I got to thinking about how one might improve any of the various brands of turret or progressive presses by using equipment from a different company or modifying the press in some way on one's own.
I'm thinking this is a good way to generate cross-pollination of ideas and perhaps a bit less razzing between brand owners. Personally, I see potentially useful stuff with all brands, if one could think of a way to adapt it or realize it's usefulness with other brands.
So I'd like to ask you if you've ever modified your press to improve something, the following questions:
1. The brand of press you modified.
2. Why you modified it.
3. How you modifed it, what you used.
4. Were you satisfied with the results.
For example,
I modified my Hornady Lock N Load.
I modified it to give me powder through expansion for pistol cartridges.
I modified the case activated powder drop using a Lyman powder through die expander from the Lyman powder through expanding die set.
The results were ok, but took quite a bit of fiddling to set up. If I were to do it again, I'd just buy a Lee expander die and use the Lee Pro Auto Disk to dispense powder for pistol.
Since Hornady is coming out with a new expanding/powder through case activated powder dispense, I'm thinking about buying it. I'm also considering the Dillon measure, since the Dillon measure works well for pistol, has case expansion and may end up being less expensive than the new Hornady CAPD and I want an extra measure as I'm adding a Lee Classic Turret press and am also adding several milsurp rifle calibers I haven't previously been reloading.
Anyone else?