Hornady LNL-AP primers jamming?

[Rod m1]

Has anyone had problems with primers seating crooked into the brass? I seem to have problems with this more then any other problem with the press.

How hard are you pushing the handle to seat a large pistol primer in the LNL? I’m putting a good amount of presser on the handle and I’m wondering if it’s too much. If the primer is seated properly in the LNL will it be flush with the head of the brass (I usually like it below the head)?

 

[Canuck-IL]

Except for Win double dot and S&B brass, I've had no problems with large or small primers. Those 2 brands (I think S&B actually makes both) have known tight pockets.

Check there's not the teeniest bit of crud, powder, whatever in front of the slide that's causing it to stop just short of full travel. I air blow mine before each session and use Hornady dry lube aerosol every 1,000 rounds or so, but that's more for smoothness. Primers always seat just below flush, no extreme pressure at all.
/Bryan

 

[1911user]

Make sure the area where the primer slide moves is very clean. Spilled powder or other debris in there will keep it from sliding far enough toward the center of the carrier plate causing primers to not be centered under the case. I'd recommend keeping a can of compressed (dry) air to blow the area out especially after any kind of powder spill.

 

[DaveInFloweryBranchGA]

Rod,

I've never had any problems with my primer feed, but here's something I did when I installed it that I think may help.

1. Remove the primer feeder "slide" and polish the edges.
2. Polish the race with the "slide" moves in.
3. Watch the feeding motion without a brass and make sure the "cam" bar is adjusted properly so the primers are being fed in time with your press.
4. Keep things clean.

Hope this helps,

Dave

 

[LongShotsin10]

No problems with that particular issue, military pockets need to swagged out though.
Make sure you have the right size seater, don't use the small size for large size primers and vise versa.

 

[Shoney]

The previous posts give good advice. I had primer problems when powder was spilled, but also had problems when the primers got low.

To solve the low primer problem, I purchased a 1/8 inch dowel, inserted it in the primer tube, then marked a red stripe on the exposed dowel above the point where the tube was empty and there was one primer in the hole ready to load. The extra weight of the dowel solved the low primer mis-feeds and gave me a primer counter.