Amazon Prime and Hornady LNL AP

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Prices do that on amazon. I've seen them suddenly go back to normal.
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Yes, and I've also seen those abnormally low prices on Amazon - even in supposedly Prime eligible items - turn into shipping dates three months in the future and then when that shipping date does arrive, nothing is shipped. Amazon then sends an e-mail asking if I want to wait for an indeterminate amount of time or cancel the order.

I'm still waiting for a Lee reloading press that was supposed to have been shipped in March 2016. With an unusually low price on Amazon, watch the shipping date and caveat emptor.
 
I ordered a powder cop but have never even opened it. If you need one cheap let me know.
I'm thinking about sizing and priming on my LCT but can't bring myself to do it yet. If I keep having trouble with priming I will I guess. It just seems like it defeats the purpose of having a progressive press if you don't do it all on the press. If I take into account the time to do the second step on the LCT then I don't think I'll be saving any time reloading, and that's why I bought the press.
 
It would depend on your reloading process.

If you are looking at going from dirty brass, to clean, to loaded, to be shot, all in one sitting, maybe not.

If you like to clean and prep (resize, prime & expand), then store your brass for later use, you're still time ahead.

You're way ahead if you load in small batches like I do...100 at a time
 
I do tumble clean my brass ahead of time. I found that clean brass worked more smoothly through the press (LCT). I don't go to extremes mind you, just tumble a couple hours in walnut lizard bedding.
I have been thinking about setting up my LCT just to resize/deprime and prime. It just seems like I'm somehow cancelling out the progressive part of having a progressive press-but maybe not. I haven't decided yet. I want to work with the LNL more and make sure it's not just me doing something not quite right.
 
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I do tumble clean my brass ahead of time. I found that clean brass worked more smoothly through the press (LCT). I don't go to extremes mind you, just tumble a couple hours in walnut lizard bedding.
I have been thinking about setting up my LCT just to resize/deprime and prime. It just seems like I'm somehow cancelling out the progressive part of having a progressive press-but maybe not. I haven't decided yet. I want to work with the LNL more and make sure it's not just me doing something not quite right.
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whats your priming issue? mine is super smooth and rarely if ever have an issue. If its not seating deep enough, glue a thin washer onto the press underneath the primer seater so it will raise higher and push the primer in deeper

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I typed out a reply earlier and Thought I posted it. Maybe I'm going nuts-maybe I failed to hit the post button....
Anyway, thanks Jmoreno88, that sounds like a good idea. I'll have to try it. I don't seem to have the same "feel" for when the primer goes in. It may just be not enough experience with the new press yet. There's a lot to learn all at once but I'm getting there.
 
egd, I may try to prime on it, see how it goes. But I really wanted the press because a buddy and I go thru alot of rounds in a month. So it's not uncommon for us to sit down for a few hours and knock out a 1000 rounds of various calibers. But having the ability to sit down and load 300 rounds real quick has a certain appeal. Plus I never load when I'm tired, so my down time at night after I get off of shift ,besides pouring through THR posts, is just an hour or so of case prep.
Interested to see if the priming function works well or not, heard that is an on/off sorta thing with every press.
 
egd said:
I typed out a reply earlier and Thought I posted it. Maybe I'm going nuts-maybe I failed to hit the post button....
Anyway, thanks Jmoreno88, that sounds like a good idea. I'll have to try it. I don't seem to have the same "feel" for when the primer goes in. It may just be not enough experience with the new press yet. There's a lot to learn all at once but I'm getting there.
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another thing maybe to try is different primers. some of them are made just a hair bigger than others this resulting in super smooth seating versus others that take a little "effort". Winchesters run really smooth in mine and I'm constantly checking to see if one actually seated but with federals, I feel every one. So maybe trying getting a 100 pack of various manufactures (cci, federal, Winchester, remington etc..) and you might find a certain brand more to your liking

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I was thinking the same thing about primers and especially primer hardness. I have been using S&B primers since I bought a bunch because they are cheaper. I really didn't have any problem other than just the feel of them seating on the new press. I had some CCI primers and on a whim decided to load them up this time. That's when I had the FTF's. Like I said in the earlier post, I can't be sure if it was the seating or the different gun I shot that day. But I am also wondering about the hardness of them too. Are CCI harder to ignite? Could that be part or all of the problem?
It will be a week or more before I can test more with both guns and both primers but I'll post back.
And I glued a thin piece on the press under the primer seater like you suggested. I looked closely and there's hardly any distance difference that it could make, but that hair of a difference may be all it needs. I'll try some tonight. Thanks
 
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I was thinking the same thing about primers and especially primer hardness. I have been using S&B primers since I bought a bunch because they are cheaper. I really didn't have any problem other than just the feel of them seating on the new press. I had some CCI primers and on a whim decided to load them up this time. That's when I had the FTF's. Like I said in the earlier post, I can't be sure if it was the seating or the different gun I shot that day. But I am also wondering about the hardness of them too. Are CCI harder to ignite? Could that be part or all of the problem?
It will be a week or more before I can test more with both guns and both primers but I'll post back.
And I glued a thin piece on the press under the primer seater like you suggested. I looked closely and there's hardly any distance difference that it could make, but that hair of a difference may be all it needs. I'll try some tonight. Thanks
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Honestly I'm not sure but from what I've heard S&B primers were the ones that were a little bit harder. Yea the washer will only raise it up just a tiny bit, if you find it doesn't work then you can put another one on top or put a thicker one on. I don't think the primer thickness is really your ftf issues, usually any modern handgun with a stock firing pin spring should ignite pretty much any primer, rarely have i seen that the primer hardness was the issue and when it was, it was in a match pistol with light Springs

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I just loaded about 30 rounds with the thin piece of metal under the primer button. I believe it helped. It seemed like I could feel the primers going all the way in and they all looked good.
Whether it actually did help or was just a placebo, I don't know. Time will tell. Thanks for the suggestion Jmoreno88.
 
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I just loaded about 30 rounds with the thin piece of metal under the primer button. I believe it helped. It seemed like I could feel the primers going all the way in and they all looked good.
Whether it actually did help or was just a placebo, I don't know. Time will tell. Thanks for the suggestion Jmoreno88.
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no problem, good luck!!

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Congrats and welcome to the "Regal Red" (that is the name of the matching Rustoleum color) Club

Be sure to clean and degrease all the parts as you put it together.

Take the time to "test fit" the pieces and to remove "flash and grit"
 
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