[joe kuhn]

Not really. How tight is the handle? That's a wear spot to check.

 

[dbenner1029]

I’ll double check it but didn’t notice anything when I was setting it up. Thanks

 

[SKB-Eric]

The 650 does not have a built in collet to resize the base. I have a separate MEC super sizer collet for that.
I like my 650's - they are workhorses.

 

[dbenner1029]

The 650 does not have a built in collet to resize the base. I have a separate MEC super sizer collet for that.
I like my 650's - they are workhorses.

Do you have to re size every time?

 

[Harley Lekvold]

When new, the 650 came with a resize ring and tube that screwed into the deprime station. It was a separate step, so most people would go through and resize them all first.

 

[joe kuhn]

Do you have to re size every time?

Not if you're going to shoot the shells again in the same gun.

 

[dbenner1029]

Not if you're going to shoot the shells again in the same gun.

gotcha thank you!

 

[tony4338]

Love my 650. Just get your primer feed tray adjusted, in or out, up or down, correctly so the primer doesn't flip upside down or not drop in the hole. Get that set up and you can pump out shell's pretty quickly. To bad MEC quit producing the 650.

 

[joe kuhn]

Love my 650. Just get your primer feed tray adjusted, in or out, up or down, correctly so the primer doesn't flip upside down or not drop in the hole. Get that set up and you can pump out shell's pretty quickly. To bad MEC quit producing the 650.

The grabber is a nice machine, very close to the 650 with a resizer the 650 didn't really have.

 

[dbenner1029]

Love my 650. Just get your primer feed tray adjusted, in or out, up or down, correctly so the primer doesn't flip upside down or not drop in the hole. Get that set up and you can pump out shell's pretty quickly. To bad MEC quit producing the 650.

I definitely see getting the primer tray adjusted correctly will be something I need to fiddle with. Thanks for the heads up

 

[Davesch]

Primer feed assembly can be adjusted up and down and rotated. Keep fiddling until you get it right, then tighten the clamp. It may require adjusting the length of the ball chain. Prior to adjusting it, clean the tray with Windex or something similar and then wax and polish it.

 

[dbenner1029]

Primer feed assembly can be adjusted up and down and rotated. Keep fiddling until you get it right, then tighten the clamp. It may require adjusting the length of the ball chain. Prior to adjusting it, clean the tray with Windex or something similar and then wax and polish it.

I was noticing some stickiness to the tray and moving parts I’ll definitely hit it with some windex, and polish it, thank you!!

 

[halfmile]

Use a huge channellock to bend the bracket and align the drop tube. Loosen clamp for height. The primer should plunk right in the hole when it's right.

HM

 

[Bob Lindy]

Great machine, I've had my 12 ga since mid 80's. Well worth spending time to set it up right and I think MEC still has all the parts available, with a complete instruction book on line.

 

[dbenner1029]

Use a huge channellock to bend the bracket and align the drop tube. Loosen clamp for height. The primer should plunk right in the hole when it's right.

HM

will do thank you

 

[joe kuhn]

I put a piece of Bic pen in the hole where the primers should go and adjust everything until the drop tube goes right over the piece. This gives me a target to hit w the drop tube. No bending needed.

 

[dbenner1029]

I put a piece of Bic pen in the hole where the primers should go and adjust everything until the drop tube goes right over the piece. This gives me a target to hit w the drop tube. No bending needed.

smarter not harder good idea!

 

[joe kuhn]

smarter not harder good idea!

Got tired of struggling w this so I tried something different and it worked. Now I send a piece of Bic pen out w every reloader for youth that goes out.