I just started reloading after kicking the idea around for years lol. Im using a Lee Loadmaster with a bunch of problems.
When i first sit it up I deprimmed a bunch of brass and ran them threw the cycle, the first thing I noticed was the case feeder would not fully load a case into the shell plate with the weight of all the cases from the tube. Ok fine so I give a little extra push to get the case full in the shell plate still runs like a watch, not a swiss watch but a nice timex or something lol.
Fastfwd a few weeks I finally get all the stuff it takes to start reloading very basic equipment, press, scale, dial caliper. Powder, bullets and primers (after a very long look lol)
First thing I come to realize and it concerns me very very much is the auto powder throw. It constantly throws inconsitant loads. varying by as much as 1.0 grains it seems to leak powder all over the place to which smells like crap lol.
Next thing is the auto indexing Oh how much I love the feature if/when it works. For those of you that have this press, does the plastic foot get changed out alot, or are the worn out versions better. Mine was messing up yesterday so I changed out the plastic foot, now every time during the full up stroke, I have to push on the bottom half of the plastic foot so it will do what its supposed to do on the down stroke and eventully move the press forward. If I do not get it just right it takes a hard push to get the cartridges going and will normally spill powder out of the freshly charged cartridge on the down stroke. again causing it to smell like hell and having that tiny ball powder all over everything is starting to get annoying. Not to mention the saftey factor lol
If I do not do this shear insanity insues at the depriming station, usually leading to another full to half up stroke which leads to a double charged cartridge which will not get a bullet etc etc....
So can you experinced Lee loadmaster users help me out with these quarks of a new press?!?!?!
When i first sit it up I deprimmed a bunch of brass and ran them threw the cycle, the first thing I noticed was the case feeder would not fully load a case into the shell plate with the weight of all the cases from the tube. Ok fine so I give a little extra push to get the case full in the shell plate still runs like a watch, not a swiss watch but a nice timex or something lol.
Fastfwd a few weeks I finally get all the stuff it takes to start reloading very basic equipment, press, scale, dial caliper. Powder, bullets and primers (after a very long look lol)
First thing I come to realize and it concerns me very very much is the auto powder throw. It constantly throws inconsitant loads. varying by as much as 1.0 grains it seems to leak powder all over the place to which smells like crap lol.
Next thing is the auto indexing Oh how much I love the feature if/when it works. For those of you that have this press, does the plastic foot get changed out alot, or are the worn out versions better. Mine was messing up yesterday so I changed out the plastic foot, now every time during the full up stroke, I have to push on the bottom half of the plastic foot so it will do what its supposed to do on the down stroke and eventully move the press forward. If I do not get it just right it takes a hard push to get the cartridges going and will normally spill powder out of the freshly charged cartridge on the down stroke. again causing it to smell like hell and having that tiny ball powder all over everything is starting to get annoying. Not to mention the saftey factor lol
If I do not do this shear insanity insues at the depriming station, usually leading to another full to half up stroke which leads to a double charged cartridge which will not get a bullet etc etc....
So can you experinced Lee loadmaster users help me out with these quarks of a new press?!?!?!