XPLSV
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Looking for some help...hopefully I'm missing something easy here.
Did my first time setup for .380 Auto on my Hornady LnL last night. This is a new caliber for me. I had been loading 357 SIG and swapped out some of the press parts last night, worked the initial die setups, etc. Took longer to get a good crimp and then realized my COL as required by the PPK/S was a bit shorter than what was in the book. But, hey, at least I didn't run off a bunch of rounds before I check if they would cycle. So...back through the adjustments some more.
So, today, I'm putting out a good bullet...but I'm not getting proper case feeding into the shell plate. I was initially hitting the edge of the shell plate and made the necessary case feed timing adjustments by lowering down the cam wire and I finally got a good sync on the case being presented into the shell plate. I'm using the #2 V block and the #16 shell plate, as per the instructions. The problem I am having is the case is not sliding properly into the shell block. While the case is now coming in centered on the shellplate opening, the front base of the case is catching enough on the spring to tilt the case forward and it does not slide under the lip of the shell plate. I took some photos of this at very slow speeds (well, stopped for the photo), but I have the same issue at normal speeds...moving faster doesn't allow it to just jump over the spring...it jumps out across the shell plate at that point. Perhaps I'm missing something obvious? :banghead:
Didn't have this problem with the 357 SIG. I have recently replaced the cam feed primer and primer slide after the former bent and the latter fractured, but did a couple hundred rounds of 357 SIG without incident prior to the new setup of last night.
Thanks for any suggestions!
Bernie
Did my first time setup for .380 Auto on my Hornady LnL last night. This is a new caliber for me. I had been loading 357 SIG and swapped out some of the press parts last night, worked the initial die setups, etc. Took longer to get a good crimp and then realized my COL as required by the PPK/S was a bit shorter than what was in the book. But, hey, at least I didn't run off a bunch of rounds before I check if they would cycle. So...back through the adjustments some more.
So, today, I'm putting out a good bullet...but I'm not getting proper case feeding into the shell plate. I was initially hitting the edge of the shell plate and made the necessary case feed timing adjustments by lowering down the cam wire and I finally got a good sync on the case being presented into the shell plate. I'm using the #2 V block and the #16 shell plate, as per the instructions. The problem I am having is the case is not sliding properly into the shell block. While the case is now coming in centered on the shellplate opening, the front base of the case is catching enough on the spring to tilt the case forward and it does not slide under the lip of the shell plate. I took some photos of this at very slow speeds (well, stopped for the photo), but I have the same issue at normal speeds...moving faster doesn't allow it to just jump over the spring...it jumps out across the shell plate at that point. Perhaps I'm missing something obvious? :banghead:
Didn't have this problem with the 357 SIG. I have recently replaced the cam feed primer and primer slide after the former bent and the latter fractured, but did a couple hundred rounds of 357 SIG without incident prior to the new setup of last night.
Thanks for any suggestions!
Bernie