milanuk
Member
Hello,
My LnL AP is finally whole! Picked up a (very) lightly used LnL AP around the middle of December and *finally* found a place (Natchez SS) that had the case feeders in stock and not backordered (and continually slipping further out). Got the case feeder in yesterday, finished up putting it together this morning after work.
Everything seems to be working just ducky, it's filling the tube with .223 Rem brass like clockwork.
The only (small) fly in the ointment is that some of the cases tip as the pusher tip slides them into the shell plate. Not every time, and sometimes worse than others (some only a little cockeyed, some completely fall over). I went back and re-read the destructions, which said to adjust the cam wire some more. Did that. Still had problems (not as bad). Did some digging online (including here)... saw more of the same (adjust the cam wire). Did that again - it's officially all the way bottomed out, no more threads left, and it still tips the cases every once in a while.
It sure *looks* like the cases might be tipping right about the time they make the transition from the case feeder platform onto the shell plate and cross the groove for the retainer spring - and go over the spring (sits just the teensiest bit proud). Right now I can 'fix' the problem most of the time by just keeping an eye out and tapping the offending cases back upright before reversing the stroke of the handle to rotate the shellplate on the up stroke. It's not really the 'fix' I'm looking for long term, though.
Any thoughts or suggestions would be much appreciated.
Monte
My LnL AP is finally whole! Picked up a (very) lightly used LnL AP around the middle of December and *finally* found a place (Natchez SS) that had the case feeders in stock and not backordered (and continually slipping further out). Got the case feeder in yesterday, finished up putting it together this morning after work.
Everything seems to be working just ducky, it's filling the tube with .223 Rem brass like clockwork.
The only (small) fly in the ointment is that some of the cases tip as the pusher tip slides them into the shell plate. Not every time, and sometimes worse than others (some only a little cockeyed, some completely fall over). I went back and re-read the destructions, which said to adjust the cam wire some more. Did that. Still had problems (not as bad). Did some digging online (including here)... saw more of the same (adjust the cam wire). Did that again - it's officially all the way bottomed out, no more threads left, and it still tips the cases every once in a while.
It sure *looks* like the cases might be tipping right about the time they make the transition from the case feeder platform onto the shell plate and cross the groove for the retainer spring - and go over the spring (sits just the teensiest bit proud). Right now I can 'fix' the problem most of the time by just keeping an eye out and tapping the offending cases back upright before reversing the stroke of the handle to rotate the shellplate on the up stroke. It's not really the 'fix' I'm looking for long term, though.
Any thoughts or suggestions would be much appreciated.
Monte