Why doesn't some body

[AR-Bossman]

I think you start by liking reloading as a craft. For those who value it mostly so they can shoot thousands of rounds a month would be more into productivity. Some parts are boring or a nuisance, but safety and manufacturer liability cannot or should not be compromised beyond certain limits.

I agree. I can imagine someone privately building a primer hopper, for instance, but to market it and the liability costs would have to be astronomical.
Don't discount gadget fascination. The idea of an all in one reloading press for the home user is pretty neat, even if it just seems impossible.

 

[jmorris]

Not to be a wise guy but... It sounds like you should just buy factory ammo. All you seem to want to do is hit a switch and walk away.

If I could buy the loads I make for the same price or even a little more than they cost me I would sell my equipment and buy.

That said, no one sells "factory" ammunition to the specifications I want. That leaves me stuck doing it and while I enjoy the "building/creating" part of reloading, loading thousands of the exact same load over and over turns into work and is not much fun to me.

The op didn't ask about anything running the press for him but I have done that too.



Don't walk away too far though as you have to dump a scoop of brass and bullets into their respective collators and refill the primer tube then start the primer tube filler every 100 rounds (every 5 minutes).

 

[AR-Bossman]

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Don't walk away too far though as you have to dump a scoop of brass and bullets into their respective collators and refill the primer tube then start the primer tube filler every 100 rounds (every 5 minutes).

You never cease to amaze me with your engineering skills.

 

[cheygriz]

Archangel, I reload to save money now. At one time it was a hobby, especially when most of my shooting was with rifles. today, age and arthritis pretty much force me to shoot mostly pistol. After 50 years, trying to produce thousands of rounds quickly takes away any enjoyment of the "craft" aspect.

I understand where you're coming from though, because i felt the same way 30 years ago.

 

[cheygriz]

Realgun

That Hornady tube filler looks nice. Any problems or glitches with it?

 

[jmorris]

Griz, Midway puts the vibraprime on sale a few times a year for $25 and it's likely the best deal in primer tube fillers.

They work pretty good once you figure out the angles to hold them and the little flick (like fishing with a popper) when they bridge.

The first part of this video is one in action but I generally use the Dillon one at the end of the video.

 

[RealGun]

Realgun

That Hornady tube filler looks nice. Any problems or glitches with it?

No problems.

 

[AR-Bossman]

No problems.

Same here. I also converted my manual ones to work with it so I have 4 or 5 tubes of each size ready to fill if I ever get crazy and do a large run.

 

[cheygriz]

Thank you for your responses.

I have ten tubes of each size, since I normally load in batches of a thousand. This gadget could be a time saver.

 

[ny32182]

The closest semi affordable commercial solution out there today is probably the Mark 7:



It does everything you stated except fill primer tubes. You can get a primer tube filler that will fill a tube a lot faster than it takes the machine to run 100 rounds, so likely you could just fill primer tubes, and dump brass and bullets in while it is running, and could probably more or less keep it going indefinitely.
The entire setup costs about $5500 if you are starting from scratch.

 

[cheygriz]

That has potential!

 

[kingmt]

That has potential!

I agree. A little pricy for my taste but tempting. I'd need something to push it over the edge for me. I don't go through quite enough rounds to make me go for it tho. I could buy quite a bit of ammo for that price. Not exactly built to my liking but I think I could learn to be happy with it. I was pretty happy with Hornady rifle ammo back before I started reloading.