You will notice that
the primer magazines and primer pick-up tubes have different colored tips. They have been
color coded to help you identify size more easily.
The color code is as follows:
| Blue |
Small Primer Magazine Orifice |
| Red |
Large Primer Magazine Orifice |
| Yellow |
Small Primer Pick-Up Tube |
| Green |
Large Primer Pick-Up Tube |
Select the proper size pick-up tube
and fill it by placing the plastic expandable tip over loose primers and pressing down.
The shiny sides of the primers need to be facing up (see Figure 23).
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| Figure 23 Use of the
primer pickup tube and the Dillon Primer flip tray. |
This
is most easily accomplished by using a primer flip tray, which will arrange them all for
you (see Figure 23). A quality cast metal flip
tray is available from Dillon and is a better choice than the smaller plastic trays which
are difficult to use and have a tendency to warp. |
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Once
you’ve filled the pick-up tube, make sure the little retaining clip is in place at
the top of the tube. Pivot the switch lever (#13864) away from the Early Warning System housing. Invert the
pick-up tube over the knurled cap (#13957) of the primer magazine (see Figure 24). You will notice the cap has a bevel to
help you funnel the primers in. Hold the tube in place, pull the retaining clip and allow
the primers to drop into the magazine. Pivot the switch lever back over the Early Warning
System housing. Gently slide the follower rod down into the primer magazine tube until the
follower rod touches the primers.
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| Figure 24 Drop the
primers into the primer magazine. |
When you are nearly out of primers
(about three left) the follower rod (#13707) will activate the buzzer.
A word of caution: primers are easily detonated, sometimes by a remarkably light
blow. Treat them as if they are as fragile as eggs. Never force
them. |
