um...not really a die...just a feeder
Recently guy posted about problems with a Lee Bullet Feeder as his 1st post.
It got a few responses and the guy never returned to further explain his problem(s).
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...eeder-problems
I posted a link to a few Vids there, mostly of positive results, and my curiosity was peaked.
I decided to buy one and see what they are all about, and see if I could remedy the common problem that @jmorris has mentioned, the fingers loosing the tension/pinch-ability to hold a bullet.
I seem to have that sorted by adding a spring wire ring/coil to the fingers.
The spring ends are in a shallow drill spot on both fingers to hold it in place.
Time will tell if that solved the limp fingers/pinch problem.
Note the stiffer spring on the Damper
I'm using this tube fed feeder to feed bullets on the small $30 Lee "C" press thru a sizing die and into another tube.
With a plan to use those tubes full of resized bullets to drop bullets into Hornady bullet feeding dies on my progressives.
I didn't make a vid, not sure I even could but everything I'm describing here can be seen in the short attached vid.
I did some additional mods/fixes that may just be related to my unique use of the feeder/die/press combination, but they worked for better operation.
I put a stiffer spring on the damper, as it was being completely compressed before the feeder moved the bullet out over the ram.(this can be seen in the above vid)
That delay of the bullet moving over the ram sometimes led to the ram being at or very near to the bullet, and sometimes opening the fingers and flipping the bullet out.
I made a bracket for the "action rod" attachment plate and hose clamped it to the ram...
The spring and "buffer" are designed to compensate for extra ram travel beyond what is needed as the spring compresses at the top ram position and the friction fit Buffer slides down the Action Rod at the ram bottom position/up at the top position
All this is in the attached Vid.
I noticed in the vid the press is not stroked stop to stop but rather floating in the middle of it's limits, probably related to using the feeder die for a resizing operation, not reloading.
I will admit, to me, these Lee bullet feeders are quite a clap-trap design but different from all the rest sold today, because they don't require a separate station, making them somewhat unique.
I plan to move this die to a progressive press in the future and will report back on that.
I'd like to hear from other Lee Bullet Feeder users, both good or bad experiences.