The new system is the Bully Adapter which mates the Lee Multi-Tube Adapter for their Bullet Feed Kit with the Hornady LNL AP Bullet Feeder Die. I’ve been working with this new bullet feeding system on my LNL and thought I’d share some of my impressions.
First a little history: (you can skip this section if you just want to read about how the adapter works)
1. Hornady makes the Lock-N-Load Pistol Bullet Feeder which receives bullets from a high mounted hopper (200 bullet capacity), rights them and feeds them down a tube to their Bullet Feeder die. The bullets are dropped into the mouth of their feeder die, through a set of collets, as a case is raised into the die, and into the case mouth. MSRP is $439 for the Feeder, $36 for a Feeder die ($244 & $30 on Amazon). The Bullet Feeder die, comes with a caliber specific PTX insert to allow flaring and charging in your powder measure.
2. An after market system was hacked by AlliedArmory and referred to as the $28 Bullet Feeder. This system used some clear rigid plastic tubing to hold a number of bullets (usually 50-100) directly above the Bullet Feeder die. The tubing was retained by the tension of the tubing in the mouth of the die. Due to the weight of the column of bullets and the thinness of the tubing wall, to fit into the die, the column of bullets usually needed some external support to keep from toppling. $36 for the die, plus whatever you can get the tubing for and how you decide to support it
3. RCBS came onto the market with their Tube Pistol Bullet Feeder. MSRP is $37.45, feeder die and one clear tube that holds 20-25 bullets. Extra tubes are about $10
4. At the last SHOT Show, Hornady introduced a tube feed system, which they named the Lock-N-Load Bullet Tubes…available in 9mm, .40/10mm, and .45ACP. The Tubes consist of a set of three separate aluminum tubes which each hold 40+ bullets. These tubes have milled window slots in their bodies to allow the user can see when the tubes needed to be refilled. MSRP is $36 (market price ranges from $25-$42), plus $36 for the die
5. There is also the Mini Mr.Bulletfeeder by DAA which uses six tube magazines to hold 100 rounds. The tubes are rotated manually as they empty. You can purchase additional magazines. This unit comes with a Drop Die, in place of a feeder die and includes a Dillon specific expander. MSRP is $140; extra magazines are $50
6. Lee has its own Bullet Feeder Kit, which feeds bullets under the seating die as the case rises. Bullets are fed from their Multi-Tube Adapter, which consist of four tubes, each containing 25 bullets, held in a manually rotated assembly. This tube assembly is what the Bully Adapter uses. MSRP is $25 ($18 from Amazon) for the Multi-Tube; $48 for the Bullet Feeder
This is what it looks like mounted on my LNL AP…which is mounted to my bench with an Inline Fabrication Ultra Mount…I also love their Short Ergo Roller Handle
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…with clearance between it and the powder measure. I have a Powder Cop die between the two
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First a little history: (you can skip this section if you just want to read about how the adapter works)
1. Hornady makes the Lock-N-Load Pistol Bullet Feeder which receives bullets from a high mounted hopper (200 bullet capacity), rights them and feeds them down a tube to their Bullet Feeder die. The bullets are dropped into the mouth of their feeder die, through a set of collets, as a case is raised into the die, and into the case mouth. MSRP is $439 for the Feeder, $36 for a Feeder die ($244 & $30 on Amazon). The Bullet Feeder die, comes with a caliber specific PTX insert to allow flaring and charging in your powder measure.
2. An after market system was hacked by AlliedArmory and referred to as the $28 Bullet Feeder. This system used some clear rigid plastic tubing to hold a number of bullets (usually 50-100) directly above the Bullet Feeder die. The tubing was retained by the tension of the tubing in the mouth of the die. Due to the weight of the column of bullets and the thinness of the tubing wall, to fit into the die, the column of bullets usually needed some external support to keep from toppling. $36 for the die, plus whatever you can get the tubing for and how you decide to support it
3. RCBS came onto the market with their Tube Pistol Bullet Feeder. MSRP is $37.45, feeder die and one clear tube that holds 20-25 bullets. Extra tubes are about $10
4. At the last SHOT Show, Hornady introduced a tube feed system, which they named the Lock-N-Load Bullet Tubes…available in 9mm, .40/10mm, and .45ACP. The Tubes consist of a set of three separate aluminum tubes which each hold 40+ bullets. These tubes have milled window slots in their bodies to allow the user can see when the tubes needed to be refilled. MSRP is $36 (market price ranges from $25-$42), plus $36 for the die
5. There is also the Mini Mr.Bulletfeeder by DAA which uses six tube magazines to hold 100 rounds. The tubes are rotated manually as they empty. You can purchase additional magazines. This unit comes with a Drop Die, in place of a feeder die and includes a Dillon specific expander. MSRP is $140; extra magazines are $50
6. Lee has its own Bullet Feeder Kit, which feeds bullets under the seating die as the case rises. Bullets are fed from their Multi-Tube Adapter, which consist of four tubes, each containing 25 bullets, held in a manually rotated assembly. This tube assembly is what the Bully Adapter uses. MSRP is $25 ($18 from Amazon) for the Multi-Tube; $48 for the Bullet Feeder
This is what it looks like mounted on my LNL AP…which is mounted to my bench with an Inline Fabrication Ultra Mount…I also love their Short Ergo Roller Handle
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…with clearance between it and the powder measure. I have a Powder Cop die between the two
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