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Hmm...franklin hand decapper works ok while watching a movie/tv.
Dunno about an automated system, other than an automated press ad on thing. Spendy.
What is the automated system?
I have a few buddies that load 223 with protocols they favor which I don't really understand. This is one if them. I loaded plenty of 223~45-70 on my old 550 with nary a problem without that step. To each their own. Good luck.
I am not sure if you can do this with your 650, but on my RCBS progressives I do rifle rounds in 2 different stages. It requires me to have an extra set of dies and a second top plate.
Stage 1 is a lube/dcaping die
Stage 2 is sizer
Tumble
Trim (if needed)
Change out top plate
Stage 2 is prime
Stage 3 is powder
Stage 4 is seat
Stage 5 is crimp (based on caliber)
And the advantage is that the cartridge has been completely cleaned and sized before hand. Are you using a standard tumbler such as Lyman?
none identified as such; what's the grit from ?No problems with gritty primer pockets jamming a semi-auto?
Fixed it.The only tumbling process that will truly clean primer pockets is a wet tumbler with ss pins or chips. Sometimes pins get stuck sideways in a case or double up and get stuck in a flash hole.
The only tumbling process that will truly clean primer pockets is a wet tumbler with ss pins.
Grit from burnt primer residue.