Round Primer Tray Feed Gate
Posted: 27 Dec 2016 09:12
I quickly decided I didn't like spilled primers when I tried to insert the round primer tray in the primer feed on my Pro 1000 so I conjured up a fix.
You can also just buy the new foldable ones, but it's difficult to use a wire to stuff the primers in the chute back up into the tray on them.
Drill a hole sideways through the neck of the primer tray and insert a piece of wire in the hole. It holds the primers in until you're ready for them, then just pull the pin out. If you drill it as I did, it will clear the primer feed and the lid fine.
I used a piece of 14 gauge solid copper wire for the pin. It's about .063 inch diameter, so a #50 or 51 drill is about right. Other sizes and materials will work too, just don't drill the hole so big that it weakens the tray. You also have to use care to drill accurately.
BTW, in case you're wondering about the spent gutted primers in the tray, I figured they were safer to futz around with than live primers while I was testing this thing out.
You can also just buy the new foldable ones, but it's difficult to use a wire to stuff the primers in the chute back up into the tray on them.
Drill a hole sideways through the neck of the primer tray and insert a piece of wire in the hole. It holds the primers in until you're ready for them, then just pull the pin out. If you drill it as I did, it will clear the primer feed and the lid fine.
I used a piece of 14 gauge solid copper wire for the pin. It's about .063 inch diameter, so a #50 or 51 drill is about right. Other sizes and materials will work too, just don't drill the hole so big that it weakens the tray. You also have to use care to drill accurately.
BTW, in case you're wondering about the spent gutted primers in the tray, I figured they were safer to futz around with than live primers while I was testing this thing out.