Ammunition & Hand Loading > Cartridge and Shotshell reloading
Off and running (ok...more like crawling) with my new Dillon XL650 Setup
OnTheFly:
--- Quote from: unfy on August 10, 2013, 07:41:05 PM ---The opposite end of the tube has hole drilled through it. A simple cotter pin keeps primers from flowing out if ya tip it upside down
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That is exactly what I am talking about. I bought a package of 4 extra primer pick-up tubes (only one came with the press) and they provide a pin, sort of like a cotter pin, that keeps the primers from coming out the two-way end until you them to. BUT there is "Some assembly required".
Fly
bkoenig:
--- Quote from: SemperFiGuy on August 10, 2013, 08:34:43 AM ---Fly.........
All Good Stuff to Know. Great bonding experiences for all Dillon reloaders.
Now, just wait until you start reloading shotshells.
Little ball bearings all over the floor. Everywhere.
Mixed in with the Red Dot.
And sprinkled liberally with 209 primers, of course.
sfg
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60 grains of Black Powder will spread out to cover the floor of an entire room if you pour it through a 36" drop tube and forget to put the 45-70 case underneath first. Not that I've ever done such a stupid thing.
SemperFiGuy:
--- Quote ---Not that I've ever done such a stupid thing.
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It strains credulity that any of our Experienced Forum Members would actually engage in some of the fumbly things that have been discussed on this Forum.
But...as a Public Service For New Forum Members, posting of these Cautionary Tales has Merit.
We Care!
sfg
OnTheFly:
Things are coming together. I have loaded about 800 rounds. At the peak (so far) I produced 199 rounds in 15 minutes verified by an actual timer. That is 796/hour IF I had that many primer tubes. I only had a few minor problems during that run. For example, found some 380 cases that slowed me down a little.
THEN I start another run and start crushing primers in the "Rotary Primer Disc" before they even get to the case. After clearing the crushed primer, and the next one, and the next one, and the next one, I finally got one case primed and the primer was WAY high. It would have been a likely candidate for a slam fire. I called Dillon and told them about the crushed primers, but forgot to mention the high primer issue. They suggested that I back off the primer "Seater Assembly", but intuitively, I knew that loosening it was the wrong direction to go. Then it dawned on me that the nut being too loose would cause both my problems. Tightened it back up....BAM! I'm back in business. That was a wasted two hours of my life that I will never get back.
I thought I might also give you all a view of my man cave.
Fly
OnTheFly:
And here are some pics of my CraigsList convection oven (thanks for the suggestion wallace11bravo!) for making sure my brass is dry after it has its sonic bath.
BRASS...It's whats for dinner!
Fly
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