Hornady® Lock-N-Load® Iron Press

[terryt]

Hi:

Does any one know anything about Hornady® Lock-N-Load® Iron Press.

It is new and on their website.

Thanks,

Terryt

[5Shot]

Go to there youtube channel and look for the 2016 New Products vid. About 15-16 minutes in they show one.

[L Erie Caster]

The spring assisted ram looks interesting. I got to see how it works. And at 26lbs its got to be as heavy duty as they come.

[TheDoctor]

Youtube search hornady 2016. It will pull up a playlist of each individual product, with their own short vid. That way, you don't have to skip through the 20 minute long one!

[44Vaquero]

Here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNEK...d14at0oZsdLaha

I don't understand the shell holder deck? The overall press is a interesting concept.

$249.00
http://www.midwayusa.com/product/353...ProductFinding

[troyboy]

Hmmm. If their dies are any indication of the quality of this new press should be a winner. Lots of innovation from what saw on the video.

[Carrier]

The priming system looks pretty good on the press.

[r1kk1]

I will be adding on to my bench. I wonder if the solid 1-⅛" ram is drilled through for primer disposal. At 26 lbs it will come in at 3rd place. The ram diameter would bring it in 3rd also. It will also be 3rd solid ram press I own. Very unique design, still I wonder if someone has done a similar design in the past?

take care

r1kk1

[anotherred]

I'm really intrigued by this press also. I like the design on how "open" it is. Also the priming system should be nice.

[Love Life]

I like it!!

[VHoward]

It's going to end up on my bench.
The only downside I see.
Spent Primer Collection System: No
So spent primers will end up all over the floor.

[Carrier]

It's going to end up on my bench.
The only downside I see.
Spent Primer Collection System: No
So spent primers will end up all over the floor.

Good catch never saw that.

[dragon813gt]

I'm not seeing what this will do any better than existing presses. I hate primer tubes so that's a negative for me.

[tazman]

There is a spent primer collection tray behind the ram. If you watch closely you can see it in the video. You can also see it clearly in the pictures provided on the Midway site.
That said, I have no idea how well it works but it has to be better than dumping them on the floor.

[Carrier]

There is a spent primer collection tray behind the ram. If you watch closely you can see it in the video. You can also see it clearly in the pictures provided on the Midway site.
That said, I have no idea how well it works but it has to be better than dumping them on the floor.

Ha ha guess I better clean glasses. I couldn't believe that they would just let them fall on the floor.

[VHoward]

What I posted about there being no spent primer collection was out of Midways technical specifications. I wonder if the spent primers bounce out of the collection tray?

Hornady has another picture on their web site where I saw the collection tray. I thought Midway had to be wrong. It isn't due out until December.

[Love Life]

I'm not seeing what this will do any better than existing presses. I hate primer tubes so that's a negative for me.

The priming system is pretty neat. Better than picking them up off a flip tray one at a time. It's also pretty neat. My only concern with it would be having to invest in a bazillion LNL bushings, which I'd rather not do.

[dragon813gt]

I like the Lee Safety Prime. I know it's not automated and has it's quirks. But mine is dialed in and has run flawlessly for thousands of rounds at this point. If I have to deal w/ primer tubes the press is going to be a progressive. This is all just my opinion. I'd imagine this press won't be cheap either.

[VHoward]

Hornady lists it at $270 press only with manual priming (no tubes to fill). In kit form with other stuff to get you started loading it's listed at over $600/ The kit press comes with the auto priming feature. Hornady lists an auto priming upgrade at $81.

Midway has the press itself listed at $249.99. Don't know the street price for the kit or upgrade.

[dudel]

I don't understand the shell holder deck?

The way I saw it was to speed up getting the brass into the shell holder. The shelf aligns the brass to the right height so that all you have to do is shove it in to the shell holder. Without the shelf you'd have another dimension of alignment. I think it might be the prelude for a case feeder. Drop the shell on the shelf and have a ram activated pusher to move the brass into the shell holder. Guess guessing though.

The Dillon 550b has a wedge shelf like that, except it moves with the ram. On the Dillon it does help get brass into the shell plate easily. Hornady shelf is independent of the ram.