Pro2000 Auto Progressive Upgrade

[spencerhut]

The kit parts:

Assembled on my old Pro200o press.


Haven't used it yet. Ran it a little with a dry case to get a feel for it. worked and felt great. Can't wait to give it a try.

 

[Peter M. Eick]

Neat. That is on my "to buy" list.

 

[spencerhut]

Tried it. Works GREAT!. I am very pleased. Took all of about 30 minutes to install and get it running.

 

[spencerhut]

Loaded ~400 rounds today and got a feel for the auto progressive upgrade in action on the press.

My new top end part was not entirely tight when I got out of the box and I failed to notice until I loaded on it for a while. I would recommend a check of all the primer system parts before you assemble the unit on your press.

The unit is intolerant of a gentle hand on the first portion of the upstroke. If you run it to slow and gentle the shell plate will index in reverse. No big deal once you use it for a while and are used to the initial speed required, we're talking the first inch or so. It just a different rhythm from indexing by hand.

When it does advance the shellplate there is a bit of a jerk as it locks into the next detent, like most other auto progressives I've used. You will get a few flakes of powder on the shellplate at first. I started watching it closely and made sure I was inserting the next case as it indexed into the next detent and this stopped all the spillage I was having, minor though it was.

Overall I am pleased. I only loaded ~400 on it today and my "burst" speed was faster then ever before. After loading tens of thousands of rounds on this press it was kind of cool to see how much faster this one little automated step made the entire process.

 

[winchester243]

My auto index upgrade arrived a few days ago. I need to get it installed and try it out.