Progressive presses

[Arisaka99]

When you have an auto press like lyman or a dillon, when you first pull the lever, how do you keep the powder and boolit and stuff from coming out? Because I heard everytime you pull the handle, you get a loaded round. I only own a hand press, and have never seen a progressive press in action.

[buck1]

On the newer ones they have a case activated powder measure. The case works the measure. No case , no powder droped.

http://www.leeprecision.com/cgi/catalog/browse.cgi?1197657267.4517=/html/HelpVideos/video.html

[Wots]

Try these you tube's. 1 of 5 vids.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRZrbv_8kx4

[azcruiser]

Powder measure is case activated no case no powder .Primer works when you move the handle up or down the primer stays in the primer cup and just goes back and forth on what they call the primer slide on the dillon.You need to push the handle forward to seat the primer into the primer pocket .When the primer is seated the cup is empty and you move the handle down the slide goes under the primer tube moves a little plunger out of the way and another primer falls into the cup.then when you bring the handle up the primer slide with the lg or sm primer cup the plunger comes forward and holds the rest of the primers in the magizine or primer tube .Got 3 of the 550BS and 3 of the SDB'S they work well for me

[noylj]

There are 3 to 8 stations and the press cycles each case through the stations. You put in an empty case at station 1. You cycle the ram and that case moves to station 2 and you put a new empty case in station 1. After the first case has gone through all the stations, then as long as you keep inserting a new empty case, there is always a finished case coming off the last station. One station is sizing, One station is expanding/charging, one station is bullet seating, and one station is crimping.
You can see videos on Lee Precision's web site, Hornady's web site, and YouTube.

[jmorris]

have never seen a progressive press in action.

Click on this photo for a short video of my 1050 loading 223.

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o213/jmorrismetal/th_1050.jpg (http://s121.photobucket.com/albums/o213/jmorrismetal/?action=view&current=1050.mp4)

[Arisaka99]

Thanks guys, i appreciate it!!

[Three-Fifty-Seven]

Thanks guys, i appreciate it!!

+1! I never saw one of those in action . . . wow I could load a bunch with that! (I use a Rock Chucker! Maybe I should start saving my pennies!

JMorris, what are those coppery colored thingies on the end of each round?:kidding:

Who makes that 1050?

[Le Loup Solitaire]

They are fast and when set up properly can deliver a lot of well made ammo. The key words are; "when set up properly". That takes a fair amount of planning and a lot of care to get it right. Never mind what the hype on the box says.....the penalty for goofing up can be double charges, no powder in the case, a lot of frustration or anything else that can complicate your endeavors and your success. No one is likely to just sit down and get it smooth and right on the first shot; it takes some effort to get used to what has to be adjusted and to watch the status of your various components. Its a big jump from the routine of a single stage arrangement to a progressive and an intermediary step such as a semi-progressive might be a good idea in order to ease the transition and guarantee more satisfactory results. Sitting down with someone that already has one and getting some 1:1 experience is also a good way to go. LLS

[jmorris]

JMorris, what are those coppery colored thingies on the end of each round?

Who makes that 1050?

Ooops, forgot where I was. That is a Dillion precision 1050 with a KISS/homemade bullet feeder.