If it is 9mm case, use the spent 22LR and penny mod on the case collator.
Drill a hole in a penny and use a spent 22LR case to hold the penny in the center of case collator - No more upside down cases.
Must have taken some sort of effort to punch that case thru the plastic.
I wonder if you were going too fast, if you didn't catch the resistance.Well then.
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Somehow I got an upside down case on the plastic slider and when I stroked the press down it got crushed by the die head and cookie cuttered into the plastic. Have to call lee and order some parts. I think I’ll just get a spare of all the plastic parts.
Lurking thru this thread as I don't (yet) have a lee auto breach lock pro, but have noticed that you often refer to a "Pro 4000" press.
I believe that was the name used in development "leaks" from Lee, why do you continue to use it, knowing that the "Lee Auto Breach Lock Pro" (ABLP) is the actual name of the press?
just curious,
Maybe because I have a Pro1000 and I get tired of typing out Lee Breech Lock Pro every time I need to refer to this press and still don't like the (ABLPQRST). Pro4000 is just easier, that's all it is. Can't just use Pro as that would confuse people as to which Pro.
How about Pro 4000?Don't know why the manufacturers think they need a mouthful of words to name new presses. We RCBS fans have had the same problem. Pro 2000 became Pro2k, and Pro Chuckers became PC5 and PC7!
You guys have the right idea.....Lee Auto Breach Lock Pro is just too long......yet Pro 4000 is a bit confusing because most do not know about the pre-production "code" name.
How about just "Able Pro" for a nick name. A uto B reach L ock PRO.
I wonder if you were going too fast, if you didn't catch the resistance.
First you have to tie up Walkalong and tickle him until he unlocks the thread.Well since it is Halloween how about bringing back the original Zombie Thread?
It took very little resistance, by the time I felt it, it was too late. No matter, its probably a $3 part.
I had spent small pistol primers jam up under the shell plate, stopping the press, and while cleaning that up, I decided that I might want to spray that area periodically with brake cleaner. There was a pretty nasty mess there. I do wonder if brake cleaner would damage the catch tube, so I guess I will remove that for the spraying.
I ordered some Powder Blast, but believe I really need something that will flush the area down the chute. I might try some other non-greasy, gun cleaning product like Slip2000Brake cleaner can be hard on plastic parts. A little more expensive, but safe for plastic in it's newer form, is Powder Blast.
Dave
I use the pex inserts. I get an upside down one every now and again but I find it works well.I was using that but must have lost it and forgot about it. Thanks for the reminder.
When I set up my bin, finished rounds bounced off the bin with a loud "plop" and fell to the floor.You’ll need to slide a card into the grooves on the front of your catch bin. Same as other presses. It’ll fill up and bounce rounds out onto floor.
I use that longer bin but still put a cut from a Foamie sheet in the bottom and use an Inline baffle to close the front end.I used a piece of foam at first, but since then I switched to a longer bin. Akro-Mils 30224. With those bins, nothing bounces far enough to fall out and they hold more cartridges too.
Well then.
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Somehow I got an upside down case on the plastic slider and when I stroked the press down it got crushed by the die head and cookie cuttered into the plastic. Have to call lee and order some parts. I think I’ll just get a spare of all the plastic parts.