[Dewey 68]

I'm not having flipped primers or lack of primers feeding in my Pro 1000, but I'm still running into the occasional high primer that won't eject off the shellplate.

I'm consciously trying to make full, smooth strokes with the press, especially when I take the lever back to the top, but I'm still getting them from time to time.

Does anyone have any tips for preventing this? The primer punch bottoms on the bottom of the press plate, so I don't think shimming that area would help. Does anyone have any tips or tricks that they've developed for this?

Thanks!

[evan price]

What I do with mine is I have the handle set up so that when it is all the way back (ram down) the handle is about vertical by the right front upright bar of the press. When I am seating a primer I hold the press handle in the "hook" of my right thumb and lower palm pushing towards the press, and use my ring and middle finger to grab the rear right upright (the one with the grooves in it for the primer tray shaker) and squeeze my hand together like I am crushing a soda can. I hope you understand what I am getting at; I've got big hands so this works for me.

Also, make sure the top of the press casting (especially where the primer pin hits) is clear of debris; a spent primer anvil falling under the shellplate carrier will prevent it from going down far enough to fully seat the primer.

[youngda9]

Once you reload more and mnore rounds with it, you really get the "feel" for the seating of a primer. You should give it a firm push and feel the primer seat. You'll get good enough to know if it is off center and you might need to jiggle the brass a bit, or if one didn't drop from the feeder due to a blockage or that you're out of primers. Keep at it.

Also, I always load my loaded rounds into a plastic case with the bullet down. This allows me to do a quick visual of all of the primers to make sure none are in backwards, deformed, missing, or sticking out too far. This is somehting you should do for safety and quality control of every round you load.

[bds]

Also, I always load my loaded rounds into a plastic case with the bullet down. This allows me to do a quick visual of all of the primers to make sure none are in backwards, deformed, missing, or sticking out too far. This is something you should do for safety and quality control of every round you load.
+1 Good reloading practice! I mostly hand prime, but when I do prime on the Pro 1000, I fill the ammo box with the bullets down and inspect the primers. If I find any high primers, I use the hand primer or the press to seat the primer deeper.

The primer punch bottoms on the bottom of the press
Actually no. Primer punch/rod is free floating as the bottom of the shell plate carrier (part around the bottom of the primer punch/rod) hits the press base as you can push the primer punch/rod past the bottom of the shell plate carrier.

Does anyone have any tips for preventing this? Does anyone have any tips or tricks that they've developed for this?
As you seat the primer, the primer punch/rod pushes against the base of the case held by the shell plate. If the shell plate is not tightly mounted to the shell plate carrier, you will have play in the shell plate that will result in high primers. To check, remove the shell plate carrier from the press and tighten the center shell plate bolt (with hex hole) using an Allen wrench with the shell plate at station #1 hole secured with a screw driver/Allen wrench. This bolt has a left-handed thread so you will need to tighten counter-clockwise.

Also, as evan price posted, while you have the shell plate carrier out of the press, inspect the hole below the primer feed ramp for any debri (usually powder flakes).

[pcwirepro]

Whatever you do, don't overtighten the hex bolt that holds the shell plate/carrier in place! See Below:
http://www.thehighroad.org/showpost.php?p=6471254&postcount=42

[bds]

pcwirepro, yes, no breaker bar on THAT bolt. :D

[Dewey 68]

Thanks for the ideas. I may tape a penny under the primer punch to see what happens. I'll go slowly and "feel" how they seat.

It's not a huge deal, but it is a pain to pull them out by hand and finish advancing the shellplate.

Happy 4th of July to everyone!

[Red Cent]

If your press is mot bolted down rock steady to a bench, it will cause the problem. Check the mounting flex on the primer stroke. Got two of 'em.