Failure to Fire !

[yqtszhj]

Coco Bolo? Show off. Actually if I remember right I think I got in trouble when I made that. I think I cut one of the wifes hanging baskets or something to get that piece of wire.

That should teach her to leave her stuff in my garage .

[desmobob]

I used a Lee hand primer instead of a press with extremely reliable results... ...The feel for primer depth is critical.

+1

The only FTF issues I've ever had came from improper primer seating using a progressive press (in my case, shotgun primers in loads used in a finicky SxS 20ga.). I really like the extra "feel" you get when priming with a hand prime tool. They're plenty fast, also.

I also feel like it's safer to use a hand prime tool. I think most everyone who has used a progressive press has seen a primer or two that was inserted sideways and was crushed into a primer pocket. That always made me a little uneasy...

Tight groups,
Bob

[Bawanna]

I always liked the hand priming tool also. It allowed me to look at each primer pocket to ensure it was clean and clear.
The feel was the big plus and you could pull it out and look, if it looked high you could just put it back in and hit a little more.
The progressive eliminates that option.

I concur with the not really being on top of the priming. But the progressive is so much faster overall.

I've thought of just eliminating the prime station and just hand prime but haven't tried it yet.

I only load 45 on the progressive and used to on the 12 gauge. Haven't loaded shotgun in many years. Probably should sell those press's. Everything else is a single stage and hand priming.

[dkelly27]

I use a hand primer and I use a single stage press. I'm at a loss as to why it's happening. I had around 1500 rounds through the gun before the FTF. Almost 200 since I changed the recoil spring and now I'm having more FTFs. Swearing doesn't seem to help. No problems with factory ammo.

[Bawanna]

Are the primers old or something. Maybe some got contaminated.