splattergun
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If a sub-machine gun is rated at 800 rounds per minute, does that mean that you'll be able to shoot 800 rounds in a minute? Only if you have a 800 round magazine so you don't have to reload.
Is it just me or in the video do they flare the case a lot more than is needed? Video is kinda grainy on my phone but from what I see looks like those necks would be stretched very badly, probably to a point where it wouldn't want to feed very well into the crimp die. It may just be my phone, or maybe they did bell the case a bit more just to emphasize that particular point of operation.I could watch her for hours loading! Oh, this is RCBS my mistake.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oPVfUea70s&feature=youtu.be
600 an hour seems doable with some big caveats.
#1 you have a helper to keep powder hopper from running empty, case feeder running, bullet feeder running, primer tubes ready....
#2 you are physically capable of running at that pace for that long.
#3 you have your machinery set up properly and nothing acts up on you.
The important part is safety. I'm of the school of visual inspection. There's absolutely no way I can check primer depth on every case, check powder volume one every case, stop periodically and weigh check a powder drop, and still run the press pulling the lever every 6 seconds.
The real limiting factor is primer supply...because most primer tubes are sized to only hold 100 primers.....
....But I don't think that that is really the point of the RCBS statement. The point is to give you a reference of comparison to other progressive presses. What they are really saying is that you can load 100 rounds, common primer capacity, in 10 minutes
...... With the 1050 primer depth is set with an Allen wrench, you don't even have to have any "feel" to make them consistent.
Hate to break it to you, but the Pro 2000 and the new Pro Chuckers do the same thing. You just raise the ram, and adjust the depth bolt.
I'm mostly curious at the moment about whether the new presses have a better mouse trap in the case feeding arena coming......or just the samo.... Not exactly holding my breath.
Well, the Lee load master also has adjustable primer seat depth but I don't have any experience loading 1000/hr with them either. As you have said, without case feed , it is not going to be as easy with the RCBS.
i clocked 607 on my lee load master with case feeder and auto case feeder loader. that was a good pace, but not overdoing it. i would not continue for hours like that but i could see 1200 rounds every 2 hours. the lee primer system is easy and fast to fill. I think a good comfortable "hobby" speed is around 450 rounds an hour but 600 is possible for an hour or 2 without a doubt. i have over 12k on my new lee load master without problems, it all comes down to tuning and case prep. the machine is sound, unlike people make it seem. I would guess the cheap price has most of the new re-loaders going to it and giving it a bad name when in fact they are just new re-loaders that make the mistakes themselves.
Yep, while I can run faster, a leisurely consistent pace is fine and still gets a lot loaded in a short period of time.Reloading is too relaxing to ruin trying to set a speed record.
If you have to have a helper to keep the components coming, does that mean your actual production rate is 300/hr. 300 per MAN hour for sure.