JDIllon Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 I have tried everything I can think of! One or Two out of every 100 rnds it fails to pickup a primer. And I can’t figure out why. Any suggestions. JD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregJ Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 - Replace the primer tube tip (blue?) - Make sure primer magazine tube nut is not tight, screw it down to where it just starts to touch. - Make sure the primer tube is clean. - If you havent already, put a 45 case only (no additional weight is needed) on top of the primer rod. - Make sure the primer shuttle area is clean. - Make sure the white plastic case guide is not too tight. Should be a business card's thickness between it and the case. - Make sure the brass guide on the primer shuttle is not worn. This is where the primer arm pulls the shuttle back. - Make sure the primer arm is properly adjusted, business card's thickness between the tip and the press (primer shuttle track). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDIllon Posted July 17, 2019 Author Share Posted July 17, 2019 Hi Greg, thanks! I have done all of the above and still having the problem of not primer shuttle, not picking up a primer on 1 or 2 out of a 100. I will recheck all of the above!! and I will replace the blue tip again. JD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregJ Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 50 minutes ago, JDIllon said: Hi Greg, thanks! I have done all of the above and still having the problem of not primer shuttle, not picking up a primer on 1 or 2 out of a 100. I will recheck all of the above!! and I will replace the blue tip again. JD What primers? When you load the tubes are one or two of them sticking and not going in like the rest? Could be one or two out of round ones are getting hung up. Replacing the blue tip as almost always fixed it for me. Also, might pull the primer mag tube nut and take a flashlight and mirror to see if the assembly is properly aligned over the primer hole in the shuttle. IIRC, it needs to be a little forward of the hole in the shuttle to allow the primer to rock into the shuttle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDIllon Posted July 17, 2019 Author Share Posted July 17, 2019 OK, I have gone thru it all again!! and it seems to be working OK now. I did change out the Blue tip even though it looked OK!! but that seems to have made the difference. Just curious, how often do you guys change the Blue tip??? JD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerTrace Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 Loaded my first 200 rounds on a "new to me" Super 1050. It is virtually new with less than 1K rounds loaded. The first 200 were great. Now it's all jammed up in the primer area. I took it apart and put it back together. Worked for about 10 rounds and jammed again. My reloading advisor is at Nats. It will just sit as it is, until he arrives.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmiya Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Make sure the 1/2 moon shaped retainer is tight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregJ Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 On 9/20/2019 at 6:59 PM, RangerTrace said: Loaded my first 200 rounds on a "new to me" Super 1050. It is virtually new with less than 1K rounds loaded. The first 200 were great. Now it's all jammed up in the primer area. I took it apart and put it back together. Worked for about 10 rounds and jammed again. My reloading advisor is at Nats. It will just sit as it is, until he arrives.......... 1. make sure the nut on the top of the primer magazine tube is barely finger tight. It should just begin to touch the tube. 2. empty the primer magazine tube, and check the blue tip at the bottom of the primer mag tube. Replace it anyway. These are a disposable commodity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dillon Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 Make sure that the primer indexing arm assembly did not get pushed up where it clamps around the primer shield. This can happen if the spring-loaded camming channel gets stuck, then the index bolt hits the bottom of it instead of entering the camming slot. The bottom of the primer index arm should almost drag in the primer slide channel. On older 1050s, prior to the brass roller on the rear of the primer slide, they have a steel roll pin with a rubber sleeve over it. Eventually the rubber sleeve wears or tears. Replace it with a short piece of 1/8" automotive vacuum hose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MemphisMechanic Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 15 minutes ago, dillon said: On older 1050s, prior to the brass roller on the rear of the primer slide, they have a steel roll pin with a rubber sleeve over it. Eventually the rubber sleeve wears or tears. Replace it with a short piece of 1/8" automotive vacuum hose. Well, now I know the press I bought used is an “older” 1050. I tore it down and cleaned it and did exactly what you suggested in order to replace the worn rubber. Approximately how long ago did the switch to a brass roller occur? I’ve considered looking into rebuilding/overhauling the priming system even though it runs flawlessly due to the unknown mileage. This is probably an upgrade I should consider. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dillon Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 The change to a brass roller on the Super 1050 primer slide occurred a few years ago. If you purchase a new primer slide, it comes with the roller, and is a drop-in replacement part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerTrace Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 After my quick little 600 round session last night after work, I am super please with the 1050. I've never gone so many rounds without a hiccup........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 On the EVO press the aluminum tube is machined, there is no this damn blue plastic tip the power supply is perfect.Hopefully Dillon will do the same for the new RL 1100 (and 10 stations ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V2plus25 Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 I think the reason for going with a plastic tip is so that there is some sort of give should a jam be encountered. I'd rather have a primer get stuck in the blue plastic tip (which happens unfortunately) rather than jam up and possibly ignite my whole stack of primers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmz Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 I have had a few 1050s for quite some time with no issues with the blue tip, from my experience I think the majority of the people along with a few of my friends issues with the ”Bluetip” is because they over tighten the the top of the tube magazine nut that the low primer sensor sits on. Just finger tight is all it needs to be and that is a loose finger tight. Just my two cents... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V2plus25 Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 Mine is just barely finger tightened and I still get the occasional primer stuck in the blue tip. Maybe I need to lengthen the pause on the upstroke to give the primer a little more time to actually seat itself in the primer slide..... dunno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerTrace Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 6 hours ago, V2plus25 said: Mine is just barely finger tightened and I still get the occasional primer stuck in the blue tip. Maybe I need to lengthen the pause on the upstroke to give the primer a little more time to actually seat itself in the primer slide..... dunno This is what GmanBart said was his fix. Adding a shim in front of the primer shuttle stop, to give it a bit more travel. Lee Neel also says to use a 650 primer magazine with the brass tip instead of the blue tip. I tried both of those at first with virtually no success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V2plus25 Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 2 hours ago, RangerTrace said: This is what GmanBart said was his fix. Adding a shim in front of the primer shuttle stop, to give it a bit more travel. Lee Neel also says to use a 650 primer magazine with the brass tip instead of the blue tip. I tried both of those at first with virtually no success. After loading waaaay too many rounds this week I finally found what was causing my primer issues. Assuming you've tried and fixed everything GregJ mentioned above, there's one more thing to check. If you aren't very careful when filling the powder hopper, I'm willing to bet there are some flecks of powder that make it down the primer tube. That would explain how primers are getting caught in the blue tip and then kicked out the bottom of the primer slide. That's definitely been happening to me since my primer issues don't pop up till after I refill the powder hopper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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