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7. Place the silver collared end of the tube into the primer feed body and
press firmly into housing to seat tube. (photo 2)
8. Remove cotter pin and primers will be ready to feed. Place blast shield
over brass tube and seat into primer feed body. (photo 3)
9. Place spent primer catcher onto press (photo 4)
Using the Straight Line Primer Feed
1. Before you can prime the first case, you will need to load a primer into
the primer punch/cup. Pull back on the knurled knob approximately
3/16ths of an inch, this will drop a primer into the cup.
2. Lower the press ram until the slot in the ram (just below the shell holder)
is directly in front of the priming arm. Push the priming arm forward and
into the slot. Hold it in this position.
3. Push the press handle forward to lower the ram and seat the primer, then
raise the ram slightly and release the priming arm. Remove primed shell.
4. You will need to pull the knurled knob back approximately 3/16ths of an
inch each time in order to drop a primer into the primer punch/cup.
NOTE: The priming arm can be used either with the spring assist or without
it.
Maintenance and Troubleshooting
Your Lyman Victory Press has been designed to give you years of trouble
free service, but some preventive maintenance is required.
Before using your press, apply a light film of powdered graphite to the bearing surfaces of all
moving parts. Pay particular attention to the sides of the ram. Thin oil can also be used for this
purpose but powdered graphite is recommended.
To clean your press, use a lightly dampened cloth and wipe the press free of dirt, and contamina-
tion from the press after every use.
Trouble Shooting
Here are some simple troubleshooting tips.
Shell holder loose or falling out.
Make sure shell holder clip is installed on ram.
Handle loose
Make sure handle is threaded completely into toggle and silver jam nut is tight against toggle.
Sticky or Tight Ram
Make sure ram is free of dirt. Use damp cloth to wipe ram, then dry ram and add a thin film
of powdered graphite to the ram.
Inspect ram to insure no spent primers are jammed between ram and press body or linkage.
Remove any spent primers from linkage.
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