Station 2 - Powder Charging and Case Mouth Belling

Crushing cases.
1. Locator tab is misadjusted. Adjust tab until there is a small amount of light showing between the case and the locator tab. Approximately 10 thousandths of an inch.

Spilling powder.
1. Slamming or going too fast with the operating handle. Common with .380 and 9mm cases which are filled to the top of the case. Slow down and pace yourself.
2. Stick or pencil lead type powders bridging on the case mouth in the powder funnel.
3. Check powder bar adjustment.
4.  Machine not secured properly or bench not stable.
5. Small powder bar spacer plug (13921) missing.
6. No primer in case.

Erratic belling (too much or too little).
1. Variation in case length.
Note: separate cases by brand.
2.  Handle not moving all the way down on each cycle.
3. No funnel.
4. Wrong funnel for that caliber.
5. Improper powder die adjustment.
6.  Powder measure loose on powder die (screws not tightened down).

Erratic powder charges.
1.  Powder bar not moving the full length of its travel.  Turn the powder die down until it does.
2.  Failsafe rod missing.
3. Powder not settled in hopper.
  a.  After a powder bar has been readajusted -  cycle five cases through the machine dropping  powder in each one. Check the powder weight of the fifth case.
4. Not cycling the handle through its full travel.

5. Machine not secured properly or bench not stable.
6.  Wrong size bar for requirements.
  a.  Switch to the large bar over 7 grains.
7. Powder funnel or drop tube dirty or clogged.
8.  Crack in powder measure body.
  a. Usually present where bellcrank bolt (13904) enters powder measure body (21274).
9.  Small powder bar spacer plug (13921) missing.
10.  Erratic handle movement.
11.  Using pencil lead/stick type powder.

Powder bar sticking
1. Powder bar dirty.
  a. Clean with acetone or finger nail polish remover.  Keep very clean. Do not lubricate.
b.  Do not use sandpaper, file or anything abrasive.
2. Powder bar, powder bar spacer or powder measure body galled. Appearance of a long streak of metal on the bar or spacer.
  a.  Wipe off with soft cloth soaked in acetone, lighter fluid or rubbing alcohol.
3. Failsafe assembly not installed or broken.
4.  Using fine-grained spherical powder.
  a. Win 296, H110 and Accurate Arms powder have been known to get between the powder bar, spacer and/or the powder measure body and bind  it.         
5. Powder bar insert/powder bar adjustment bolt adjusted full open against the stop.
  a. This can bind the powder bar insert causing the powder bar to drag.

Case sticking to powder funnel.
1.  New, extremely clean or liquid cleaned brass.
  a.  Do not clean cases more than 1 1/2 hours.
  b. Worn powder funnel. Streaks on funnel tip.  Repolish to high luster.