Harriw
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Hey folks,
I use Hornady dies pretty much exclusively, and always (eventually) splurge for the micro-adjust seating stem add-on. It makes it SO much easier to go back and forth between different bullets, tweak the seating depth just so, etc.
I just got new dies for .45acp, so of course I got the micro-adjust for that seating stem too. I set everything up, dialed in my COAL, made sure everything plunks, etc. Went back today to continue, and discovered that the numbering on the thumb-knob is actually backwards..... This means that when you thread the knob out (increasing COAL), the first digit (shown on the shaft) increases, but the 2nd and 3rd digits DECREASE... Needless to say, this makes for some really wonky and counter-intuitive numbers as you thread the die in and out. I have several of these installed on other calibers so I double-checked my existing micro-adjusters and sure enough... the numbering on this one is backwards.
Has anybody else noticed this? I'm going to give Hornady a call in the morning and I'm sure they'll send out a replacement. I'm not concerned or anything - it just really surprised me that one showed up numbered backwards when I already have several of them numbered correctly. Not sure what in their manufacturing process would change suddenly to make that happen.
I use Hornady dies pretty much exclusively, and always (eventually) splurge for the micro-adjust seating stem add-on. It makes it SO much easier to go back and forth between different bullets, tweak the seating depth just so, etc.
I just got new dies for .45acp, so of course I got the micro-adjust for that seating stem too. I set everything up, dialed in my COAL, made sure everything plunks, etc. Went back today to continue, and discovered that the numbering on the thumb-knob is actually backwards..... This means that when you thread the knob out (increasing COAL), the first digit (shown on the shaft) increases, but the 2nd and 3rd digits DECREASE... Needless to say, this makes for some really wonky and counter-intuitive numbers as you thread the die in and out. I have several of these installed on other calibers so I double-checked my existing micro-adjusters and sure enough... the numbering on this one is backwards.
Has anybody else noticed this? I'm going to give Hornady a call in the morning and I'm sure they'll send out a replacement. I'm not concerned or anything - it just really surprised me that one showed up numbered backwards when I already have several of them numbered correctly. Not sure what in their manufacturing process would change suddenly to make that happen.