Casefeeder Jam issues on a Dillon casefeeder

[drspitty]

I was always getting jams on 9mm brass. Dillon needs a stock fix...

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[Crohnos01]

Interesting. I like the proximity sensor solution. I haven't experienced a case feeder jam issue. But then again, I think I am the only guy left on the face of the planet that doesn't shoot or reload 9mm. Is this something that is a particular problem with 9mm?

 

[drspitty]

it seems to be for me...tried all sorts of adjustments...when it works it's great...when it don't it's raining brass...

 

[KKG]

Crohnos01: You ain't the only one. I never have and I never will reload the mouse gun caliber called 9mm!!! .223 is also on my list of never have/never will.

 

[Crohnos01]

Damm, brother...I don't load/shoot .223 either. We could start a club... But I think membership will be rather small

 

[KKG]

Damm, brother...I don't load/shoot .223 either. We could start a club... But I think membership will be rather small

Many Moons ago I had to Inspect and Repair, as Needed some 40K M-16A1s and I already knew what a lousy gun/caliber I was dealing with. I had gone on a joyride in a Cobra Gunship and ended up with a ringside seat during a "Fire Fight". Every time a VC popped up either a Green Bennie or a USMC Finest would take a shot. We could see the hits and if it was a USMC Finest, well, Charlie went down and stayed down. If it was a GB, Charlie "might" go down but almost always got right back up. Yep, the Finest were shooting their M-14s and the GBs were "plinking" with M-16A1s. Since, I'm not big on shooting "Poodles" the only use I've ever had for a .223/5.56 has been for shooting crows and that gets old pretty quick.

 

[DizzyJ]

I was always getting jams on 9mm brass. Dillon needs a stock fix...

I have them jam up every once in awhile too.

 

[MikeInOr]

Where do they jam? I have loaded thousands of rounds of 9mm and I have never had a jam problem with the case feeder on my 650. I do have the older dillon case feeder.

 

[DizzyJ]

Where do they jam? I have loaded thousands of rounds of 9mm and I have never had a jam problem with the case feeder on my 650. I do have the older dillon case feeder.

In the funnel where they drop out from the case feeder.

 

[MikeInOr]

In the funnel where they drop out from the case feeder.

That was my guess, but I have never had that problem with the case feeder set to low speed or high speed. My case feeder is about 25 years old. It doesn't have the removable side plate on the bin I see in the new photos.

Are the cases falling too fast and jaming each other or is a case falling sideways and jaming the funnel. Are the case not falling imediately when the U hole clears the side of the case feeder?

Are you lubing the cases before you put them in the feeder?

I use my one and only case feeder for 9mm, 45 acp, .30 carbine, .223, 6.5x55, .308, 30-06 and 8x57. 30 carbine gave me problems before I found out I had to raise the plate by adding a washer under the center hub. All others have feed without issue.

 

[DizzyJ]

That was my guess, but I have never had that problem with the case feeder set to low speed or high speed. My case feeder is about 25 years old. It doesn't have the removable side plate on the bin I see in the new photos.

Are the cases falling too fast and jaming each other or is a case falling sideways and jaming the funnel. Are the case not falling imediately when the U hole clears the side of the case feeder?

Are you lubing the cases before you put them in the feeder?

I use my one and only case feeder for 9mm, 45 acp, .30 carbine, .223, 6.5x55, .308, 30-06 and 8x57. 30 carbine gave me problems before I found out I had to raise the plate by adding a washer under the center hub. All others have feed without issue.

One will fall or bounce sideways, then the rest pile on top till it's raining brass.

 

[SwiftMace1313]

So this worked for me, your mileage may vary. I used what I had laying around, it's from a vinyl sheet that you would put on a wall. I cut a strip and put it inside the hopper to fill the gap and smooth over the lip that the cases kept jamming up on.
the material is .04" thick and i cut it about 2" wide and long enough to go 95% around the inside of the hopper between the plate and the hopper wall, I cut a taper at the ends to keep it below the top edge on the side that the cases drop out of. So far zero jams and didn't cost me anything. My case feeder is stock without any aftermarket upgrades

 

[Centermass]

Chamfer the top, inside of the clear drop tube? One of mine had almost zero chamfer and 9mm cases would hang up on the edge and pour out everywhere. Used a case inside Chamfer tool on it and it hasn't done it since.