Decided to set up the LnL and take a stab at loading .223 in progressive mode.
AAAARGHHHH!
I'm using once fired Lake City (milsurp) brass that has been decapped, sized, polished, swaged, and trimmed. Maybe 6 out of 10 the primer seated with no real issue, a couple three took a bit of an oomph to seat, and about 1 in 10 - no how no way was that primer seating. I think part of the issue is there are misc nicks and burrs on the rem of the brass that may be keeping the case from lining up perfectly over the primer pocket.
In a related issue the spring loaded primer seating stem is acting sticky - so it seems to jamb occasionally. I managed to snap the plastic guide rod holder using too much force when something in there was jammed.
I'm using CFE223 for powder - having a difficult time getting it to dial in at the drop I want. From progressive shotshell loading I know if you want uniform drops - you need uniform strokes on the machine. This is difficult to achieve when the primer system is balky.
On the other hand the bullet seating and ejection worked fine.
I'm hoping this gets better as I get the kinks worked out. Hopefully once the brass has been loaded one time the primer pockets will clear up. I have a lyman primer pocket reamer that I'm using now to remove any trace of the primer crimp.
AAAARGHHHH!
I'm using once fired Lake City (milsurp) brass that has been decapped, sized, polished, swaged, and trimmed. Maybe 6 out of 10 the primer seated with no real issue, a couple three took a bit of an oomph to seat, and about 1 in 10 - no how no way was that primer seating. I think part of the issue is there are misc nicks and burrs on the rem of the brass that may be keeping the case from lining up perfectly over the primer pocket.
In a related issue the spring loaded primer seating stem is acting sticky - so it seems to jamb occasionally. I managed to snap the plastic guide rod holder using too much force when something in there was jammed.
I'm using CFE223 for powder - having a difficult time getting it to dial in at the drop I want. From progressive shotshell loading I know if you want uniform drops - you need uniform strokes on the machine. This is difficult to achieve when the primer system is balky.
On the other hand the bullet seating and ejection worked fine.
I'm hoping this gets better as I get the kinks worked out. Hopefully once the brass has been loaded one time the primer pockets will clear up. I have a lyman primer pocket reamer that I'm using now to remove any trace of the primer crimp.