OB_WAN
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I began reloading not long ago using a lyman turret press. I purchased RCBS pistol dies, a RCBS powder measure, and a lyman multi expander/charge die.
When I first started I was running a bullet through the entire turret(minus the priming, I do hand priming in front of the tube). flair/charge, turn turret, seat bullet, turn turret, crimp bullet, turn turret back to flair/charge die, restart.
when I did this I noticed 2 things. first, with my mind wandering, it was easy for me to forget whether I charged a shell or not. this could cause a squib or double-charge, either way makes the gun go bad boom. Second, the vibration of the rotation of the turret made me worry I'd be throwing the charge off.
So... I separated the flair/charge process from the bullet seating using a charging block(? is that what they're called, where you set 50 cases in a holder between steps?). When I got done charging all 50 rounds and placing them in the charging block, I'd visually inspect the powder level(no squib, no double-charge) and set the bullets on the cases for the next step. rotate the turret to the seating die and continue the process.
By doing the above process, I can process 200+rds/hr from flair/charge through seat and then factory crimp. All with charges w/in .05 grains accuracy and 100% confident it will have a healthy bang.
I don't recall seeing these steps listed before and I just read on another thread that someone else was rotating their turret through the entire process for a single round so thought I'd chime in.
Thoughts? Is this what almost everyone does with a turret and I just missed that important reading assignment?
When I first started I was running a bullet through the entire turret(minus the priming, I do hand priming in front of the tube). flair/charge, turn turret, seat bullet, turn turret, crimp bullet, turn turret back to flair/charge die, restart.
when I did this I noticed 2 things. first, with my mind wandering, it was easy for me to forget whether I charged a shell or not. this could cause a squib or double-charge, either way makes the gun go bad boom. Second, the vibration of the rotation of the turret made me worry I'd be throwing the charge off.
So... I separated the flair/charge process from the bullet seating using a charging block(? is that what they're called, where you set 50 cases in a holder between steps?). When I got done charging all 50 rounds and placing them in the charging block, I'd visually inspect the powder level(no squib, no double-charge) and set the bullets on the cases for the next step. rotate the turret to the seating die and continue the process.
By doing the above process, I can process 200+rds/hr from flair/charge through seat and then factory crimp. All with charges w/in .05 grains accuracy and 100% confident it will have a healthy bang.
I don't recall seeing these steps listed before and I just read on another thread that someone else was rotating their turret through the entire process for a single round so thought I'd chime in.
Thoughts? Is this what almost everyone does with a turret and I just missed that important reading assignment?