Lubricating the primer slide??

#1 · November 5, 2010, 2:55 am

I have a 550B, new press, it's only processed about 120 rounds of 223 and the primer slide (13920) drags and jumps as it moves. Shouldn't it be one fluid pass? Rate or speed of pull on the handle makes no difference, still jumps.

Any suggestion are welcomed!!!

#2 · November 5, 2010, 2:19 pm

No lube on the primer slide- it has a teflon coating already, liquid lube just causes it to get gummy and balk. Unbolt the primer feed from the frame, remove it and the primer slide. Use a scotchbrite pad or steel wool to lightly scour the top of the frame and bottom of the primer slide, then wipe with a patch and alcohol.

#3 · November 6, 2010, 4:52 am

That helped....... Thank you!!

#4 · December 24, 2010, 12:03 am

I'm sure the responses you get will be NOT to. But on my 550B after a short period of use, I experienced the same as you describe. So I gave it a little shot of Lock Ease (door lock lubricant, that is graphite with a solvent carrier that flashes off pretty quickly). Smoothed out the operation.

I checked everything before I resorted to lube, and all was adjusted properly. Several thousand rounds later, all is still smooth.

#5 · February 4, 2011, 7:34 am

Same thing, I did almost the same as jepp2 did. I just touched a q-tip into the mica neck lube I use, and lightly brushed that on the primer slide. It worked fine, and no gumming up.

#6 · April 28, 2011, 3:21 am

ive had my 550b for abt 20 yrs and i use remington dry lube and it works great.

#7 · April 29, 2011, 9:03 pm

Hornaday One Shot works best. Note Dillon says no lube. Others say lube that go dry or evap leaving a dry lube behind.