ringing. Damn, that was interesting. Pulled out the case, turns out it's a crimped case that's gotten into my bunch of my previously loaded / fired / cleaned cases. Somehow the shell plate twisted just a little as the loader "tried" to seat the primer in the crimped case. This allowed the side to get squished real good, and it went off almost like a rimfire. Let's just say that I now have a pair of safety goggles sitting right next to the loader now. Ever had it happen to you?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shred Posted July 7, 2005 Share Posted July 7, 2005 Didn't we just have a poll on this? Oh yeah, here it is.. for the 650, mostly: http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?...topic=22850&hl= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Cheely Posted July 7, 2005 Author Share Posted July 7, 2005 I am weak in the internet-fu. Anyhoo, wanted to tell my great debacle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Di Vita Posted July 7, 2005 Share Posted July 7, 2005 I've not only blown one...but a whole tube of primers. THAT sure as hell got the blood pumping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zak Smith Posted July 7, 2005 Share Posted July 7, 2005 I've blew a few individual primers, and I've blown the whole priming system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
short_round Posted July 7, 2005 Share Posted July 7, 2005 Didn't we just have a poll on this? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> The other poll didn't have a place for people who have not had one blow up though ... (I hope I just didn't jinx myself) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Posted July 7, 2005 Share Posted July 7, 2005 Never blown one, but then I don't use range pick brass, ever. Controlling the quality of the primer pockets goes a long way toward not having this problem. Not operating the press in a non-smooth manner helps too. After you use a progressive for a few years, you develop a good feel for this. I have been using one for almost two decades. -- Regards, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritinUSA Posted July 7, 2005 Share Posted July 7, 2005 I have had a couple that have thrown themselves (lemming-like) into my vacuum cleaner.. I thought I'd blown a fuse until I realised what it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriggerT Posted July 7, 2005 Share Posted July 7, 2005 Never had it happen in the last 13 years I have had my 550, knock on wood. I have crushed a few primmers, but I guess I am lucky since none of them ever went off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sterling White Posted July 7, 2005 Share Posted July 7, 2005 Not a single one in my 550, knock on wood, over the course of 9 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Orr Posted July 7, 2005 Share Posted July 7, 2005 Not.....yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
folsoml Posted July 7, 2005 Share Posted July 7, 2005 I have had a couple that have thrown themselves (lemming-like) into my vacuum cleaner.. I thought I'd blown a fuse until I realised what it was. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> My Lee Pro 1000 and I have not had one in the reloader, but have had one in the vacuum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuildSF4 Posted July 7, 2005 Share Posted July 7, 2005 I've been lucky so far... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusher Posted July 7, 2005 Share Posted July 7, 2005 1050 needed a "blow up kit" from dillon when the primer tube lit up (loose shellplate allowed one to get sideways in the pocket) so I ordered 2. Just recently I forgot to replace the locator pin (on the primer station no less) and a casing was 1/2 in and half out. The half out part is what did it, KAPOW. Wear glasses, drink only "soft drinks", NEVER RUSH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrett Posted July 7, 2005 Share Posted July 7, 2005 I've had one go, but it was on a single-stage press, where you fed primers one at a time. Never had a primer light off in my 650 or SDB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Heiter Posted July 7, 2005 Share Posted July 7, 2005 Just out of curiosity, would everyone list what sort of primers were in the tube when they went off? Thanks, John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam38 Posted July 7, 2005 Share Posted July 7, 2005 Just out of curiosity, would everyone list what sort of primers were in the tube when they went off? Thanks, John <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I've done it twice (once with the whole primer system going resulting in a dent in the ceiling and amost a sudden bowel evacuation into my shorts ) and both of them were Winchester small rifle primers. Regards, Sam Spiteri Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shred Posted July 7, 2005 Share Posted July 7, 2005 I had one pop on a 650 for no discernable reason. Federal, I think it was, but easily could have been Winchester too. Dillon sent me a new priming system even though I said it was only one in the seating station. Always wear eye protection when reloading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Posted July 7, 2005 Share Posted July 7, 2005 Interesting note. I use a 550 and have crushed many a primer over the years, but have never popped one. I use a mixture of WW SR, WW Magnum Pistol and Federall 100 SP primers. One thing I don't do is hit the primer stroke hard and fast. Slow and steady is the key. For me they crush, not pop! -- Regards, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Cheely Posted July 7, 2005 Author Share Posted July 7, 2005 Interesting note. I use a 550 and have crushed many a primer over the years, but have never popped one. I use a mixture of WW SR, WW Magnum Pistol and Federall 100 SP primers.One thing I don't do is hit the primer stroke hard and fast. Slow and steady is the key. For me they crush, not pop! -- Regards, <{POST_SNAPBACK}> That's what I've also done. I don't smack it, just a good press on the lever. I've crushed quite a few primers in bad pockets, but the little twist I got seemed to do the trick. Luckly no damage to me or the machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm iprod Posted July 8, 2005 Share Posted July 8, 2005 I was using a borrowed Lee 1000 early in my shooting / reloading days. Felt a primer go a little crooked, decided I would just lean in a little. WOW that was loud! Ruined the primer system completely. Took three days to get the parts and fix it. Blown a primer in a RL550, uncleaned cases, because I was in a hurry, loading too fast, because I was in a hurry. WOW, just as loud in a Dillon!!. No damage, just cleaned the debris from the primer up, dropped the case in the bin and got on with it. Be safe, go carefully and go BLUE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusher Posted July 8, 2005 Share Posted July 8, 2005 So far the poll results have yeilded 42% of us have had some sort of "incedent". Maybe we should take up base jumping as a hobby it seems to be "safer". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hey QuicksDraw! Posted July 8, 2005 Share Posted July 8, 2005 Always wear those glasses folks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin c Posted July 9, 2005 Share Posted July 9, 2005 Interesting note. I use a 550 and have crushed many a primer over the years, but have never popped one. I use a mixture of WW SR, WW Magnum Pistol and Federall 100 SP primers.One thing I don't do is hit the primer stroke hard and fast. Slow and steady is the key. For me they crush, not pop! -- Regards, <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I haven't had any primers go off in my SDB, and I've crushed at least a couple dozen. But I also do the slow and steady seating push. There have been times when I've caught, just by feel, that the primer wasn't seating right, and stopped right there. When I pull the case, the primer is sometimes only 1/4 of the way seated. I still make a point of wearing safety glasses when I load, though I haven't been able to put up with the discomfort of also wearing hearing protection in case the whole tube goes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reneet Posted July 9, 2005 Share Posted July 9, 2005 I've never set off any primers in my 13+ years of loading. Started off with Square Deal, switched to Dillon 550 and now loading on a Dillon 650 (since 1996 I think). However, many years ago (Circa~ 1993) ... I was loading primer tubes for Kay Clark who unbeknownst to me was having primer system problems on her Dillon 1000. Post explosion scene - Dumbfounded look on my face, raining glass from the flourescent tubes above the loader, the aluminum follower with brass topper that were weighting the primers looked like a funnel cake. I asked Kay if she was as surprised as I was. She said no since she was hammering on the primer system in an effort to fix it. LESSON LEARNED: ALWAYS WEAR YOUR EYE PROTECTION even if you are only in the vicinity! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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