It's working a lot better, now. I haven't called Dillon, but the little primer tube block is working now that some of the lube has worked in and the primer bar is working better. I loaded up another 50 rounds just takin' it easy. It is a little off on the timing when working it really slow, but a little help with a thumb indexes the carrier plate all the way. I didn't waste but about 6 primers this time and 4 of 'em got knocked sideway as I was fiddling with friggin' military brass (not decrimped primer pocket) so that don't really count. Not much waste this time and went fairly smooth and fast. I'm happy with it, anyway. What this thing really needs is to be USED, so I've decided not to let it sit.
It just sat up, got musty and rusty, so I'm working it out and getting it limber again.
One thing this thing has always done is occasionally the spent primers will back up in the block below the decapper. I took it apart after I'd bought it and drilled out that hole and it don't do that so much anymore. I'll occasionally have to rod out that hole with a coat hanger wire, but not often since I drilled out the hole bigger. That little bucket that hangs below to catch the spent primers got lost, somewhere out in that mess I call a shop. :banghead: But, it was sorta useless anyway. I prefer just putting a bucket under it to catch the spents. But, it is nice just to be able to rip out a couple of boxes in the time it'd take me to decap and prime 50 the old way.
I do need to get a .38 special die set and or maybe a .45ACP die set for it. I shoot a lot of 9mm and that's what I got it in, but heck, I can BUY 9mm WWB for $6.50.
I have it set up to shoot the load I used to use in IDPA, accurate and just does meet minimum power factor. Buying bulk Winchester bullets from Midway, it costs me about 5 bucks a box of fifty. I have a cast load, 105 grain SWC bullet, that's quite accurate, but can't push that bullet fast enough to make minimum without it leading the bore up. I have a good stash of bullets, but think I might set it up for cast loads when I run out. Don't shoot IDPA much anymore and I cast range scrap for nothing. Good practice ammo, works the action 100 percent, but not much recoil like a +P load. Still, it's the cheap way to go.
I bought a 124 grain mold for 9mm, but that bullet is worthless in every gun I've fired it in, actually key holes the target.
Advice, don't buy a Lee 124 grain truncated cone mold.
