Col. Harrumph
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Here's hoping someone smarter than I will have solved this problem years ago!
I've been using the Rock Chucker I bought in 1975 and one problem that's annoyed me since day one is, many primers popped out by the resizing die end up on the floor. They fly down the ram slot and bounce off the press body or the priming arm (when in place) and usually end up in the tray. But only "usually."
Later models of this press seem to have solved the problem by turning the ram around so the slot is to the rear, redesigning the catcher and adopting a different re-primer. I haven't tried it, but it may be possible to turn the ram 180° on my old Mark 1 machine... but that would render the re-priming gadget unusable. (Which may be OK as I rarely use it anyway.)
Thanks for your ideas!
I've been using the Rock Chucker I bought in 1975 and one problem that's annoyed me since day one is, many primers popped out by the resizing die end up on the floor. They fly down the ram slot and bounce off the press body or the priming arm (when in place) and usually end up in the tray. But only "usually."
Later models of this press seem to have solved the problem by turning the ram around so the slot is to the rear, redesigning the catcher and adopting a different re-primer. I haven't tried it, but it may be possible to turn the ram 180° on my old Mark 1 machine... but that would render the re-priming gadget unusable. (Which may be OK as I rarely use it anyway.)
Thanks for your ideas!