I'm running a 650 with the case feeder and bullet feeder. Never timed an hour run, but can load 1500- 9mm , including filling 15 SPP tubes in less than 2 hours. I've done 12k in one rainy day recently. I'm usually knocking out large batches before doing caliber changes.
This guy comes to me wanting a hammer on the range. So I give him the hammer and he tells me he just loaded a bunch of 9mm and forgot powder in one so it stuck in the barrel and the action is locked up. I send him off with a squib rod and hammer and they commence to remodeling the bay next to...
For coated lead I've had better luck using a Redding taper crimp, I still use the Lee FCD for jacketed and plated. The variances that I would get using the FCD almost disappeared when I started using the taper crimp. Are you loading for the chamber/plunk testing these or just following a...
I went ahead and got what I wanted. I have been struggling to keep up with the amount of ammo me and my daughter go through and said the hell with it.
Case feeder
Bullet feeder
Roller handle
Mount
Lighting
6000 precision delta 9mm and 2000- 40 s&w to help with break in, and I like watching my...
Have you chrono'd any of these ? I would plunk test them all and load for the shortest. If you don't have a chrono borrow one and get some info, I made it years without a chrono, but for load development it takes a lot of guess work out.
I think it's a gas problem, how hard would you have to hit the shell deflector to do that? I think it's happening when the round is being fed. It takes a pretty good lick to make that mark, and a fairly sharp edge according to my very scientific bourbon fueled test that I just conducted.
Not a big deal as others have said. I just tried the HEET/lanolin mix for the first time, can't see myself buying commercial again, works well and cleans up easy