Loadmaster won't auto prime properly!

[Neted]

Ok I've read everything, watched hours or you tube videos and I still can't seem to get the primers to seat properly in the shells. (45 ACP). They seem to be sideways or turned in such a way I end up crushing them when I advance the press. HELP!!!!! The guide is keeping the shell in place and everything is where it should be at least I think it is. Any sugestions?

[Fyodor]

Can you post some good close up pictures?

Obviously something is not as it should be. Have you had a closer look on the priming without a case? What does the primer do? Will it glide in position smoothly, and will it not catch any edge?

EDIT
Have you tried a sizing die in station 2? A case that's not correctly aligned might cause that, too.

[Neted]

OK, I tried to take some pictures but the camera wouldn't focus close enough. I HAVE FOUND MY PROBLEM THOUGH!!!! I was using Large Primers 2 1/2 and I found that the brass, which I bought, had Mixed primer pockets. about 25% were .20+ diameter the rest were .17+ in diameter. When I started sorting and using the small pistol primers all seemed to work well.

I thought I had read everything there was to read on this! nowhere did I see mentioned that 45ACP came in two different sized primers!!! Is this normal? will I encounter this with other calibers? should I load the shells that measured .20+ with the large pistol primers? the Lyman book says to use the small ones.

I was able to load about 60 rounds starting at the lowest recommended grain and moving up about 1 1/2 in steps. I'll try these next weekend at the range.

[Steve]

Unfortunately there is quite a bit of 45 ACP loaded (I think they call it non-toxic primers) with small primers. I don't shoot 45, but I see a lot of 40 s&w cases head stamped NT. But 40s just use small primer anyway so it's no problem with them.

[Ranch Dog]

Quite a mix as Steve has noted. I uniform them all to a Large Pistol with a Large Pistol Primer Pocket Correction Tool but honestly, I stopped buying once fired brass in favor of new.

[Neted]

Quite a mix as Steve has noted. I uniform them all to a Large Pistol with a Large Pistol Primer Pocket Correction Tool but honestly, I stopped buying once fired brass in favor of new.

Thank you RD. Is this common with all caliber's or just 45? I plan to eventually reload .357, 9mm, .223 and .243 in addition to the .45acp. I bought the turret's for all these as well as the dies. I just don't like the waste of materials. If I have time this next weekend I may try the .357.

[Steve]

Quite a mix as Steve has noted. I uniform them all to a Large Pistol with a Large Pistol Primer Pocket Correction Tool but honestly, I stopped buying once fired brass in favor of new.

Interesting, am I understanding it correctly Ranch Dog. With this tool you can cut the small primer pocket out to large?

[Ranch Dog]

Interesting, am I understanding it correctly Ranch Dog. With this tool you can cut the small primer pocket out to large?

Ahhh... always in a hurry and I didn't take the time to fully describe what I do. I uniform all my pockets and clean them every time using the K&M tools on a drill. Any that don't work with the appropriate tool are tossed.

[akuser47]

This tool is used to make all pockets uniform not to resize primer pockets at least not the ones I have used for .357mag,.45acp, or .308 winchester. Maybe something new out I do not know about to actaully repocket the shell case for different primers but I haver not seen one yet. As with anything with accuracy consitency is the key keeping everything uniform and the same throughout the process creates better results.

[Steve]

Interesting, am I understanding it correctly Ranch Dog. With this tool you can cut the small primer pocket out to large?

Ahhh... always in a hurry and I didn't take the time to fully describe what I do. I uniform all my pockets and clean them every time using the K&M tools on a drill. Any that don't work with the appropriate tool are tossed.

Thanks for staightening me out Ranch Dog. I am already over stocked with stuff that doesn't do what I thought it would. Ask my wife, she will tell everybody that will listen.

Edited: added the word doesn't.