First, a thanks to all here helping out a newbie! I managed to run 100 through in little over 2-3 hours, for a blazing speed of 33 per hour. That includes all the stops/starts, bullet pulls, reweighing, etc. Had a few problems as shown in the pic below, a couple primer non-feeds, spilled powder from forgetting to push the guides back in, etc.! Lost one bullet into the powder feeder from the bullet puller, then proceeded to drop it into the powder bottle when trying to retrieve it from the feeder! Oh well, it'll have to set there until I empty the bottle.
Here's some of the major problems I had. I was using brand new Starline +P brass, so I think the flare wasn't enough (I had set the flare with once used brass), and/or the bullet feeder wasn't aligning. I think the +P brass was too stiff, should have run them through re-sizing/expanding first, then loaded. I could feel when this was happening, but by the time I felt it, the damage was done. Finished rounds after. My OAL seemed to drift some, between 1.185 and 1.29 with 1.2 being the min from the charts I had. Anything under 1.21 was pulled and reloaded. Out of 100 bullets, ended up with 90 good ones! Oh well.
Here's some of the major problems I had. I was using brand new Starline +P brass, so I think the flare wasn't enough (I had set the flare with once used brass), and/or the bullet feeder wasn't aligning. I think the +P brass was too stiff, should have run them through re-sizing/expanding first, then loaded. I could feel when this was happening, but by the time I felt it, the damage was done. Finished rounds after. My OAL seemed to drift some, between 1.185 and 1.29 with 1.2 being the min from the charts I had. Anything under 1.21 was pulled and reloaded. Out of 100 bullets, ended up with 90 good ones! Oh well.