The spring on my primer slide/shuttle keeps popping off the axle. I looked at it, and the coils closer to the plate attachment point are further apart at rest than those further out. I wonder if it is worn out. Tried to find them online, but have only found them at Midway. Guess I'll have to call Hornady Monday and see what they say. I don't think I have put that many cycles on it, comparatively speaking - less than 3000.
Anyone worn out a Hornady AP primer slide spring?
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ColtPythonElite
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My LnL has probably loaded 100k. Its still got the original spring.
Do you have it mounted so that the open end of the spring enters the hole in the shellplate over the top?
Blue68f100
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I had one fail several years ago, over 100k rounds which is 500k cycles. Had a spare so I put it in then contacted Hornady to get a replacement, so I have a backup.
Don't forget to tie a string/thread to it so it's easy to change sled sized.
Don't forget to tie a string/thread to it so it's easy to change sled sized.
I've heard/seen that technique before but chose to go the opposite way.
I push the sled through the spring, which is already hooked to the shell plate, and pivot it into place on the rail
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Blue68f100
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With the thread on the spring when you need to change sleds.
1. You just run the ram up,
2. Pull on string/thread to unhook from sled
3. Install new sled
4. Use string/thread to pull spring back to connect to new sled.
Takes 10 sec at most and your done.
1. You just run the ram up,
2. Pull on string/thread to unhook from sled
3. Install new sled
4. Use string/thread to pull spring back to connect to new sled.
Takes 10 sec at most and your done.
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First 3,000 rounds there have been days I would have called 3,000 rounds Saturday. Now you say that you "pivot" the primer slide. I do that too but you do remove the primer body housing first...right? If you don't that is far enough to stretch the spring. Just call Hornady they will send you a new one. They sent my son in law one when he shot it across his reloading room and couldn't find it.
Are you only loading one case at a time? That's the only way to get to 100k rounds with 500k cycles. Once the shell plate is loaded you get one round per pull of the handle. If you had endless components it would take 100,010 cycles to load 500k rounds.
Blue68f100
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The sled takes a ride up and down every stroke, so even though you only produce 1 round per stoke the sled spring can have a lot more. I use my LNL-AP for depriming brass too for the FART. So it gets a lot of cycles that are not producing ammo, prep.
rskent
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Worn out, no. Launched, yes. I had a primer slide come apart, never did find the spring. Hornady sent me a new one with the slide.
I called Hornady today. I had forgotten how enjoyable their answering and hold messages were. The guy was very helpful and they are sending me a new spring, new black piece at the top, and a brace for my case feeder bracket, which is a new item for that system. I forgot to tell them that I broke a primer punching pin on my sizing die, but I have spares, so no biggie. Case didn't index properly.
DRAINSMITH
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You will like the case feeder bracket. But here is my advice. Take the instructions and throw them away. It is much easier to remove the case feeder stand and install it that way. I can curse in seven languages and I used six of them. My grandson understands English and each curse word cost me $5.00.
DRAINSMITH
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When you call them about your primer pin punch ask them about the case feeder tip stop Part # 399667. It replaces the shotgun shell most of us use. It came out the same time as the case feeder bracket did.
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