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10. Lift the plastic primer tray straight off the

primers. Do not rotate. Check that no primers have

turned on their side. If so, straighten.

Fig. 43

11. Raise the primer gate and the group of primers

will slide down to the primer slide upper (#16713).

Fig. 44

Note that every complete stroke of the roller

handle (#22183) will feed one primer into the

machine while at the same time completing the other

processes within the machine.

Lets Begin Making a Few Rounds

If you’re like me, you have already figured out that

when you cycle the roller handle (#22183), hulls feed

into the shellplate and primers also feed into the

machine. Let’s begin making a few rounds and I’ll

explain the loading process, using the first hull as our

guide.

1. With all the stations empty, move the roller

handle (#22183) down and then back up to its full aft

position. A hull has been fed into the shellplate. Fig.

2. Push the roller handle (#22183) aft, away from

you. Doing so inserts the hull fully into the shellplate

and the first primer appears at station two. Remove

this primer and set it aside.

Fig. 46

3. Move the roller handle (#22183) down. The first

hull is being resized and the old primer has been

removed from the hull.

4. Return the roller handle (#22183) to its rest

position. The first hull advances to station two and

another hull has been fed to the shellplate.

Fig. 47

5. Push the roller handle (#22183) aft, away from

you. Doing so seats the new primer into the first hull

at station two, and another hull is fully seated into the

Fig. 47

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