Problem with Mec 600 JR
So I finally got started trying to load some shells for my 16 gauge Parker. I have 3 old Mec 600 JR's, a 12, a 20, and now a 16. The 12 and 20 are straight from the factory years ago, and have always loaded perfectly.
The 16 I bought recently off EBay. It looks fine, but I am running into some major problems with crimping. This is on new cheddite 2 3/4 shells, dr 16 wads, 7/8 Oz of shot, and 16.3 grains of International.
I have tried adjusting according to Mec's instructions, but I am unable to get the crimp to close fully without crushing the case. It is as if the crimping ram inside the final crimper will not go down onto the middle of the crimp. I have tried dumping out a little shot just to see if the shell is overloaded, but that isn't the problem.
When I run my 20 gauge loader, one with the old steel crimper, when you get nearly to the bottom, the cam sort of releases the ram so that the body of the crimper moves up, allowing the ram to press into the center of the crimp causing a flat crimp with a little rim. On this 16, that does not happen no matter how I adjust the hieght, or the cam - weird. The Body simply can't slip upward to allow the ram to go down that extra 1/4 inch or so. This machine is a pre 82, but has the newer plastic pre crimp and crimp stations.
Anyway, I'm not sure this will make sense without seeing it. I just thought I would see if anyone had ever run into something similar.
Thanks,
John Clement
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