DustyRusty
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Real nice photo work from the way back, Walkalong
Ordered a progressive press finally.
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Sold my SDB and 550 almost 30 years ago, I didn't love them that much, the LNL has worked out better for me.
Tools for LNL in the video below
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulhBECaiI24
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I have it up and running. I love it. Priming system is great. Im very happy with it. I did some 38 specials.
I discovered this also...that extra oomph needed at the handle was the case crushing under the first die
it's all just part of the learning process
If you don't like buying after market stuff to get it's running smoothly, don't get a Dillon 650/750.
I set up my LNL pretty well with regards to timing the primer system and the rotation of the shell plate...it is great that you can adjust the rotation on the up stroke and downstroke separately. The Braggin Rights tools make it easier by taking any guess work out of it. It was nice to know how close I was when setting up my alignment between the cases and dies...I was slightly "off center" on the upstroke
It's not something that you have to consider with a Dillon, because Dillon doesn't even offer that adjustment. I was shooting a match with a Dillon engineer and the subject of Dillons Shellplate Alignment Tool came up. He recommended sending the press in for adjustment rather than using the tool...but he said they sold a lot of them because owners wanted to try to correct the alignment issues with their presses.
One the Plus side, Dillon's issues brought about the introduction of sizing dies with larger mouth bevels to accept misaligned cases
Heh, I did that today with a .380 case because I missed getting it in there good.
That would be handy.
I did one of their tools on my own years ago.
From the website:
Shell plate lock
Yours is much nicer than the one they're selling...I like how it fills the recess in the shell plate
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Im eager to load some rifle. My 223 plate is still on order. I have brass for it. I loaded all my 7.62x39 awhile back. Maybe Friday i'll make it to the range. I'll take my 7.62x39 AR'S and my SKS. Tomorrow im going to swage my .556 casings.
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Be careful. With this bad weather an the inability to shoot you will have ammo piled everywhere. I know!
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what Progressive press are you running now?
You should take comfort knowing you're not sailing that boat alone.
I'm running the Lee Pro 6000 for .45ACP, the Mark 7 Apex-10 for 9mm and the Hornady LNL AP for .38Spl.
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you are running a Lee 6000 next to a Mark 7? Why?
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Glad to see it’s working for you! It was my first progressive as well. Enough of all that…. the real question is what free bullets did you decide on????
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Free bullets?
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Hornady runs a rebate program that gets you free bullets with purchase of there equipment. You just pay a small S&H fee. When I bought mine I got 1000 bullets with the press, I think 100 for dies.... The current rebate is 500 for the press.
Make sure you keep the boxes for the Bar codes needed to send in for rebate.
You can choose from the following options:
Because they are both great presses?
Because I got the 6000 to replace the Dillon 750 before they dropped the price on the Apex?
Because I found that 6 stations really wasn't enough for trouble free loading in volume?
Because I'm a sucker for a 30% discount?
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so you are saying… You replace the 750 with the 6000?
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Get Loaded® 2024 - Hornady Manufacturing, Inc
Now’s the time to stock your bench with tools and accessories that enhance your reloading experience. Get Loaded! with the most durable, precise and convenient tools on the market and receive free bullets to get you started!
You should qualify for 500 free bullets. You'll have to pay the shipping. The link has all the details.
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free BULLETS!!!!Get Loaded® 2024 - Hornady Manufacturing, Inc
Now’s the time to stock your bench with tools and accessories that enhance your reloading experience. Get Loaded! with the most durable, precise and convenient tools on the market and receive free bullets to get you started!www.hornady.com
You should qualify for 500 free bullets. You'll have to pay the shipping. The link has all the details.
I just click on the link… but that included heavy bullets like .500 350 grains?
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I didn't get a paper receipt. And i cant get a whole page pic of the email receipt. Or a screen shot of it.
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