45 colt hanging on arm bushing

[blankley]

XL650. I've been having trouble with feeding .45 long colt cases. They're hanging up on the yellow bushing every half dozen cases or so. I don't have a casefeeder attached (no power in the reloading shed). I've reloaded 9mm and 45 acp before and never had the problem (rimless, I guess). Anyone know what I need to adjust to get the rimmed cases to consistently feed?

[gm iprod]

Check the size of the body collar, aluminium bushing above case slider, you will need large.

Also check that the arm bushing goes all the way inward over the body collar bush. Check the position of the black case slider.

[blankley]

Check the size of the body collar, aluminium bushing above case slider, you will need large.

Also check that the arm bushing goes all the way inward over the body collar bush. Check the position of the black case slider.

Yep, large. Goes all the way inward (first thing I checked. Oiled the arm too), and the black case slider is all the way forward.

[dillon]

Can you please clarify exactly where cases are hanging up? Does it occur as the pivoting arm swings beneath the case feed adapter,

or when the swing arm pivots to drop the case in front of the plunger?

[blankley]

Can you please clarify exactly where cases are hanging up? Does it occur as the pivoting arm swings beneath the case feed adapter,

or when the swing arm pivots to drop the case in front of the plunger?

When the arm swings beneath the case feed adapter. The rim of the next case sits on the yellow arm bushing. Wiggle the casefeed tube, and the round falls into the bushing.

Edited February 28, 2008 by blankley

[dillon]

It sounds like the swing arm needs to go back a bit further under the case. There is a set screw that controls

how far the swing arm goes underneath the feed tube. easiest to find it in the exploded drawing on page 52

in the current XL650 manual. Lower drawing, titled" Casefeed Body Assembly", part 2 on the drawing, stock#14326.

Back this screw out 1/2 turn, then see if the swing arm travels further.

[blankley]

It sounds like the swing arm needs to go back a bit further under the case. There is a set screw that controls

how far the swing arm goes underneath the feed tube. easiest to find it in the exploded drawing on page 52

in the current XL650 manual. Lower drawing, titled" Casefeed Body Assembly", part 2 on the drawing, stock#14326.

Back this screw out 1/2 turn, then see if the swing arm travels further.

Perfect. You're the man! Now it's smooth as silk.