XD Talk

Reyort · 03-01-2010, 08:10 AM

As week or so ago I was having problems with my wolf pprimers requiring a double strike to set them off. Well I went back and made some of the reccomended adjustments and I think the problems are fixed. I went back and swapped the seating pin and it seemed to fix the problem. Went back and reseated the primers and felt a few that had not seated. Hopefully this week I'll be able to test a few and see how they do.

Thanks for your help, guys.

Rey

**Mad Pick** · 03-01-2010, 08:49 AM

Cool, good for you.

So you just replaced the seating punch? With the same part, just a new one? Do you think that's what made the difference?

What other adjustments did you make?

Thanks for posting the follow-up!

Reyort · 03-01-2010, 10:07 AM

Well the press came with 2 different sized seating punches. I was looking at what I thought was the "spare" seating punch and noticed it was significantly smaller than the one on the press so I swapped it out. The part that slides the primer into place comes in two different sizes as well. Once again I put the smaller one in and now it seats like a dream (assuming testing goes well). Sometimes it would seat so smoothly that I would take the brass out to check and see if I had actually put a primer in it.

The adjustments also cleared up the occassional primer jams I was having. The odd thing is I was not having any problems with my .40 when I eas using the larger punch. Go figure.

Mercmar · 03-01-2010, 10:21 AM

Hopefully, the OP's not reseating primers in loaded rounds!!!???

fredj338 · 03-01-2010, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Mercmar

Hopefully, the OP's not reseating primers in loaded rounds!!!???

Yeah, that could get ugly.

Reyort · 03-01-2010, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Mercmar

Hopefully, the OP's not reseating primers in loaded rounds!!!???

And risk damaging my press? Hell no! I just used a pair of pliers and a ball peened hammer.

dglock · 03-01-2010, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Reyort

As week or so ago I was having problems with my wolf pprimers requiring a double strike to set them off. Well I went back and made some of the reccomended adjustments and I think the problems are fixed. I went back and swapped the seating pin and it seemed to fix the problem. Went back and reseated the primers and felt a few that had not seated. Hopefully this week I'll be able to test a few and see how they do.

Thanks for your help, guys.

Rey

There are 4 sizes of primers, large,small,50 bmg and shotgun.

Sounds like you were using the large primer punch with the small primers!

I am surprised you could prime the cases at all!

don

Reyort · 03-01-2010, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by dglock

There are 4 sizes of primers, large,small,50 bmg and shotgun.

Sounds like you were using the large primer punch with the small primers!

I am surprised you could prime the cases at all!

don

Like I said earlier, My xd 40 had no problems at all. My revolver on the other hand did. Glad it is fixed and hopefully this weekend I can test them out.

RottenII · 03-02-2010, 04:04 PM

I tried some of the wolf LR primers today for the first time. Just 50 rounds but NO problems.

XMM · 03-05-2010, 06:10 PM

Yeah, if you have trouble with Wolf primers it's either your gun or your handloading equipment/technique that's to blame. Their primers have a very solid and earned reputation for reliability.