Upside Down Cases

#1 · December 3, 2007, 5:19 pm

I've just started loading 9mm and have found that every once in a while a case will drop down the tube from the case loader upside down.....it happens once in every hundred or so cases.....not a big deal...it just breaks the rhythm of the operation... any clues as to why this might happen...

thanks

#2 · December 4, 2007, 5:45 pm

How old is your casefeeder? If the top of the clear plastic funnel is rectangular, then you need a white plastic adapter insert.

How much brass are you putting into the bowl? Could be too much. We suggest a quart container, or a one pound coffee can as a measuring device.

#3 · December 6, 2007, 12:04 pm

Thanks for the quick reply.....the casefeeder and press are both brand new....actually I'm using a coffee can as a measure for the brass........

#4 · December 6, 2007, 4:18 pm

Not sure why otherwise it would flip one, other than to be sure you run it at the slow speed for handgun cartridges.

#5 · December 6, 2007, 6:21 pm

OK....I'll try the slow speed....thanks

#6 · December 16, 2007, 9:13 pm

I also have the same problem. I have the new funnel, run on slow speed. I just loaded 600rds. of 9mm and had about 5 flip. The first time there was maybe 100 pieces of brass in the feeder. and I use the Aero bin as the measure. I fill the bin up were it is even with the top of the Aero bin, no more.

#7 · December 28, 2007, 2:31 am

I tried the slow speed.....I still get an upside down case every once in a while...........

#8 · January 2, 2008, 7:27 pm

I had this problem a while back and a reloading friend of mine said it was caused by the casefeeder jiggling while reloading. His solution was to detach the casefeeder from the reloader. I took another tack: I bolted my reloading bench to the wall to minimize its movement, then ran a couple guide wires from the casefeeder to the wall to stabilize the casefeeder. It seems to be working.

#9 · January 8, 2008, 9:56 pm

I have also started loading 38 Super Comp I have the new Case feeder with the conical funnel and sometimes getting the upside down case but I have been over filling and using high speed.

Thanks for the tips i will try your advice.

Regards

Brad