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Richard Flanders 12-06-2016 07:51 PM

I really like the older 650's with all metal parts. Of my five MEC presses none comes close to the smoothness of the old 650 that a friend gave me.

Jerry Harlow 12-06-2016 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Richard Flanders (Post 206487)
I really like the older 650's with all metal parts. Of my five MEC presses none comes close to the smoothness of the old 650 that a friend gave me.

This one has the old primer feed that has a wire spring that dispenses one primer at a time from the tube but was missing the tray. I called MEC and they wanted $76 plus shipping for the tray! More than I wanted to pay but the tube will hold ten primers dropped in one by one. And it does not screw up like the new primer feeds with the chain and spring. Of all the things that will drive you crazy with a MEC is getting the primers to feed correctly without hanging up. Frustrating to say the least for me.

Paul Harm 12-10-2016 03:54 PM

Put em in by hand.

edgarspencer 12-10-2016 06:13 PM

Paul's right Jerry. I have two old ones and one new one. Just when I think things are ticking along, they stop feeding. I use Paul's suggested method more often than not.

wayne goerres 12-10-2016 07:54 PM

Sometimes more moving parts is not a good thing.

Jerry Harlow 12-10-2016 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by edgarspencer (Post 206857)
Paul's right Jerry. I have two old ones and one new one. Just when I think things are ticking along, they stop feeding. I use Paul's suggested method more often than not.

I tried it over and over with Winchester 209s. The tube holds nine, and without the tray and dropped in the tube by hand, it drops all nine flawlessly. It is unlike the new ones with the spring and chain that makes one cuss all the time. Hit the new style or bend it and it never works right again.

The old model has a piece of spring steel wire that when it contacts the base it lets one down and springs back to stop the second one. Why they thought they had to improve it I can't figure out.

Paul Harm 12-12-2016 09:51 AM

The new 200 tray works pretty much flawlessly, but even the old 100 tray can usually work pretty good. I've had good luck with them, but two friends both load by hand. They don't mind the extra time and claim there's less cussen.

Carl G. Bachhuber 12-18-2016 10:10 AM

For you 'old' guys, several years ago I picked up a big (5#?) unopened can of AL5. As a kid it was my favorite powder for duck loads in the 12 ga. Now I use it mostly for pistol loads. I will be sad when it is finally gone.
C.G.B.

Gary Laudermilch 12-18-2016 10:36 AM

I have retrofitted both of my 9000g's to the new 200 capacity push feed primer system. While it takes a bit to get it adjusted properly, they have both performed well since then. I fairly often clean the tray and apply furniture polish to ensure a smooth flow of primers to the push ram.

I never did get the old chain and sweep arm to work reliably and cuss I did. Not any more.

edgarspencer 12-18-2016 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Gary Laudermilch (Post 207447)
I never did get the old chain and sweep arm to work reliably and cuss I did. Not any more.

I find the 'chain and sweep arm' to be the biggest pain. It quits when the tray is down to the last 10-15 primers.


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