Quote from Reloader on October 24, 2020, 10:55 pm

Update: Today I was reloading and watching station 2 very closely. What I noticed was that some cartridge cases were 'tilted' they were not straight up (centered) as they were going up to station 2.

They were off to one side or the other so they were not centered when they entered station 2. Thus the lip of the case was contacting the powder funnel and lifting it allowing the powder to spill out.

By moving the cartridge case so it was straight I pretty much got rid of the spills.

But now the question is why are the cases tilted? Should the shell plate be tighter? There is some case movement on all the stations when I wiggle them.

This is a Dillon 550C and i have the locater pins with '3' on them with the unit.

Would tightening down the shell plate cause the cases to line up correctly?

thanks
Steve

Quote from Reloader on October 25, 2020, 12:41 pm

If there is significant movement when you press on the rotating star arms then you will need to tighten the shell plate a bit more. Dillon mentions a certain amount but I don't remember what it is.

Quote from Reloader on October 25, 2020, 5:38 pm

Hi Jforwel, yes that was indeed the issue the shellplate was too loose. I loosened the screw in the ram and then tightened the main bolt holding the shell plate.

I then rotated the plate to ensure it moves and tightened the ram screw.

I then ran about 75 cases through the press and on station 2 they were all standing straight and not leaning. No spills!

I appreciate everyone's input on this issue and truly value this forum.

Thanks everyone!