horsemen61
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Ok guys an old billionaire who has more money than anyone should gives you a large pile and says design the press of your dreams what's yours look like?
Your ultimate press
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- 6 station rotary progressive press
- Auto index that can be turned on/off
- "Non-tilting" shell plate
- "No tool" shell plate change
- "No tool" tool head/turret change
- Spent primers exit at bottom of ram
- Self aligning/feeding priming system with 500+ capacity (just dump primers in the hopper and go)
- Built-in .02 gr resolution digital scale to weigh each powder drop
- Live cameras with zoom at end of flex shafts with split video feeds on screen (1. inspect case base for crimped primer pocket with option to eject case 2. inspect seated primer 3. powder in case etc.)
- Height adjustable press mount
- Auto index that can be turned on/off
- "Non-tilting" shell plate
- "No tool" shell plate change
- "No tool" tool head/turret change
- Spent primers exit at bottom of ram
- Self aligning/feeding priming system with 500+ capacity (just dump primers in the hopper and go)
- Built-in .02 gr resolution digital scale to weigh each powder drop
- Live cameras with zoom at end of flex shafts with split video feeds on screen (1. inspect case base for crimped primer pocket with option to eject case 2. inspect seated primer 3. powder in case etc.)
- Height adjustable press mount
Wreck-n-Crew
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Think I would by a camdex and be done!
Can I do that? Or is that cheating?
http://www.camdexloader.com/
Can I do that? Or is that cheating?http://www.camdexloader.com/
LiveLife
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But getting a Camdex/AmmoLoad would benefit only one person.
By designing a new 6 station rotary progressive, the tooling could benefit many other reloaders.
And it's almost Christmas - Maybe a generous billionaire wants to give "joy" to the reloaders.
By designing a new 6 station rotary progressive, the tooling could benefit many other reloaders.
And it's almost Christmas - Maybe a generous billionaire wants to give "joy" to the reloaders.
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Universal shellholder..that really works..for every cartridge.
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Says who?
Wreck-n-Crew
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Lol...
recon I could reload for others to keep myself in the good graces of the jolly red one.
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Says the newfangled American line of thinking..it's a tragedy..
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I'd buy the one J-mo makes
horsemen61
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Guys it was three in the morning what I meant to say was more money than anyone should ever need but I didn't get that in there when did THR become so Politically Correct 
Last I checked this is a fun hypothetical thread about building your ultimate press not questioning me the OP as to how much money one should have now to get it back on track
My ultimate press would be just like bds's but it would have 8 positions a calculator to calculate cost and a computer to keep inventory and tell me how many rounds I've made
Last I checked this is a fun hypothetical thread about building your ultimate press not questioning me the OP as to how much money one should have now to get it back on track My ultimate press would be just like bds's but it would have 8 positions a calculator to calculate cost and a computer to keep inventory and tell me how many rounds I've made
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It would need to adapt the hydraulic system like the MEC or Spolar progressive using either a handswitch or better yet, a foot pedal
(that is if I can't just use the cash to buy several pallets of factory)
(that is if I can't just use the cash to buy several pallets of factory)
JimKirk
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Didn't mean to get your fur all tangled and wirey ....
But what if some old billionaire would have said "you have way more guns than you should ever need" !! Buumburg comes to mind ...
Back to your intended thought ...
If some billonaire gave me a blank check and said build a press like you'd want ... I'd buy the Camdex and use the leftover for brass, bullets, powder and primers ... along with some spare parts for the press...
But what if some old billionaire would have said "you have way more guns than you should ever need" !! Buumburg comes to mind ...
Back to your intended thought ...
If some billonaire gave me a blank check and said build a press like you'd want ... I'd buy the Camdex and use the leftover for brass, bullets, powder and primers ... along with some spare parts for the press...
I'm gonna stand out of the line here, and my "ideal" press wouldn't be a press full of bells and whistles. Oh, no. Instead, I would have someone building something as sturdy as a LCT, capable of loading both pistol and rifle calibers, with a priming system as reliable, with auto-indexing as automatic case feeding, four stations (I'm one of those who stills trusts his eyeballs more than any automatic device in order to tell me whether my powder is there is not) and at popular prices. I'm sure it would sell like ice cream in a hot summer day. After all, that would be what a majority of reloaders actually need.
moxie
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Addressing a single stage only, I'd want one with a low profile, small bench footprint, and short throw lever. I'm a minimalist. It would look just like this:
http://www.amazon.com/RCBS-87460-Pa...1418947450&sr=8-1&keywords=rcbs+partner+press
Somebody with a calculator figure out how much that would leave from the billion.
http://www.amazon.com/RCBS-87460-Pa...1418947450&sr=8-1&keywords=rcbs+partner+press
Somebody with a calculator figure out how much that would leave from the billion.
Toprudder
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Bds has a good start. I would add:
1) computer vision in a couple of places, particularly to detect/reject certain headstamps, same thing for small/large primers (as in 45acp).
2) At the powder drop station, have an ultrasonic sensor to determine proper powder charge delivered.
3) Built in ionizer to eliminate static in the powder measure.
1) computer vision in a couple of places, particularly to detect/reject certain headstamps, same thing for small/large primers (as in 45acp).
2) At the powder drop station, have an ultrasonic sensor to determine proper powder charge delivered.
3) Built in ionizer to eliminate static in the powder measure.
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Oh just for fun thread well...
Ultimate would likely have 100 or more stations, drop in dirt and it takes the different elements and sorts them so the lead, copper, brass and other elements or mixes of them are in the right proportions to make everything. Before it assembles the ammo.
Might have to add some elements so it can make the powder and primers though, maybe not just dirt.
It would of course have to recycle any component that was not perfect and box then vaccum seal the end product or pre load it into magizines it would also make so you just throw them in with the pile of dirt for the next load. No reason to worry about cleaning or old springs when you have the ultimate press.
Ultimate would likely have 100 or more stations, drop in dirt and it takes the different elements and sorts them so the lead, copper, brass and other elements or mixes of them are in the right proportions to make everything. Before it assembles the ammo.
Might have to add some elements so it can make the powder and primers though, maybe not just dirt.
It would of course have to recycle any component that was not perfect and box then vaccum seal the end product or pre load it into magizines it would also make so you just throw them in with the pile of dirt for the next load. No reason to worry about cleaning or old springs when you have the ultimate press.
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I'm not a speed freak, so progressive or turret style press wouldn't be my thing. I don't shoot thousands of rounds per sessions, I'm more about precision loading, than quantity or time efficiency.
So for me, the only real feature I would add, would to have a head space gauge built into it, so I could measure my shoulders right there on the press.
GS
So for me, the only real feature I would add, would to have a head space gauge built into it, so I could measure my shoulders right there on the press.
GS
Lost Sheep
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I have been working that question for some time now
Linear turret. Auto-advancing (easily turned on or off) with return to station 1 like a typewriter (anyone remember them?). Capable of backing up one station at a time, too. Two-die sets, three-die sets, 4, 5 or even six station setups, no problem with having to advance past empty stations as we have to do with the rotary Lee auto-advancing turret.
Foot operated, leaving hands free for other tasks and the linkage can be adjusted for more or less leverage.
Primer feed direct from the flipper tray with POSITIVE gravity feed so even a single primer slides in place with certainty. Visual inspection of the primer as it sits in the primer cup before seating.
Powder measure: Able to visually inspect the powder just BEFORE dropping into the case as well as WHILE it drops.
Cases feed from a large bin into a trough that delivers them one at a time right up close to the ram, so minimal hand movement is required to place each one atop the ram's universal, self-centering shell holder.
Bullets feed themselves close to the press, similar to the case feed described above.
Setup and teardown requiring no tools (or at least, no special tools) and storage requiring minimal space.
Simple maintenance/cleaning/lubrication.
This is my linear turret in a nutshell. My ideal progressive is much the same, but since I don't shoot enough to justify a progressive and find monitoring multiple simultaneous operations to be unnerving, I have not put much thought into it. But many of the features above would be incorporated.
Lost Sheep
Linear turret. Auto-advancing (easily turned on or off) with return to station 1 like a typewriter (anyone remember them?). Capable of backing up one station at a time, too. Two-die sets, three-die sets, 4, 5 or even six station setups, no problem with having to advance past empty stations as we have to do with the rotary Lee auto-advancing turret.
Foot operated, leaving hands free for other tasks and the linkage can be adjusted for more or less leverage.
Primer feed direct from the flipper tray with POSITIVE gravity feed so even a single primer slides in place with certainty. Visual inspection of the primer as it sits in the primer cup before seating.
Powder measure: Able to visually inspect the powder just BEFORE dropping into the case as well as WHILE it drops.
Cases feed from a large bin into a trough that delivers them one at a time right up close to the ram, so minimal hand movement is required to place each one atop the ram's universal, self-centering shell holder.
Bullets feed themselves close to the press, similar to the case feed described above.
Setup and teardown requiring no tools (or at least, no special tools) and storage requiring minimal space.
Simple maintenance/cleaning/lubrication.
This is my linear turret in a nutshell. My ideal progressive is much the same, but since I don't shoot enough to justify a progressive and find monitoring multiple simultaneous operations to be unnerving, I have not put much thought into it. But many of the features above would be incorporated.
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