I was reminded of something last night while loading and wanted to share it with any new progressive loaders out there. If you start having weird issues with your press, such as with seating primers or consistency issues, never under estimate the value of a good cleaning! Case in point my Pro2000 was doing weird things with primer seating last night. Every now and then it would crush a primer sideways into the pocket. I tore down the priming system, cleaned it up and viola! Back to normal flawless operation!
Another thing I've learned, and was again reminded of while I worked on my priming system, is don't be afraid of oil! I was always leery of getting oil anywhere near my press- don't want to contaminate powder or primer right? Wrong, use it, it will help smooth things out! All those little bits that have to spin, pivot, dip, duck and dodge could use a nice light coat of oil. Just don't put it where it's going to get into your components and you'll be fine.
Anyone else have a wisdom to share?