For those who use the #45 Shellplate on their LnL AP

[realbuffdriver]

I'm a new LnL AP owner suffering through the shortage of shellplates like so many others. I've managed to find a few, either from Midway or Sportsman's Warehouse. I bought the #1 at SW to use with 45 ACP knowing that there were some ejection problems with the EZ-Ject system.

Well, it's confirmed, my press has problems ejecting 45 ACP with the #1 shellplate and now I have a decision to make. Should I keep the #1 to load .308 and 30-06, or is it possible to use the #45 to load those rifle calibers?

If the #45 is capable of handling those calibers, I will return the #1 to SW and just wait until the #45 is available. On the other hand, if I MUST have the #1 to load .308 and 30-06, I will keep it and even try polishing it to work better with 45 ACP until I can locate a #45 in stock.

Can anyone who actually owns a #45 give a few 308 or 30-06 cases a whirl and see if they feed/eject properly?

Thanks,

RealBuffDriver

 

[Roccobro]

You probably already know this, but Hornady lists only the .45ACP for the #45 shellplate. While I have most of the components to try your request, I don't have everything to try it out.

I just kept my #1 around for when I do get to reloading the .308. $25 to save aggravation down the road is worth it to me.

Justin

 

[Wilburt]

Yep. i called hornady a while back and definitly advised against using the 45 plate for anything other than 45

 

[realbuffdriver]

Thanks, guys. Looks like I will keep the #1 around for my rifle reloading. I think that I will also work on polishing it to help with ejection issues with the 45 ACP. Who knows, by the time that someone has the #45 plate in stock (and that looks to be quite a while), I may not need it.

Cheers,

RealBuffDriver