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« on: May 02, 2024, 12:39:56 am »
I have run into odd lots of primers where the anvil is sitting high in the primer cup and will catch on the underside of the primer socket. It has only happened to me on one occasion with one lot of Winchester primers......and I have used a lot of Winchester primers. I have heard from a couple of customers who have had a similar problem, but don't know which brand primers they were using. I think the problem is quite rare but can be very frustrating.
Star did make a Primer Sockets for rifle machines which has an undercut on the bottom of the primer socket which allows additional clearance. I have them in stock.
You must keep the primer magazine clean. It will build up some green crud over time which can impede the flow of primers. I use a 17 caliber cleaning rod with a 17 caliber patch for small primer magazines and a 17 Caliber rod with a 22 caliber patch for large primer magazines. You can also use a 17 Caliber or 22 Caliber bore snake.
Don't add weights to the end of the follower rod to push primers through. It's a follower rod, not a push rod.
Bruce Williams
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