f.g
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- Evolution of my Classic Turret
Bonsoir !!!
Thanks to the tools and especially thanks to the characteristics of the Hornady pusher I realized that the LCFCD had become optional for my reloading protocol.
So I only needed one station on my Classic and I thought that the single station presses were the most accurate in terms of L.H.T.
I transformed my good old Classic Turret and I present you my "Classic Breech " press
It is in fact a Franken- Press ... a Hybrid: the body of the Classic Turret and the head of the Breech Lock Pro. :face:
For several months now, I have been reloading my ammo with the Breech Lock Pro but continue to use my Classic to crimp and afiner the LHT of my cartridges.
So, since I only use my Classic in Mono mode, I took the plunge and turned my turret into a real mono station.
On the Classic Turret, when pushing the ram, some parasitic play between the tool turret and the turret support is visible. The change of the upper part of the Classic Turret by the Tool Head of the Breech lock Pro eliminates this inconvenience.
This transformation is not definitive... You just have to replace the head of the press to come back to the original press. No transformation is necessary because everything coincides perfectly ... the screws are screwed without forcing and the axis of the tool in relation to the ram is perfectly centered.
I reloaded 200 cartridges of 9x19 and took the trouble to measure the LHT of about twenty cartridges randomly picked in the receiver...
result:
For a desired THL of 28.75mm
- 14 cartridges measured 28.75 mm
- 4 cartridges measured 28.76 mm
- 2 cartridges measured 28.74 mm
So conclusive tests
Even if with the Classic Turret in Mono mode I obtained excellent results ( +/- 0.03 compared to the desired LHT ), the results are better with my "Classic Breech ".
Cordialement
f.g
Bonsoir !!!
Thanks to the tools and especially thanks to the characteristics of the Hornady pusher I realized that the LCFCD had become optional for my reloading protocol.
So I only needed one station on my Classic and I thought that the single station presses were the most accurate in terms of L.H.T.
I transformed my good old Classic Turret and I present you my "Classic Breech " press
It is in fact a Franken- Press ... a Hybrid: the body of the Classic Turret and the head of the Breech Lock Pro. :face:
For several months now, I have been reloading my ammo with the Breech Lock Pro but continue to use my Classic to crimp and afiner the LHT of my cartridges.
So, since I only use my Classic in Mono mode, I took the plunge and turned my turret into a real mono station.
On the Classic Turret, when pushing the ram, some parasitic play between the tool turret and the turret support is visible. The change of the upper part of the Classic Turret by the Tool Head of the Breech lock Pro eliminates this inconvenience.
This transformation is not definitive... You just have to replace the head of the press to come back to the original press. No transformation is necessary because everything coincides perfectly ... the screws are screwed without forcing and the axis of the tool in relation to the ram is perfectly centered.
I reloaded 200 cartridges of 9x19 and took the trouble to measure the LHT of about twenty cartridges randomly picked in the receiver...
result:
For a desired THL of 28.75mm
- 14 cartridges measured 28.75 mm
- 4 cartridges measured 28.76 mm
- 2 cartridges measured 28.74 mm
So conclusive tests
Even if with the Classic Turret in Mono mode I obtained excellent results ( +/- 0.03 compared to the desired LHT ), the results are better with my "Classic Breech ".
Cordialement
f.g