Yes, I have the washer installed dimples up with the rubber washer on top. And yes, the charge bar is moving entirely to the end of the bolt slot. The washer slides partially under the powder/shot bottle frame which blocks off the powder drop hole.
The interesting thing is that I used the same washer through 100k rounds with the old Clays powder and never had a problem. During the powder shortage I had to switch to ClayDot which necessitated a powder bushing change. Since then I have gone back to the new formula of Clays that requires the same bushing as I used for ClayDot and again the problem popped up. I had installed a new washer before I started loading this winter and I got through 2000 without a hitch and then ...
So, you have been using a baffle. Which one, plastic or metal and are you using it with the brass and rubber washers in place or without?
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