Recent content by thorn-

I'm curious as to why people in a war zone had no access to loaded rounds, but were strangely surrounded by primed brass, new bullets, and apparently very large stocks of movie film. thorn

A couple things I'll add.... - You really shouldn't need to tighten the shellplate THAT much. It only needs to be firm - remember, it's meant to also be removed for different calibers. And I've certainly never needed locktite (on the shellplate, nor anywhere else on the press.) - Don't overdo...

90% of my reloads have been 124gr plated... any accuracy issues are due to me, not that bullet. thorn

Hornady LNP-AP... the only press I have, and the only one I need. thorn

My WSF load (currently my favorite range recipe): 4.6gr WSF Berry 9mm 125gr RN Plated 1.155 OAL Winchester Brass As everyone will always say, but ALWAYS true: work up to this load, and verify. This is my TESTED load, and works great, but always start with less and work up to it. thorn

There's nothing wrong with starting on a progressive press. I've done it (with no problems whatsoever to learning the process), and others have too. That doesn't mean everyone needs to do it that way, but again - it's not a foolish decision, if you have the attention span to learn to do things...

I used to find reasonable prices on components at Ohio shows, but Florida has been disappointing. 2 Weeks ago at a local show: CCI small pistol primers ~ $45/K. thorn

I agree with StrikerFired. I'm a huge Hornady fan/supporter/evangelist/freak. But this situation with the hub spindle is getting far out of hand. Getting ONE bad part - that's life. Getting ANOTHER bad part - to replace the first defective one - that's really, really difficult to understand...

Just don't blend it into a corn smoothie. thorn

If screwing the insert in/out does nothing to vary the volume of the charge you're getting, then it's assembled wrong in some way, or completely defective. I suspect the former. thorn

I left some HS6 in my hopper for a week or two once, and regretted it... my clear plastic tube is now etched and discolored. The powder was fine, though. thorn

Do NOT use a shell holder. Use the tool as it was designed, in which the collar wraps AROUND the brass and does not cause metal to possibly slam against the primer when you're whacking it on the 2x4, and then explode in your hand. In other words, use some common sense. thorn

I bought an LNL for my first press, to load 9mm. It was a great decision. thorn

There is no need to start on a single stage press, if you're intelligent enough to read directions, pay attention to what you're doing, and make sure that learning the process is part of what you're doing every moment. There are several recent threads on "what press to buy" in the past 2-3...

I really like my RCBS 5-0-5. thorn