Are you using the riser block atop the slider block?
Yep, kinda moves it over a bit.Is the base of the second case falling down next to the neck of the first?
Yep, kinda moves it over a bit.
making the opening of the case feeder smaller might help in that case. You need to get the rim of the second to sit on top of the neck of the first so one or the other has to move less with the brass drops down.
I have no problem creating 9mm or 40S&W loads at any power level with SD less than 10, some at 5 or less. I would agree it's more about the quality of the bullets and the suitability of the powder and amount used. But you do have to have a minimum level of expertise in choosing and setting up dies for your application, a mechanically sound press and installation, powder measure precision, and consistent operation of such. I'm betting the ABLP is stiff enough for low SD handgun ammo, and the Auto Drum has proven capable.It's not clear yet how much consistency I'll actually need. I was able to get 5-shot group SD's as low as 9 more than once with a target load I developed and loaded on the press, but I've been working on a hollowpoint load and laddering around, the best SD I've been able to get is 24 no matter how precise I manually make the powder mass and bullet depth. It seems the consistency of the load has more to do with the specs and less to do with the reloading equipment's precision.
I was doing some load development today and wanted precision in the seating depth. So I moved the seating die over to station 1. With it there directly above the ram, I was getting a variance of no more than one or two thou. Usually it was dead on.
Why would you not have kept your single stage press?I sometimes regret that I didn't keep the single-stage press.
You would be mistakenI don't think Inline Fabrication mounts are stiff enough to resist flexing either.
Similar issue here with case feed and found that the gap between the slider and feed tube was too tight, causing some cases to flip out of the press and across the room under return spring tension. I measure all my brass for close tolerance and sort, trim, or discard accordingly, but you will need to use a case for measurement that represents your max case length. The gap I use is still very close in order to get a good shearing off of the case from the stack.Thanks for all the great info. This thread has been very useful. I just bought one to replace a lee classic turret.
I'm having an issue with the case feeder and collator. When the case tube is about half full or greater, it seems like the upper lip of the the dropped case is catching on the bottom of the next case to be dropped and it "shoots it out of the case ejector, flying off of the press. On some occasions the case just falls over. I have triple check the penny height gap. The case ejector seems smooth with no burs and dents.
Any insight to the cause and resolution to this issue? Thanks.
BTW, I went to lee's website and ordered the "grey" priming arms. They didn't charge anything except shipping and I got them within a few days. However, when I opened them up, they were white and not dark grey as on their website. FWIW.
Thanks for all the great info. This thread has been very useful. I just bought one to replace a lee classic turret.
I'm having an issue with the case feeder and collator. When the case tube is about half full or greater, it seems like the upper lip of the the dropped case is catching on the bottom of the next case to be dropped and it "shoots it out of the case ejector, flying off of the press. On some occasions the case just falls over. I have triple check the penny height gap. The case ejector seems smooth with no burs and dents.
Any insight to the cause and resolution to this issue? Thanks.
BTW, I went to lee's website and ordered the "grey" priming arms. They didn't charge anything except shipping and I got them within a few days. However, when I opened them up, they were white and not dark grey as on their website. FWIW.
No, you are not! LOLsorry for what I typed right there