3Dflyer Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 (edited) New to loading. Bought vibraprimer with gift cards hoping to simplify reloading. Seems to work great with cci small pistol primers, really helpful. Pain in the rear with winchester small pistol primers. Spring changes in gun SHOULD work better with Winchester primers so would like to get them to cooperate with the franklin vibra primer. Any suggestions or experienced wisdom? Edited January 10, 2019 by 3Dflyer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allenmat Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 I have been using the Vibra Prime for at least 4 years with Winchester and Federal primers with no problems. What problems are you having? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3Dflyer Posted January 11, 2019 Author Share Posted January 11, 2019 Primers vibrate over to the corner, begin to drop in the hole and stop. A quick rap on the table often drops the primer into the tube, but the next one stops in the exact way. Banging the tube on the table 5 times for each primer is not a time saving event. I have tried to adjust the plastic tray and tube alignments but have found no improvements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamM Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Trying rotating the unit sideways until you get it to work better. I find that once you have the right angle, the primers hit the end wall flat and don’t get stuck quite as often with the WSP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allenmat Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 There is a thread right below yours on a Vibra Prime mod. Other tips in the thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddc Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Vibra Prime users seem to have varying degrees of success with the unit. Some have no problems; it just seems to work. Others report that after doing some work on the area around the exit port, removing flash, smoothing, etc. then the unit works. Then there are those who can't get it to work at all and toss it. I'm lucky 'cuz mine worked fine right out of the box. I'd buy it again but I know there are those who would not. PS: Mine works with CCI500 and S&B SPP. I haven't tried it with Winchesters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3Dflyer Posted January 11, 2019 Author Share Posted January 11, 2019 CCI500's worked great for the 400 primers I ran through it. I ran out and bought Winchesters and they get hung up. I worry that modifying to make Winchesters work may negatively impact the CCI success. I will try to search for other threads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddc Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 12 hours ago, 3Dflyer said: CCI500's worked great for the 400 primers I ran through it. I ran out and bought Winchesters and they get hung up. I worry that modifying to make Winchesters work may negatively impact the CCI success. I will try to search for other threads. You can get replacement parts from the parent company "Battenfeld Technologies" https://www.btibrands.com/product/vibra-prime/ So if you mess up the tray you can get a replacement. Or set up two trays one for each primer type. Also: I just did a general google of the internet and got more hits on the VibraPrime and getting it to work than I could ever read in a day. So there is information out there if you need more data points. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenstone Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 (edited) On 1/10/2019 at 5:42 PM, 3Dflyer said: Primers vibrate over to the corner, begin to drop in the hole and stop. A quick rap on the table often drops the primer into the tube, but the next one stops in the exact way. Banging the tube on the table 5 times for each primer is not a time saving event. I have tried to adjust the plastic tray and tube alignments but have found no improvements. As mentioned above, sometimes tipping the tray at different angles in both the X and Y planes will improve the flow of primers. Load it up as usual and once a primer hangs up try tipping/rotating the tray until the primers start flowing again. Also, take a good look at the tray where the small primer hole is located, sometimes there will be mold flash/burr in that area. Use a magnifier, and if you see flash carefully remove it by scraping it with a razor blade or Exacto knife. Edit: here's some vids on problems you didn't know you had: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Vibra+Prime+Mod Edited January 12, 2019 by Kenstone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jskd82 Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 (edited) I rolled up a piece of 800 grit sandpaper and ran it thru the hole in the tray a few times and then followed it up with some 3000 grit sandpaper. After that I put some imperial sizing wax on the 3000 grit sandpaper and ran it in the hole again. Now Mines works great and if it does get stuck I just shake it or tap it and it falls right in. It rarely gets stuck now but if it does, it just take a tap or two. I had the hornady version and that one was really bad. Edited January 20, 2019 by jskd82 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stick Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 I've only run CCI through mine. I haven't had a problem with them. I do tilt it sideways to about a 25 degree angle. I also tap the side of the primers to keep them moving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigEar Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 (edited) I use PAL Filler. A better version from Italy. Here's a comparison: https://youtu.be/Uaf9vsBAGxo Edited February 19, 2019 by BigEar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erick85 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 On 2/19/2019 at 4:42 AM, BigEar said: I use PAL Filler. A better version from Italy. Here's a comparison: https://youtu.be/Uaf9vsBAGxo Unfortunately, he stopped making the PAL filler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigEar Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 28 minutes ago, Erick85 said: Unfortunately, he stopped making the PAL filler. That's sad. It's a very good device. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erick85 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 That's sad. It's a very good device. Yeah, especially because I was getting ready to buy one when that happened. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jfitz427 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 I just got a 1050, and bought a vibraprime an man is this thing frustrating. I’m using win small pistol primers. Gonna try it with federal spp and see if those work better. If not then I’ll get some cci primers. It would work well for like 5 primers then one would get stuck and I have to take it apart. Spend 15 mins loading 100 primers with it and then 6 minutes actually loading the rounds. Ended up just going back picking them up with with the tube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erick85 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 I was able to get mine to work fine with win spp. I did clean up any flashing left over and lightly sanded the hole for the primers. If you haven’t, google vibraprime fix, there should be a few videos pop up for you. Win lpp do what you’re describing though....Good luck with whatever you do. When it works it’s great, but is really frustrating when it doesn’t. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocrrhbow Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 I agree with Eric85. I had a lot of frustration with mine when I first started using it. Cleaning up and flashing around the edges and sanding the hole with very fine sandpaper fixed 90% of the problem. I also drilled a small hole in the plastic cover directly over the hole so that when I do get one that sticks I can take a toothpick and nudge it straight. you just have to barely touch it to line it up and then it falls right in. Usually I only get one that I have to nudge every 200-300 primers. I use a toothpick because I don't want to touch the anvil with any metal, just in case. There are several other tweaks you can to do improve it even more but I find that mine works so well I wouldn't take an RF100 if it was given to me now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acer2428 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 I was using wolf and now win SPP's. Mine didn't work AT ALL at first. Part of it is technique, part is crappy finishing. I took a drill bit the same size as the SPP opening and reamed it by hand I then went up a few sizes and didn't an extremely light chamfer on the bottom side of the tray and just a quick swipe of the top. I would say it works 99% now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jfitz427 Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 I just got into my stash of federal SRP and SPP and the vibraprime works awesome. I mean 100% perfect. But doesn’t work worth a crap with win. So weird. With the fed it takes all of 10-15 seconds to fill up the whole tube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racerba Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 works 99.9% with win spp for me...I just use it without the locking tip that comes with it. when i was using the tip, that's when i got problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jfitz427 Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 On 4/4/2019 at 9:26 AM, racerba said: works 99.9% with win spp for me...I just use it without the locking tip that comes with it. when i was using the tip, that's when i got problems. You mean the black piece that locks in? How does it work without it? You just hold it in? I’m wondering because I thought you had to use that. And I only have one tube, but I have 4 regular Dillion tubes. And I liked to fill up multiple tubes before I start loading. But I thought I couldn’t do that since I only had only the one tube that cane with it. If that makes sense. I’d like to be able to fill up all 5 at once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erick85 Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 You mean the black piece that locks in? How does it work without it? You just hold it in? I’m wondering because I thought you had to use that. And I only have one tube, but I have 4 regular Dillion tubes. And I liked to fill up multiple tubes before I start loading. But I thought I couldn’t do that since I only had only the one tube that cane with it. If that makes sense. I’d like to be able to fill up all 5 at once. Yeah, you can just hold the primer tube up to the tray and they’ll go right in. A lot have removed the black piece from the filler. I haven’t only because mine works ok (for spp) with it in place. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MemphisMechanic Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 (edited) On 4/4/2019 at 6:55 AM, Jfitz427 said: I just got into my stash of federal SRP and SPP and the vibraprime works awesome. I mean 100% perfect. But doesn’t work worth a crap with win. So weird. With the fed it takes all of 10-15 seconds to fill up the whole tube. This is normal. They love CCI and Federal, and S&B run really well. Don’t even bother buying Winchester anymore unless you want to deal with the frustration. Mark the spot directly above the hole with a sharpie, take the cover off and drill a small hole in it. You can use a small allen wrench or toothpick to straighten cocked ones and it makes clearing jams very quick. I second the idea to use 800 then 1,500+ sandpaper to polish the hole slightly. Helps a lot. Just take the stupid plastic locking key out of your vibraprime’s bottom permanently - I don’t even know where mine is. Slide the tray in, hold the primer tube square against the bottom of it, and fill it up. Goes much faster. Edited April 7, 2019 by MemphisMechanic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vluc Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 On 1/20/2019 at 12:49 AM, jskd82 said: I rolled up a piece of 800 grit sandpaper and ran it thru the hole in the tray a few times and then followed it up with some 3000 grit sandpaper. After that I put some imperial sizing wax on the 3000 grit sandpaper and ran it in the hole again. Now Mines works great and if it does get stuck I just shake it or tap it and it falls right in. It rarely gets stuck now but if it does, it just take a tap or two. I had the hornady version and that one was really bad. This. Didn't use that grit but worked on the opening on the tray. I'm even able to load directly into the Dillon tubes with no issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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