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Spent primer collection
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By MrWilburn
Published on: 2012-01-05 at 6:52 PM |
Replies: 0
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I've been reloading .45 ACP on my 550 for 8 months or so without any issues that weren't user related.I just started reloading .40 s&w and the only issue is the spent primer bin.After resizing the spent primer is sent any and everywhere except into the primer bin.I've checked everything,and cleaned everything as per the manual but I still get the same results.I switched tool heads back to .45 ACP to compare,and it worked flawlessly.Any help?
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Posted by: dillon
Posted on: 2012-01-06 at 09:21:50 AM
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Check the spent primer catcher chute #13899, be sure it is pivoting to the closed position when you pull the handle down.
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Posted by: MrWilburn
Posted on: 2012-01-06 at 11:28:08 AM
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Yeah that's what it is it seems.It stays in the open position all the time.
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Posted by: MrWilburn
Posted on: 2012-01-06 at 11:57:29 AM
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Problem solved.It was the little cotter key/pin that keep the catch bin together.Somehow it had gotten into a bind and was holding it in the open position....DUH on me big time.Once again,me not the machine.Thanks!
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Posted by: caldrovp
Posted on: 2012-02-17 at 07:14:15 PM
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Hey thanks to the original post and to the one that answered it. I got an RL550B for Christmas and have been reloading like a fiend. Tonight the spent primers were going all over the place. Some were landing on the new primer feed ramp which plays havoc with the smooth operation of the cycle. IMO the cotter pin in the spent primer chute is a little too tight. Mine was really jammed in there and in order to get it out I had to grab it with a pair of needle nose pliers and rotate the pliers which wound the cotter pin onto the pliers as it was pulled out. I went back with the same size cotter pin but only one leg of it. Now the spent primer chute operates perfectly.
I love my RL550B
Thanks again guys
Vince
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Posted by: rfwhatley
Posted on: 2012-03-25 at 06:41:08 PM
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This is a very common 550 issue. Some people replace the split pin with a safety pin or other round wire. The issue is in the split pin, not the chute.
