Primers Not Ejecting
Quote from Reloader on July 16, 2008, 1:36 amI reload 9 mm exclusively (so far) on my XL650 using Dillon dies except for a Redding micrometer bullet seater.
The last time I reloaded, I had several rounds where the spent primer didn't eject all the way from the sizing die and was pushed back into the case by the new primer at the primer seating station. This happened about 6 times in about 400 reloads and I discovered it by seeing the unused new primers in the little tray on the front of the loader. There was no particular change in the "feel" at the primer seating station when this occured.
I'm loading well used mixed cases but no particular brand stands out as the problem and none are military cases with crimped primer pockets The new primers are Remington 1-1/2 small pistol and they feed perfectly from the primer tube. I always hear the "click" from the spring-loaded primer punch in the sizing die so I have no idea how the spent primers manage to avoid ejection.
Ideas and suggestions?
I reload 9 mm exclusively (so far) on my XL650 using Dillon dies except for a Redding micrometer bullet seater.
The last time I reloaded, I had several rounds where the spent primer didn't eject all the way from the sizing die and was pushed back into the case by the new primer at the primer seating station. This happened about 6 times in about 400 reloads and I discovered it by seeing the unused new primers in the little tray on the front of the loader. There was no particular change in the "feel" at the primer seating station when this occured.
I'm loading well used mixed cases but no particular brand stands out as the problem and none are military cases with crimped primer pockets The new primers are Remington 1-1/2 small pistol and they feed perfectly from the primer tube. I always hear the "click" from the spring-loaded primer punch in the sizing die so I have no idea how the spent primers manage to avoid ejection.
Ideas and suggestions?
Quote from Reloader on July 16, 2008, 3:43 pmI strongly suspect the spent primer is sticking onto the end of the decap pin and getting pulled back up into the primer pocket. Take some 200-300 grit sandpaper and lightly break the edge of the end of the decap pin. This will prevent the anvil inside the spent primer from getting wedged onto the end of the pin.
I strongly suspect the spent primer is sticking onto the end of the decap pin and getting pulled back up into the primer pocket. Take some 200-300 grit sandpaper and lightly break the edge of the end of the decap pin. This will prevent the anvil inside the spent primer from getting wedged onto the end of the pin.
Quote from Reloader on November 3, 2008, 3:11 pmI followed your advice and it seems to have solved the problem. I chucked the decapping pin in a small drill press and polished and rounded the tip with 400 grit emery paper.
I've loaded almost 1000 rounds of 9 mm using the same brass and Remington primer since then with no primer draw backs or problems.
I followed your advice and it seems to have solved the problem. I chucked the decapping pin in a small drill press and polished and rounded the tip with 400 grit emery paper.
I've loaded almost 1000 rounds of 9 mm using the same brass and Remington primer since then with no primer draw backs or problems.