SteveW-II
Member
I was just browsing Hornadys web site and noticed a new manual available.. The Lock 'n Load AP with (drum roll) EZject system..
https://www.hornady.com/display.php?t=21
So I downloaded the manual and read through it. Hornady have replaced the case ejector that was a large piece of wire that pushed the loaded round out of the shell plate from the top, with a new system that pushes the round out from under the shell plate.
The new press is different, as is the shell plate.
IMHO this is a great improvement, as it means that you can use ANY die in station 5. Previously, you had to make all kinds of modifications to get, say, a Lee FCD to work in station 5.
This makes the press so much more usable (again, IMHO).
What this does mean, however, is that presses in current retail inventory are out of date. Maybe that is why there are so many good deals going on right now. It MAY also mean that old shell plates won't work on the new press because of the new ejection system. Again, if that is true, I would expect to see the old shell plates drop in price. Maybe Hornady will run a 'trade in' program, but I don't know.
https://www.hornady.com/display.php?t=21
So I downloaded the manual and read through it. Hornady have replaced the case ejector that was a large piece of wire that pushed the loaded round out of the shell plate from the top, with a new system that pushes the round out from under the shell plate.
The new press is different, as is the shell plate.
IMHO this is a great improvement, as it means that you can use ANY die in station 5. Previously, you had to make all kinds of modifications to get, say, a Lee FCD to work in station 5.
This makes the press so much more usable (again, IMHO).
What this does mean, however, is that presses in current retail inventory are out of date. Maybe that is why there are so many good deals going on right now. It MAY also mean that old shell plates won't work on the new press because of the new ejection system. Again, if that is true, I would expect to see the old shell plates drop in price. Maybe Hornady will run a 'trade in' program, but I don't know.