Hornady lock-n-load ap

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Not sure if this is the best place to put this.

In my search for a press and trying to justify spending the money, I have been looking for a deal on a Hornady lock-n-load ap.

Jet.com has it for $387.00 after 15%($30 max) and free shipping. Add the free bullet offer from Hornady and it seems like a pretty good deal.

Of course I still can't pull the trigger, but I thought maybe I could pass along the info for someone that would.
 
They used to give you 500 bullets for buying one lol. That was when I got mine.

I will say it speeds up the pistol loading like you wouldn't believe.
 
Used to be 1000, if it was still I would jump on it. Still tempting with the 500.
 
$387 shipped, and 500 bullets. good deal. jump on it. It's a good press. I have 2 of them.
If you're wondering if that's a good enough price - yes, I don't think that, except for used, you won't find one for much less. Add $30ish for the shellplate of your choice and you are good to go.
 
That is a good price...I paid $389 for mine in 2008, but got 1k free bullets...that was the best reloading money I ever spent.
 
I second and third all that's been said. It is a good press. You won't be sorry.

I do a lot on my press. I do quite a bit of brass prep for my rifle loading in addition to pistol loading. I de prime/size and prime on the press. If it's 223 or 308 with ball powder, Then I also load it on the press. It's much faster than hand priming. A shell feeder is in the short list. As well as shell holders for every caliber I own.

Take the time to watch the Bill Morgan videos on YouTube and take his advise, if you do, your press will run about as smooth as any machine has ever run. The priming system when set up right is about 99.5% for me. That's pretty good for a progressive.
 
I got mine with 1000 bullets. Ha Ha. Of course, it was almost the first off the line.
I would drop the hammer on any deal under $400.
I loved my L-N-L, then I found a great deal on a 1050. Then I found ANOTHER great deal on a 1050. Then, my son decided, after never being interested in reloading while growing up (just shooting my reloads), to get into reloading, so my "suggested" that I might want to give my son my Hornady.
The press is REALLY easy to learn on (nice and open and ergonomic)--not at all cramped up like the Blue Dillons and it puts the charged case under your nose for easy inspection before placing a bullet on the case.
The only caveat I have is if you think you REALLY REALLY NEED a case collator, the Dillon 650 may be better.
 
Ok pulled the trigger. Got it for $367 shipped.

Now I have to decide whether I should just get bullets that I can use for the rebate, or pick ones that I can resell.
 
Depend on what your usage is. I normally get the 45's. But some times I get a different bullet to just try. When I got my press years ago they had 1000 free. I still have about 700 of them left. I just don't seen the need to waste them on paper.
 
I only have need for 9mm, or 45 for my 45-70. The 45 that is offered is too light as it's for pistol.
 
awwww, see, this is intriguing. I have been all set to buy a dillon 650 for 2 weeks now, and just cannot pull the trigger on $700 for a press, an additional caliber conversion, and a toolhead. I hear mixed reviews on the LNL, it appears to either be beloved or vexing. And I just got rid of a loadmaster that was vexing. What I really want is bulletproof priming.

edit: it is showing $424 ($394 after coupon) in my cart.
 
$367 shipped is a pretty good deal, last one I bought was when they came out with the EZ Ject mod, dealer cost from Hornady was $325 at the time.
 
If you know a couple things ahead of time, you can have an 'almost' bullet proof priming.

1. Do a little deburring of the slide
2. Learn how the slide timing works and how to set it... youtube
3. Drill and tap for a set screw on your priming tube.

If you drop alot of powder, some is gonna get in the slide area and cause problems. If you're on top of it with canned air, you can usually save yourself from having to do a slide clean for a long time.
 
Hornady doesn't include three things that would not have cost $10 wholesale, but is required.

  1. One Shot gun cleaner/dry lube (not One Shot case lube) <- why do they name everything "one shot" or "lock and load"?. Or a non-chlorinated brake cleaner to clean off the thin film of packing grease on everything especially the powder drop internals. If you don't, you'll never get a consistent powder drop and pull your hair out.
  2. A primer flipper tray. RCBS is a nice one. You have to have one to load the primer pickup tube.
  3. A grease gun with zerk fittings. Spray on lube is not enough. There are several zerk fittings that you must fill with grease before you use the press. You can get one real cheap at Harbor Freight or a good one at any automotive store.

If you don't have these things, you'll roll your eyes, curse and have to go back out to buy them. It's not a big deal, but if you are all ready to learn how to use you new press and find out you can't start, it can be frustrating.

Watch the instructional videos while you wait for your press, then have it ready on your computer as you assemble your press.

What I like about my LnL is that I can go out to the garage and load up 100 rounds in < 15 minutes every now and then without having to load for hours and build up a very nice stockpile over the span of several days or weeks.

Congratulations
 
greyling22 said:
awwww, see, this is intriguing. I have been all set to buy a dillon 650 for 2 weeks now, and just cannot pull the trigger on $700 for a press, an additional caliber conversion, and a toolhead. I hear mixed reviews on the LNL, it appears to either be beloved or vexing. And I just got rid of a loadmaster that was vexing. What I really want is bulletproof priming.

edit: it is showing $424 ($394 after coupon) in my cart.
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> A primer flipper tray. RCBS is a nice one. You have to have one to load the primer pickup tube

yes, but most flip trays don't flip that well. Drop the primers in the tray and pick-up the shiny side-up primers. Cover the tray, flip it, and pick up the rest of the primers. I have watched folks spend at least a minute (and, I swear, several times many minutes) trying to get all the primers flipped anvil-up so they can flip and have all primers shiny-side up, when they could have simply picked them up and saved a lot of time.
this is where the Dillon tray is great. It is worthless as a flipper, but it is metal and makes picking up the primers really easy, without flexing and re-flipping some primers.
Nothing cleans a powder measure better than Hornady One Shot Cleaner and Dry Lube.
 
I rarely use a flip tray. I just lay the primer package face down on the bench and ease the card board sleeve off. The primers end up in nice little rows ready to be picked up.
 
Something must be wrong with my flipper trays because they work great for me. It takes me about 5-15 seconds to get all my primers flipped properly, even Federals which are packed sideways meaning statistically half will be wrong side up. I've thought of making a vibrator/tube feeder but just shaking the tray is so easy for me.

Of course everyone's experience can vary just like powder coating and getting Unique to measure properly in their powder measure or getting it to burn cleanly. I guess I've been lucky that's why I recommended it. I even got the stupid little round old Lee hand primer tray to work well at flipping.
 
I almost pulled the trigger on a second LnL till Jet.com tried to add tax to my bill. Screw THAT.
 
Just saying, you can be picking up primers during those 5-15 seconds when you are flipping primers.
Best flipper I have found was the Lee trays used with the old hand primer.
Just, think it is easier to be picking up shiny-side up primers than rattling a flipper tray.
So, I 100% agree you need a flipper tray, just don't bother using it to shake primers.
 
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