AbitNutz
08-22-2014, 11:38 AM
It's been a bit of a trial but I finally got my new GSI bullet feeder figured out. The main problem turned out to be I had the wrong seating stems. I can tell you that trying to load 357 magnum with 9mm or 38 super seating stems is a no go. However, I got the 9mm & 38 Sup seating stems for free.
The good part about all of this is that in diagnosing the problem I stripped the GSI toolhead to the bone. It made me completely understand it and appreciate the elegant design.
The collator is not 100% with cast bullets but I got it close enough that I can live with it. Baby powder makes them slippery as well as smell good. I throw a couple of 100 in my tumbler with a tablespoon full and wait a few minutes.
I ordered the 158gr FPBB mold for my Master Caster. I'll send it off to have it converted to HP. The hollow point/bevel base should feed and load really well through the GSI and Dillon 650.
I think GSI could improve the reliability of their collator several orders of magnitude if they made the motor auto-reversing. About 99% of all the jams I get are cleared right away by hitting the reverse switch. Making an auto-reverse circuit is really not difficult or expensive. Ideally they could make an auto-reverse and jog circuit kick in upon detecting any kind of jam.
The toolhead is really quite a piece of work. The collator could be improved with just a few changes...I talked to GSI and I'm not the only one who has mentioned this idea. I expect they'll do it. When? I can't say.I hope if and when they do put in a jog/auto-reverse circuit it is retrofitable. Overall, I'm quite happy with it.
The good part about all of this is that in diagnosing the problem I stripped the GSI toolhead to the bone. It made me completely understand it and appreciate the elegant design.
The collator is not 100% with cast bullets but I got it close enough that I can live with it. Baby powder makes them slippery as well as smell good. I throw a couple of 100 in my tumbler with a tablespoon full and wait a few minutes.
I ordered the 158gr FPBB mold for my Master Caster. I'll send it off to have it converted to HP. The hollow point/bevel base should feed and load really well through the GSI and Dillon 650.
I think GSI could improve the reliability of their collator several orders of magnitude if they made the motor auto-reversing. About 99% of all the jams I get are cleared right away by hitting the reverse switch. Making an auto-reverse circuit is really not difficult or expensive. Ideally they could make an auto-reverse and jog circuit kick in upon detecting any kind of jam.
The toolhead is really quite a piece of work. The collator could be improved with just a few changes...I talked to GSI and I'm not the only one who has mentioned this idea. I expect they'll do it. When? I can't say.I hope if and when they do put in a jog/auto-reverse circuit it is retrofitable. Overall, I'm quite happy with it.