Recent content by pinkymingeo

My experience is that AA2 meters better and burns cleaner than Bullseye. My guess is you'll prefer it, so you did the right thing. Just MO, of course.

Grasping at straws, if the primer feed tube is upside down, primers will jam in there every time. I'm sure the OP knows this, and has checked, but hey!

Are you sure it's the PTX sticking? If you flare too much, the case will hit hard going into the seater die, and feel just like sticking. I quit with PTX and now use separate expander dies. Instead of belling the case mouth, they simply spread it. You get much more positive seating and...

My LnL seats primers below flush. Always has. If somebody's doesn't, they need a new ram. One advantage of the LnL system is that you can feel the primer seat. Any time something feels wrong, I stop and take a look. Usually, that's when seating is too easy, not too hard. High primers are...

Amen on the RCBS small base dies, which are on sale http://www.midwayusa.com/product/621875/rcbs-ar-series-small-base-2-die-set-with-taper-crimp-223-remington right now. Black rifles can be very finicky about reloads, but ammo from the RCBS dies should feed in about anything. I often question...

I've got three .380s, and I shoot them a lot. Brass is so cheap, like here http://www.diamondkbrass.com/.380-AUTO-2500.html , that scrounging isn't even worth it. Bought a whole lot of Hornady 100gr FMJ's from Widener's when they were on sale for 7 cents per, so I load them for maybe $8.50 a...

In about 100K rounds, I've never had more than an occasional jam due to junk in the ram which you can feel immediately and stop for a fix, and never had the wire come out of the clip. That should only happen if the ram is stuck in the hole in the slide, which should be an easy fix, or the slide...

Taper crimp dies need a little lube every now and then. Without it, they stick and jerk, which can spill powder. Work the press with a smooth motion, lube taper crimp dies, and you really shouldn't spill much.

I've used a lot of dies, and believe that one is about as good as another. Redding dies are, however, real pretty. The finish is head and shoulders above the others. They look so nice, it's almost worth paying the price. They don't really work any better, though.

I have two RCBS Lockout dies for my LnL AP. Used to use one for larger cases, one for smaller. I finally quit using them. In +100K rounds I have never seen the LnL powder measure off even 1/10, using ball powders and, now, BE-86 which measures like a dream.. I mark the rotor drop adjusting...

Shame is, Dillon hasn't modernized them since. Hate & discontent sown, I thought I'd add that 45acp is a fantastic revolver caliber, my favorite in fact. You can load it from popgun target levels to 250gr at +1000fps, and moonclips are a very efficient system. Or, there's always 45AR.

I get more spillage than I like when loading short 45acp's. Longer brass, no mess. Analyzing the situation, I've decided my problem isn't with the press, but with my bench. I'm getting too much vibration, which is shaking the powder over the rim. I plan to rebuild with a thicker top, which...

The primer slide should be lubricated with powdered graphite, same as the powder measure. When that's done, it should run smoothly. When properly lubricated I know of two things that'll jam the slide: putting small primers in the large primer feed tube, and spilling a bunch of power into the...

When I first got my LnL I had a operator-induced stoppage just about every hundred rounds. Seemed like I was always messing something up. Now that I have a lot of experience on the machine, the dies I want and the systems I need (plus EZject), I haven't had a glitch in a long time. Things...

My setup for most pistol calibers on my Hornady press is Dillon sizer, Hornady PTX, RCBS lock-out, Lee seater and RCBS crimp. It's all good.