Since acquiring my XL650 (my first and only press), I've loaded 6200 rounds of 9mm. I've only used CCI small pistol primers. I've had the following issues with the CCI primers.
Primer stuck inside primer tube, on three separate occasions. In each instance, Dillon has sent me a new primer tube, and advised me to discard the tube containing the stuck primer.
Primer canted and stuck in the rotary primer disc, twice. The first time I removed the primer system and carefully dislodged the stuck primer. The second time the primer was extremely stubborn, and I couldn't dislodge it. Dillon is sending me a new rotary primer disc.
The Dillon customer service rep said that CCI primers were, at one time, known to be out of spec. He said they improved their manufacturing process, but he thinks I may have bad batch with poor concentricity.
At this stage I still have 1000+ CCI primers in my reloading room, but I'm tempted to switch to another brand.
Anyone else had these kinds of issues? Are there brands of primers known to be "better" or "best"?