Finally, got the chance to spend some quality time with my Lee Turret Press and do some 9mm reloading this evening. Reloading for me is an intentionally relaxing activity, so anything that seeks to mar that experience is unwelcome. My components for the evening were regular range pick-up brass (multiple headstamp), 147gr BBI flatnose conical lead, CCI SPP and Accurate #2.
About 5-10 cycles into my evening I noticed a recurring problem. During the sizing/decapping station, about 1 in 5 spent primers would stick to the decapping pin and not drop off but be pulled back against the primer opening in the case and remain there. When I would lower the case onto the priming ram with a new primer, I could feel it stop prematurely as the new primer partially reseated the old primer. Raising the case, the new primer would remain in the priming ram while I had to return the turret to the previous station to resize and decap again.
Has anyone else experienced sticky spent primers using the Lee dies and if so, how did you solve the issue?
I didn't have a lot of time so I only reloaded about 100 rounds but averaged probably 1 in 5 sticky primers. Not fun, as it messed with my rhythm!
thanks.
About 5-10 cycles into my evening I noticed a recurring problem. During the sizing/decapping station, about 1 in 5 spent primers would stick to the decapping pin and not drop off but be pulled back against the primer opening in the case and remain there. When I would lower the case onto the priming ram with a new primer, I could feel it stop prematurely as the new primer partially reseated the old primer. Raising the case, the new primer would remain in the priming ram while I had to return the turret to the previous station to resize and decap again.
Has anyone else experienced sticky spent primers using the Lee dies and if so, how did you solve the issue?
I didn't have a lot of time so I only reloaded about 100 rounds but averaged probably 1 in 5 sticky primers. Not fun, as it messed with my rhythm!
thanks.
