Looking for some help setting up my Hornady Case Activated Powder Drop with PTX Expander. Neither the instructions nor YouTube videos I’ve seen are clear enough.
I gather that setting the Powder Measure throw is done by screwing out or in #12 Measure Adapter until, with a case in the shellplate raised to the top has the #7 Powder Measure metering Sleeve about 1/16" (just missing) from the top of the body sleeve.
So far so good. I also gather that if that cannot be accomplished, one must move up or down #12 Upper Bracket until it does. This would seem to be needed switching from pistol to rifle brass. [You also want the #12 Upper Bracket set so that the PTX Stop upper screw clears the #4 Body of the Powder Measure]
I am not sure what the PTX Stop upper screw is for if the throw of the #7 Power Measure metering Sleeve was set by adjusting the whole unit (using the #12 Measure adapter). Any ideas?
Finally, it seems that the PTX Stop lower screw is used to set how much bell the PTX expander gives the case.
It also seems that the whole powder measure moves up when the empty shellplate is raised to the top. Is that proper? Desired? Or does that mean that I have set it up wrong.
I gather that setting the Powder Measure throw is done by screwing out or in #12 Measure Adapter until, with a case in the shellplate raised to the top has the #7 Powder Measure metering Sleeve about 1/16" (just missing) from the top of the body sleeve.
So far so good. I also gather that if that cannot be accomplished, one must move up or down #12 Upper Bracket until it does. This would seem to be needed switching from pistol to rifle brass. [You also want the #12 Upper Bracket set so that the PTX Stop upper screw clears the #4 Body of the Powder Measure]
I am not sure what the PTX Stop upper screw is for if the throw of the #7 Power Measure metering Sleeve was set by adjusting the whole unit (using the #12 Measure adapter). Any ideas?
Finally, it seems that the PTX Stop lower screw is used to set how much bell the PTX expander gives the case.
It also seems that the whole powder measure moves up when the empty shellplate is raised to the top. Is that proper? Desired? Or does that mean that I have set it up wrong.