allen-1
NES Member
I have a Dillon XL650 - and I've broken a few parts on it as I was going through the learning curve. One thing that really sank in after a few mistakes was that if there's resistance - STOP. Don't pass go, don't collect $200, don't ask the RO what's going on - just STOP.
Last night I was loading some 9mm and the handle wouldn't go all the way down. It stopped when the press still had about 2 inches of travel. Hmmm... Wtf?
So I started taking things apart. See picture below. Turned out that a primer had flipped up was preventing the primer wheel from turning. Simple to fix, and no need to take it apart as far as I did. On the other hand, I took the opportunity to clean things, grease parts and generally service it.
Ran some more bullets this morning - and checked to make sure that my powder weight and OAL were good. They are.
Last night I was loading some 9mm and the handle wouldn't go all the way down. It stopped when the press still had about 2 inches of travel. Hmmm... Wtf?
So I started taking things apart. See picture below. Turned out that a primer had flipped up was preventing the primer wheel from turning. Simple to fix, and no need to take it apart as far as I did. On the other hand, I took the opportunity to clean things, grease parts and generally service it.
Ran some more bullets this morning - and checked to make sure that my powder weight and OAL were good. They are.