Folks, A member of my cowboy shooting club just posted a heads-up, that he had called Dillon with a priming problem, and was told that Dillon doesn't want anyone using Federal primers, stating that they're too sensitive to be used safely in Dillon presses, and the entire primer magazine may be set off. This is a new one on me, I know that Lee warns against using Federals(They've got that open primer slide), stating that their use voids any warranty. I've been using SDB's for over twenty years,(I've got three). I've loaded enough ammo to wear out the Delrin bearing surfaces, and have caused what Dillon refers to as "Thumbnails" in the priming bearing surface interfering with the priming operation. I've called them many times over the years, and no mention of primer brand in any of these conversations.
The only time primers brands were ever mentioned, was when I purchased my first SDB, in 10MM., and was having problems seating the primers. The Dillon tech suggested I stop using CCI's as they were hard to seat, and switch to Federals or Winchester.
Sounds to me like this is a legal dept. decision, not engineering. It's my understanding, that during development, the steel shield around the primer tube had been tested to withstand a complete primer set-off .
Has anybody had problems with Federal primer explosions in Dillons, or heard of any? I plan to call Dillon about this on Mon.
Like to wish everybody a Happy Easter.
Morgan