Primer tube cleaning

[KY DAN]

I recently had dillon warranty tubes for me, should I use a cleaning patch and break cleaner to be certain any oil is removed from the tubes before use?

 

[JRadice45]

They are alu-minimum so I doubt there is any oil in / on them. You could hit 'em with a degreaser or brake cleaner if it makes you feel better.

 

[KB Hill]

Had a pick-up tube show up with a sliver of aluminum in it. Probably from machining. I do run a patch soaked in alcohol for new tubes and for periodic cleaning, but have not noticed any oil inside.

 

[243winxb]

run a patch soaked in alcohol

To remove primer dust also, as normal maintenance.

Federal primers may contain Nitroglycerin.

Never force a jammed primer feed. View attachment 1015280 Internet photos.View attachment 1015281

 

[MifflinKid]

Every time I swap my Dillon 550 primer tubes from large to small or back, I saturate both ends of an ear swab with isopropyl alcohol and push it through the tube. I also do the same thing with the primer pick up tubes. I push the swabs through the tubes with the plastic primer follower rod.

I also saturate a .22 caliber cleaning patch with isopropyl alcohol and push it down the primer housing tube. But the primer housing tube does not seem to get fouled with priming compound very much.

 

[whughett]

Been using a 550 since 82. Never occurred to me the primer tubes and or pick up tubes needed cleaning …………., replace the tips occasionally but never ram anything thru the tubes.