hobbes7869
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I thought that I would post my thoughts and what I have learned from my new Loadmaster. I bought it a few months ago and have loaded nearly 700 rounds, all 30-06. I struggled at first, it is a complex press, lots of parts that do a lot of useful things. The number one BIGGEST reason i struggled is that i never had each individual item tightened down. If i caught one thing, it was something else that was loosened up. The last issue I had was primers sticking between the primer pin and the primer body, and boy were they stuck. It was because the pencil like pin that moves the primer slider was loose and would move away, causing the primer to only half sit on the pin and thus jam. It took me a long time to diagnose. Another important, though it would seem obvious, it to make sure everything is cleaned of all powder, debris, dust etc. Even one piece of powder from the Hodgdon 414 i was using caused an issue. SO keep it clean. Also dont decap in hole one, and size in 2. I had just a small amount of soot/debris that interfered. Basically common things, other than that pencil object that worked itself loose. Also, be sure that the bolt that pushes the primer arm down stays tightened up. it has a habit of working itself loose from time to time.