ClayBuster Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 So I wore out my last little blue tip for the primer tube on my 1050, since I couldn’t find any locally I tried the assembly from my 650 with the brass tip and finished up the last few hundred rounds I needed to load and it worked perfectly. Any reason to go back to using the other one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oteroman Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 I THINK I was told by Dillon that it was a safety related design decision. Greater chance of primer ignition. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClayBuster Posted April 15, 2019 Author Share Posted April 15, 2019 I just did some searching, it appears that it's pretty common, I think I'll run with it for awhile and see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oteroman Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Report back down the road. Curious I run an Ammobot so I am hesitant to try as my blue tip lasts a long time. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregJ Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 The general consensus that I have see, from those that have been reloading a lot more that I, recommend to NOT use the brass tip on a 1050. If you do, you are setting yourself up for a primer stack detonation. The blue primer tips are designed to be usable commodity and replace fairly often, to prevent this from happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownUnder Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 A jammed primer pulled back under the primer tube in a 1050 should break the blue tip and avoid a detonation of the column of primers, so it is a key safety item. The inflexible brass tip from the 650 could supply enough resistance to detonate a jammed primer. Not worth the risk to save a few cents. A simpler long term fix is to work out why primers are damaging the blue tip. For me, I replaced the white retaining tab with a bent retaining wire to hold the case in place at the priming station and I have experienced zero primer misfeeds since the change. Everyone told me the tab had no relationship to jams, to look at alignment, to use shims, etc. Then Dillon moves to a spring wire instead of a retaining tab on the new presses. Like minds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClayBuster Posted April 16, 2019 Author Share Posted April 16, 2019 I don't think I've ever actually broke one, they just seem to wear out. I'll get a couple dozen ordered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooke Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 29 minutes ago, ClayBuster said: I don't think I've ever actually broke one, they just seem to wear out. I'll get a couple dozen ordered. Have you found a part number for the blue tip? Damn if I can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClayBuster Posted April 16, 2019 Author Share Posted April 16, 2019 6 minutes ago, Brooke said: Have you found a part number for the blue tip? Damn if I can PRIMER MAGAZINE ORIFICE(BLUE)- PART # 14024 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooke Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 23 hours ago, ClayBuster said: PRIMER MAGAZINE ORIFICE(BLUE)- PART # 14024 Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClayBuster Posted April 22, 2019 Author Share Posted April 22, 2019 Ran a couple thousand more rounds this weekend, I'll be leaving the brass tipped 650 rod in there for foreseeable future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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