Lee de-priming issue - The Firearms Forum

Harralson · 10-01-2009, 10:24 PM

Hello
I am new to the forum and to reloading. I purchased a Lee breach lock challenger kit. I was sizing and de-priming my first cases today (38 special) and the spent primers do not go into the receptacle and feeder tube intended for them. I am wondering if the ram was installed improperly. There is a slit on one side of the ram the spent primer comes tumbling out of, but it is on the opposite side of the press from the primer receptacle. Looking at pictures of the press in the literature, they appear to be the same as mine. Have I done something incorrectly?
Thanks for any help.

FTK87 · 10-01-2009, 10:31 PM

There should be a small block that came with your press, it is used for inserting the new primer, if that is not in place the spent primers will fall out of the slot where the priming peice I mentioned goes.

Harralson · 10-01-2009, 11:03 PM

FTK87
Thank You. As I intended to prime off the press I hadn't even looked for that part. As you say, with it inserted, the primer falls where it should.

woolleyworm · 10-01-2009, 11:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FTK87

There should be a small block that came with your press, it is used for inserting the new primer, if that is not in place the spent primers will fall out of the slot where the priming peice I mentioned goes.

Score one for the Okie !!!

gdmoody · 10-02-2009, 12:02 AM

Harralson, welcome to The Firearms Forum and welcome to reloading. You will find that both are very addicting!! Just keep one thing in mind while reloading - Safety First always!

Insulation Tim · 10-02-2009, 07:04 AM

I did exactly the same thing when I started. It says something about the lack of instructions that come with the set.

The Lee website is a good source of videos and instructions.

flannelman · 10-03-2009, 10:17 PM

I did the same also. The instructions are lacking at times.

10-01-2009, 10:24 PM	#1
Harralson Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 23	Lee de-priming issue Hello I am new to the forum and to reloading. I purchased a Lee breach lock challenger kit. I was sizing and de-priming my first cases today (38 special) and the spent primers do not go into the receptacle and feeder tube intended for them. I am wondering if the ram was installed improperly. There is a slit on one side of the ram the spent primer comes tumbling out of, but it is on the opposite side of the press from the primer receptacle. Looking at pictures of the press in the literature, they appear to be the same as mine. Have I done something incorrectly? Thanks for any help. -->

10-01-2009, 10:31 PM	#2
FTK87 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chouteau, Oklahoma Posts: 481	Re: Lee de-priming issue There should be a small block that came with your press, it is used for inserting the new primer, if that is not in place the spent primers will fall out of the slot where the priming peice I mentioned goes.

10-01-2009, 11:03 PM	#3
Harralson Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 23	Re: Lee de-priming issue FTK87 Thank You. As I intended to prime off the press I hadn't even looked for that part. As you say, with it inserted, the primer falls where it should.

10-02-2009, 12:02 AM	#5
gdmoody Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northeast Georgia Contributor Posts: 6,358	Re: Lee de-priming issue Harralson, welcome to The Firearms Forum and welcome to reloading. You will find that both are very addicting!! Just keep one thing in mind while reloading - Safety First always! __________________ NRA Endowment Member GeorgiaCarry.Org Member Retired US Army Postal Worker Personally, I carry a gun because I'm too young to die and too old to take an ass whoopin'.....author unknown (but obviously brilliant)

10-02-2009, 07:04 AM	#6
Insulation Tim Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Ohio Contributor Posts: 2,301	Re: Lee de-priming issue I did exactly the same thing when I started. It says something about the lack of instructions that come with the set. The Lee website is a good source of videos and instructions. __________________ Tim *"Remember the Ark was built by amateurs....Professionals built the Titanic"*

10-03-2009, 10:17 PM	#7
flannelman Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Rural Arkansas. But isn't all of Arkansas rural? Posts: 1,176	Re: Lee de-priming issue I did the same also. The instructions are lacking at times. __________________ What we do in life echoes in eternity! **** Liberals, they make about as much sense as a screen door on a submarine. If you want to be a looser the best way to get there is to hang around with other loosers.