RCBS The Grand - Manual (Page 14)

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8. Primers do not drop from Collet to Transfer Bar:
Check Collet for damage or burrs.
Check Primer Transfer Bar for damage or burrs.
Loosen lock nut (B) on the top of the Primer Drop Tube
and adjust down in
1 /
4
turn increments until primers drop
freely. Retighten lock nut (photo 47). (CAUTION: Adjusting
the Primer Drop Tube Assembly too far down may cause
damage to the Primer Transfer Bar.)
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9. Primers drop from the Primer Transfer Bar before
reaching the end of its travel:
The Primer Sleeve in the lower casting may not have
returned upward. Foreign material may be lodged in the
assembly. Remove Primer Seater Casting, inspect for
damage, clean (or replace damaged parts) and reinstall.
10. Hulls stick below Case Holder Plate after priming,
causing press not to index:
Use of very low base brass hulls is typically the cause. The
Primer Seat Die outer body is clearing the Case Holders
before the brass portion of the hull is exposed. Loosen
Lock Nut (A) and lower outer die body down in
1 /
4
turn
increments until problem solved (photo 49).
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11. Hull mouths catch going into the Primer Seat Die:
Hulls are either not round or there is a slight die body
alignment problem. Return hull mouth to “round” condition.
To realign, remove primers, insert a hull in Station 2, loosen
lock nut (A,
photo 49), lower Handle while guiding hull up
into Primer Seat Die, with Handle at very bottom of stroke,
retighten lock nut (A).
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12. Powder below the shell plate at Station 3:
Hull is missing primer.
Check to insure that primer supply has not run out.
Check for damage to Primer Transfer Bar that may cause
primers to drop in sideways onto Primer Seat Plug.
13. Inconsistent powder charges:
Foreign material may have made its way into the powder
bushing. We have seen strings from shot bags, seals from
the powder canister and pieces of plastic.
Lower drop tube may not be adjusted to basewad in hull to
provide full travel of Shut Off.
Index Shaft and Brackets may be worn or loose causing
the Charge Bar to not make complete left and right
movements.
14. Hulls pop out at Station 4 - wad insertion:
The Wad Guide is not returning up. Remove cap screw
and washer
(photo 50), remove Wad Guide and check to
see that the three springs are stacked properly. Check that
Wad Starter Rod is not adjusted too far up. If Wad Starter
Rod is too far up, it will not insert the wad past the Wad
Guide. The wad sticks in the Wad Guide and when the
Wad Carrier tips back, the hull is pulled from the press.
Adjust Wad Starter Rod to just clear wad petals as Wad
Guide tips inward.
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