Just recently come across this forum site, anI' like what I see. I have just ordered a Hornady lockn'load ap progressive press and I'm not to sure what I've gotten my self into. I have spent many hours with the old rockchucker single stage, and I'm a little unsure how a resized case gets deburred with a progressive press . Any info would help.
progessive reloading press tips?
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Super 7,
Welcome to the forum. I don't like the lack of control from the progressive for my magnums. However, I do use them for handgun and small rifle. What gun are you going to load using the progressive? For plinking, 22.250, 223, i use the progressive from dillon. Fast, reasonably accurate. But, I have never shot a 1 hole group with that setup. To get really tight groups, I go back to a single stage and a lot of case prep, etc...
BEst.
Hardpan
Welcome to the forum. I don't like the lack of control from the progressive for my magnums. However, I do use them for handgun and small rifle. What gun are you going to load using the progressive? For plinking, 22.250, 223, i use the progressive from dillon. Fast, reasonably accurate. But, I have never shot a 1 hole group with that setup. To get really tight groups, I go back to a single stage and a lot of case prep, etc...
BEst.
Hardpan
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I'll be reloading for my 243,and 7mm rem mag, my buddy's 308 and the brother inlaws 06'. If I have time maybe my dads 6mm rem, not a priority cause he has lots of 100gr P.T. 's we loaded last year. I was hoping the progressive press would speed things up yet retain consistency, sometimes it's hard to break old routines. An e-mail to hornady tech said that all cases needed chamfferd/ deburred on initial inspection before starting first stage? seems like going backwards to me, I've always resized,tumbled,trimmed, and then deburred. I always like to reinspect cases out of the tumbler for any flaws, abnormalities and such any I don't like get junked. I guess I'll give it a go with the new press for a few rounds,try to keep an open mind and see where it leads. If worse comes to worse I'll send it back and keep on a ROCKCHUCKIN!! It hasn't let me down in 20 years.
Desert Fox
Handloader
- Aug 14, 2006
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Use your progressive when reloading your pistol or revolver. Use single stage press for your rifle.
The first press I bought was a RCBS 4x4 I believe is what it was called. I reloaded everything with it, and never got good groups, had miss fires, and missed a 340 bull elk because of the inconsistancy. Progressives are ok for pistols, and my .223 with ball powders. I still have and use that press I just took the progressive part out of it and do everything manually. If I had to do it again I would not have done it. My bro has a Dillan set up to load our .40s and we are talking about getting the .223 setup for it.
They work but there is an awfull lot going on all at once and it is hard to keep an eye on everything and make sure this one got primers, and this one got powder, and this one got the bullet, and the powder dispencer got stuck and dumped a charge out all over the place.... and so on.
They work but there is an awfull lot going on all at once and it is hard to keep an eye on everything and make sure this one got primers, and this one got powder, and this one got the bullet, and the powder dispencer got stuck and dumped a charge out all over the place.... and so on.
rick smith
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Progressive presses are what you make of them. I have used a Dillon 550B for over 20years and it does fine with all that I have run through it. 223 and 22/250s loaded on the Dillon have the same consistancy as those loaded on a single stage as long as you use a powder that meters well. Take your time setting it up correctly, don't try to set a record on the number of rounds per hour and pay attention to what you are doing. If you are missing powder/primer or bullet, you definitely are not paying attention. Some of you may remember the video put out by RCBS with David Tubb loading on a Dillon, he too was surprised at the consistancy in run out on the rifle rounds he loaded. Don't know if I have ever seen a comparison of arbor press vs single stage vs progressive but it would be interesting. The shooter would have to not know which rounds he was shooting. I haven't used any other progressive presses, except shotgun, but the Dillon so I can't say if they are as consistant.Rick.
OK, 
I've got 2 Lee Pro1000's. One set up for 40 S&W and one new in box for 44 Rem Mag. The 40 works well if you take your time and tinker with it.
It isn't a Dillion, but only costed 1/3 as much. If the primer tray gets less than 1/4 full it may not push the Small pistol primers down past the primer sensor arm. When this happens it will fill the primer mechanism full of powder and cause havoc until you stop and clean it out with compressed air, a vacuum or just blow on it. If the powder measure chain isn't set up carefully it will break.
It takes a bit to get set up and might take a little fine tuning to make it work, but for handgun it is great. I really like loading for pistols now as I had my monster magnum stage and know what it feels like to be ALWAYS out of powder. Instead of 67 rounds/lbs it's more like 2000/lbs. :lol:
I finally have 4 days off, after I sleep thro tomorrow, I will set up the 44 kit and change over the 40 press to 9mm, should have enough time to load up a couple mtm p100 boxes of both.
JT.
I've got 2 Lee Pro1000's. One set up for 40 S&W and one new in box for 44 Rem Mag. The 40 works well if you take your time and tinker with it. It isn't a Dillion, but only costed 1/3 as much. If the primer tray gets less than 1/4 full it may not push the Small pistol primers down past the primer sensor arm. When this happens it will fill the primer mechanism full of powder and cause havoc until you stop and clean it out with compressed air, a vacuum or just blow on it. If the powder measure chain isn't set up carefully it will break.
It takes a bit to get set up and might take a little fine tuning to make it work, but for handgun it is great. I really like loading for pistols now as I had my monster magnum stage and know what it feels like to be ALWAYS out of powder. Instead of 67 rounds/lbs it's more like 2000/lbs. :lol:
I finally have 4 days off, after I sleep thro tomorrow, I will set up the 44 kit and change over the 40 press to 9mm, should have enough time to load up a couple mtm p100 boxes of both.
JT.
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This new LnL press the powder measure is activated by the case, hence no spills. It also has quick lock bushings, that you screw any standard 7/8" die into, once the die has been set for resizing, and Oal die is set, you can install with a quarter turn. As long as your loading that caliber/bullet combo it never needs reset. extra 1/4 turn bushings are only 8$ a set. U.S. funds. I,m hoping for the best.
C.Smith
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The only rifles I have loaded on my Dillon are .223 and 22.250 I have never tried my 30-06 and use my two RCBS single stage set ups, other that I use it mainly for pistol.
If you are looking to speed things up a little look into a turret prees from RCBS they look very solild to me. They allow you to have multiple dies set up on the turret portion and when you are done with one stage move the turret to the next die.
Corey
If you are looking to speed things up a little look into a turret prees from RCBS they look very solild to me. They allow you to have multiple dies set up on the turret portion and when you are done with one stage move the turret to the next die.
Corey
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