Dillon Precision XL 650 - Manual (Page 43)

4. Point of decap pin is squared off not
rounded (pin gets stuck in anvil and
pulls primer back into primer pocket).
5. Berdan primed brass.
a. Berdan primed brass has two flash
holes and should not be reloaded.
I. Case not properly sized.
1. Size die not properly adjusted.
2. Handle not cycled all the way down
to stops.
3. Case was shot in an unsupported
chamber and base is excessively
expanded.
a. Hot loads.
b. Consult a gunsmith about chamber.
J. Spent primers dropping on floor.
1. Spent primer cup bracket (16209)
broken or missing.
2. Spent primer cup (16211) broken or
missing.
K. Spent primers bouncing out of empty
spent primer cup.
1. Place a piece of thin foam to the
bottom of the spent primer cup.
Station 2 - Priming
A. Primers not feeding properly.
1. Magazine tube is empty.
2. Stuck primer in tube.
a. Tube must be thrown away.
3. Damaged brass tip or tube.
a. Tube must be thrown away.
B. Crushed primers.
1. Dirt or debris in shellplate pockets.
2. Ringed primer. When a spent primer
has been pierced by the decapping
pin leaving a ring of metal from the
primer in the pocket.
3. Chipped or worn primer punch.
4. Hot loaded ammo that has been fired
several times and the base of the
case has been flattened. Such cases
being reloaded need primer pockets
swaged – i.e., radiused edges on the
primer pocket.
5. Be sure the loading bench is not
shaking or rocking. To keep the
bench from moving bolt it to the wall.
If the bench is not solid the primers
will tip and jam.
6. Be sure the primer Station locator tab
is adjusted correctly. It should be
adjusted so it is approximately 10
thousandths from the case rim (the
thickness of a business card).
7. Wrong size/type primer for that cal-
iber.
8. Pushing forward on the handle too
hard.
9. Cycle the machine using a smooth
continuous motion. Do not make
erratic movements.
C. High Primers.
1. Shellplate too loose. Be sure the
shellplate is tightened down correctly.
This is done by turning the shellplate
bolt down until it is tight, then backing
it off 1/8 of a turn. Don’t forget to
loosen the shellplate bolt set screw,
on the left side of the mainshaft,
before adjusting the shellplate bolt.
Tighten the set screw when finished.
2. Erratic handle motion.
3. Push handle forward fully to seat the
primer.
4. Handle crank broken or cracked.
a. Push forward on the handle and
look for hairline cracks.
D. Primer early warning system inoperative.
1. Battery dead, missing or backwards.
2. Follower rod (13707) not in or
warped.
3. Buzzer defective.
4. Primers stuck in magazine tube.
E. Rotary primer disc not indexing/jammed.
1. Check indexing lever and replace if
bent.
2. Inspect primer cam (13670).
a. Missing.
b. Worn camming surface.
3. Powder debris on platform.
4. Stuck primer catching on shim
(14117) and platform body.
F. Primers going in upside down.
1. Primer punch is not properly aligned
with the indexing shellplate.
a. Using old index cam (if purchased
machine prior to March 95).
Station 2 - Powder Charging and Case
Mouth Belling
A. Crushing cases.
1. Locator tab is misadjusted. Adjust tab
until there is a small amount of light
showing between the case and the
locator tab. Approximately 10 thou-
sandths of an inch.
B. Spilling powder.
1. Slamming or going too fast with the
operating handle. Common with .380
and 9mm cases which are filled to
the top of the case. Slow down and
pace yourself.
2. Stick or pencil lead type powders
bridging on the case mouth in the
powder funnel.
3. Check powder bar adjustment.
4. Machine not secured properly or
bench not stable.
5. Small powder bar spacer plug
(13921) missing.
6. No primer in case.
C. Erratic belling (too much or too little).
1. Variation in case length. Note: sepa-
rate cases by brand.
2. Handle not moving all the way down
on each cycle.
3. No funnel.
4. Wrong funnel for that caliber.
5. Improper powder die adjustment.
6. Powder measure loose on powder
die (screws not tightened down).
D. Erratic powder charges.
1. Powder bar not moving the full length
of its travel. Turn the powder die
down until it does.
2. Failsafe rod missing.
3. Powder not settled in hopper.
a. After a powder bar has been re-
adjusted – cycle five cases through
the machine dropping powder in
each one. Check the powder
weight of the fifth case.
4. Not cycling the handle through its full
travel.
5. Machine not secured properly or
bench not stable.
6. Wrong size bar for requirements.
a. Switch to the large bar over 7
grains.
7. Powder funnel or drop tube dirty or
clogged.
8. Crack in powder measure body.
a. Usually present where bellcrank
bolt (13904) enters powder mea-
sure body (21274).
9. Small powder bar spacer plug
(13921) missing.
10. Erratic handle movement.
11. Using pencil lead/stick type powder.
E. Powder bar sticking
1. Powder bar dirty.
a. Clean with acetone or finger nail
polish remover. Keep very clean.
Do not lubricate.
b. Do not use sandpaper, file or any-
thing abrasive.
2. Powder bar, powder bar spacer or
powder measure body galled.
Appearance of a long streak of metal
on the bar or spacer.
a. Wipe off with soft cloth soaked in
acetone, lighter fluid or rubbing
alcohol.
3. Failsafe assembly not installed or
broken.
4. Using fine-grained spherical powder.
a. Win 296, H110 and Accurate Arms
powder have been known to get
between the powder bar, spacer
and/or the powder measure body
and bind movement.
5. Powder bar insert/powder bar adjust-
ment bolt adjusted full open against
the stop.
a. This can bind the powder bar
insert causing the powder bar to
drag.
F. Case sticking to powder funnel.
1. New, extremely clean or liquid
cleaned brass.
a. Do not clean cases more than 1
1/2 hours.
b. Worn powder funnel. Streaks on
funnel tip. Repolish to high luster.
Station 3 - Powder Check
A. Powder check die inoperative.
1. Check battery.
2. Check adjustments.
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