Please help me with my Dillon 650

[sammy]

Hello all,

I have been fighting a priming problem with my Dillon 650. I am having sideways primers, crushed primers ect.. I have loaded many thousands of 10mm and .45acp with little to no problems. I think the platform is out of spec. It is only rearing its ugly head because small primers are less forgiving and need tighter tolerances. Take a look at the picts. I decided to stretch the index ball spring to give the ball more force on the shell plate. The index ball is firmly in the shell plate ball recess. With that in mind look at the primer in relation to the shell plate. The priming system is not adjustable as the index spring and ball are not adjustable. The only thing it can be is an out of spec platform. Am I looking at this right?? Sammy



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[cowboyup]

Sammy, its common on 650's....thats why i got rid of mine and bought 1050's....got tired of chasing lots or priming problems with the 650....try the dillion section on brianenos.com....lots of reading....good luck

[sammy]

The pict makes the magazine look bigger than it is. The magazine is stampped S and the holes measure .190

[rioslu]

There is a post on BE that i read. He adjusted the Indexer Block (Dillon Manual Pg48 item 18). See post #4
Post link, http://www.brianenos.com/forums/inde...howtopic=99713

On left side of press,


Try it and see if it helps, good luck.

[Corbin Dallas]

What I want to know is why you're using a large primer plate with small primers?

[NRAhighpowershooter]

What I want to know is why you're using a large primer plate with small primers?

DOH!!! yup.. that's the problem right there!!!!!!!!!

[rioslu]

What I want to know is why you're using a large primer plate with small primers?

The primer disc is the correct one hes using. It looks that way cause the shell plate is what you see and it gives the look of a large primer disk..

[bruceflinch]

What was the previous caliber loaded & what are you loading now?
Is the case tensioning arm ( that springy thing that holds the case in the shellplate) adjusted correctly?

[sammy]

What was the previous caliber loaded & what are you loading now?
Is the case tensioning arm ( that springy thing that holds the case in the shellplate) adjusted correctly?

Thank you Bruce. That was the problem. I had peeviously been loading .45acp and it was adjusted for that. Just primed 100 cases flawlessly. Sammy

[hill billy]

What was the previous caliber loaded & what are you loading now?
Is the case tensioning arm ( that springy thing that holds the case in the shellplate) adjusted correctly?

This was going to be my guess. If you leave that out just a wee bit too far, you get all the issues you mentioned.

[bruceflinch]

This was going to be my guess. If you leave that out just a wee bit too far, you get all the issues you mentioned.

Don't ask me how I knew that...