Thanks so much for making videos about this press. I was on the fence about buying one, but you made up my mind, I went ahead and ordered it last night!
Good video. This looks like a good system. I ended up buying a RCBS .22 bullet feed back a few years ago since Hornaday did not have theirs ready at the time. I have it on my LNL-AP. It works pretty well but I think this new Hornady setup looks better. A case feed and bullet feed is the way to go IMO. I have loaded thousands of 5.56 on mine all the way from 55 grn up to 77 grn. For the most part it is about 98% hassle free once set up. I thought I was the only one on earth the uses Varget with a LNL-AP. I have grown tired of people saying it can't be done because of the larger Varget powder size!
I’m looking at getting this press “loaded” as you have here, I load precision 6.5 Grendel and precision 5.56, as well as .45 auto, Is it really precise enough for the 6.5 Grendel and 556, when I’m shooting for under .5 moa? I’ve been loading on a single stage press for a couple years, and a Would like to speed up the process and Take an all day event down to a couple hours.
Gavin, I searched your channel for the correct video to ask this question on but could not find a recent Dillon XL650 loading 223 video. I am having an issue with powder drops. I have to give a full 3 second count while dropping powder to avoid spilling powder all over my case holder plate. I am using Hodgdon BL-C(2) powder (ball, should drop faster than stick or flake) in the standard dillon XL650 powder measure. I did have an issue where my powder die was set too close and barely compressing the case necks about .001-.002", but I have since adjusted it. Is this issue something you are familiar with? I watched you laod .223 on this LnL press as well as the Lee Loadmaster with barely a pause as the powder dropped. You were even using stick powder on the Lee. Surely something is wrong. I know it doesn't sound like much, but having to wait an extra 2 seconds with every stroke really adds up when you are loading 5000rds. Could you give me some pointers?
What parts do i need to make 308 match, 223 match and 9mm Luger? The technical support isnt aible to give me the specific parts numbers i need, the keep talking around 😑
Can the LNL Rifle Bullet Feeder adjustable support bracket be used with the LNL Pistol Bullet Feeder? Hornady's FAQ states the rifle bullet feeder requires a taller and adjustable bracket and that the pistol feeder bracket will not work. But they don't say if the rifle feeder bracket will work with the pistol feeder. Thank-you!
I love my LNL pistol bullet feeder (and case collator) but am thinking this wouldn't work well with the majority of boat tail bullets; especially small caliber stuff. With enough fine tuning, I'm sure anything is possible. But then again, spending more $ on boat tails and sending them through a progressive maybe somewhat pointless. I dunno but the earlier vids of throwing extruded powder through a volumetric powder measure are what I ran into. Binding of the thrower smashes the case mouths. If I we could get volumetric metering to work well with extruded powders, maybe this would be a more attractive option to persue. I'm considering running some sort of funnel dump in station #2 and then running the Chargemaster but this is going to be almost as time consuming as a single stage.
Hello Gavin, is your bullet feeder a newer version? I ask because I've seen other video's that show the bullet feeder with out the "micro" shut off switch. By the way Love the video's... Thanks Mike
I've often wondered how many people do that- they just clean rifle brass and disregard the trimming/chamfer/deburring to save time, not realizing the brass has grown beyond max length when resized.
Have you heard of & what do you know of "the poor man's L-N-L mechanical 3-d case feeder " . Does it work & where can it be bought or do you have to 3-d print it yourself ? Thanks for your input .
Terry LeGrand Flaring doesn't work to well with small caliber rifle case mouths. It causes them to drop into the case and requires another resizing that would cut brass life 1/2.
I'm having trouble deciding which progressive press to purchase it's between Hornady lock N load AP vs. Dillon XL650 I do plan on purchasing a bullet feeder and case feeder eventually.
I mostly plan on reloading 9 mm with occasional 45 ACP. My main concern is accuracy so I'm looking for a progressive press that is very consistent . I currently reload on a Lee single stage press Averaging 50 rounds an hour.
If accuracy is your concern, then I would steer towards the Lock-N-Load AP because of the float you get (for dies) with the lock-n-load bushing system.
+YuanMizzle Ive got the full hornady ammo plant and I like it but I wish I had a 1050 no shit!!! the ammo plant is temperamental and still clinky. the 1050 is solid as a rock.
in most cases when you pick up your range brass and its still relatively clean you dont need to tumble it, but if you want to tumble it before hand you can as well, but this will deprime and reshape the brass with the right die
Dont buy the story Need more proof Would like to send thousand rounds of brass to see how it runs. If its stays with in thousand loading That many then sure its worth time and money. Dont save on money just shoot more papper. Two hundred yards Is flat shooting 500 yards is loading skills to stay the same on papper
It's sickening to see such a clean reload shop.
Kudos.
Hahahaha. I'll admit it gets messy some times. :)
Thanks so much for making videos about this press. I was on the fence about buying one, but you made up my mind, I went ahead and ordered it last night!
Good video. This looks like a good system. I ended up buying a RCBS .22 bullet feed back a few years ago since Hornaday did not have theirs ready at the time. I have it on my LNL-AP. It works pretty well but I think this new Hornady setup looks better. A case feed and bullet feed is the way to go IMO. I have loaded thousands of 5.56 on mine all the way from 55 grn up to 77 grn. For the most part it is about 98% hassle free once set up.
I thought I was the only one on earth the uses Varget with a LNL-AP. I have grown tired of people saying it can't be done because of the larger Varget powder size!
sweet setup
I’m looking at getting this press “loaded” as you have here, I load precision 6.5 Grendel and precision 5.56, as well as .45 auto, Is it really precise enough for the 6.5 Grendel and 556, when I’m shooting for under .5 moa? I’ve been loading on a single stage press for a couple years, and a
Would like to speed up the process and Take an all day event down to a couple hours.
I would like to know this as well.
Gavin, I searched your channel for the correct video to ask this question on but could not find a recent Dillon XL650 loading 223 video. I am having an issue with powder drops. I have to give a full 3 second count while dropping powder to avoid spilling powder all over my case holder plate. I am using Hodgdon BL-C(2) powder (ball, should drop faster than stick or flake) in the standard dillon XL650 powder measure. I did have an issue where my powder die was set too close and barely compressing the case necks about .001-.002", but I have since adjusted it. Is this issue something you are familiar with? I watched you laod .223 on this LnL press as well as the Lee Loadmaster with barely a pause as the powder dropped. You were even using stick powder on the Lee. Surely something is wrong. I know it doesn't sound like much, but having to wait an extra 2 seconds with every stroke really adds up when you are loading 5000rds. Could you give me some pointers?
Seats and feeds - does it crimp also ? are you planning videos on the new Hornady feeder tubes?
Darren Fincher Yes it crimps too.
Great reloading videos! keep up the great work!!
The only thing I'd add is a powder check. Just to make sure. Seen one rifle barrel turn to banana peels from an accidental double load.
Nice. Waiting to see the .30 cal kit. My Dillon may have some competition.
Where did you get the bullet feeder for the 223 I would like to buy one let me know thanks
What parts do i need to make 308 match, 223 match and 9mm Luger?
The technical support isnt aible to give me the specific parts numbers i need, the keep talking around 😑
Can the LNL Rifle Bullet Feeder adjustable support bracket be used with the LNL Pistol Bullet Feeder?
Hornady's FAQ states the rifle bullet feeder requires a taller and adjustable bracket and that the pistol feeder bracket will not work. But they don't say if the rifle feeder bracket will work with the pistol feeder.
Thank-you!
I really want to know if you can use this system for .300 blk both case feeder and bullet feeder... please do video please!!!!
Are you decapping and resizing here too? He has the decapping and resizing die in the press but can't tell from the brass.
I love my LNL pistol bullet feeder (and case collator) but am thinking this wouldn't work well with the majority of boat tail bullets; especially small caliber stuff. With enough fine tuning, I'm sure anything is possible. But then again, spending more $ on boat tails and sending them through a progressive maybe somewhat pointless. I dunno but the earlier vids of throwing extruded powder through a volumetric powder measure are what I ran into. Binding of the thrower smashes the case mouths. If I we could get volumetric metering to work well with extruded powders, maybe this would be a more attractive option to persue. I'm considering running some sort of funnel dump in station #2 and then running the Chargemaster but this is going to be almost as time consuming as a single stage.
I told my wife I was gonna loose a finger or two if I didn’t get all those bullets and brass feeding gadgets, and guess what I got!!!
Now the ultimate challenge for me is to get mine Hornady set up properly like this.
How many rounds of 9mm could you load in one hour with this machine?
Hello Gavin, is your bullet feeder a newer version? I ask because I've seen other video's that show the bullet feeder with out the "micro" shut off switch.
By the way Love the video's... Thanks Mike
Are you full length sizing in the process ? or just loading already sized brass?
I've often wondered how many people do that- they just clean rifle brass and disregard the trimming/chamfer/deburring to save time, not realizing the brass has grown beyond max length when resized.
My hornady setup resizes the brass, as I use once fired brass in my
reloads. Always turns out great
Hey, my bench is set up similar with the sliding grooves. How do you mount up the reloader to a board or something???
Have you heard of & what do you know of "the poor man's L-N-L mechanical 3-d case feeder " . Does it work & where can it be bought or do you have to 3-d print it yourself ? Thanks for your input .
Printed it myself, built it, fought it for days, threw it away, bought the hornady. It’s not good
I sorry but I'm new to this but what is the setup cost for a unit like this
Whats the height of the entire system?
Gavin do you use an ex pander in the powder measure to expand the part were the bullet will seat.
Terry LeGrand Flaring doesn't work to well with small caliber rifle case mouths. It causes them to drop into the case and requires another resizing that would cut brass life 1/2.
The track system on your bench how do I get one
I'm having trouble deciding which progressive press to purchase it's between Hornady lock N load AP vs. Dillon XL650 I do plan on purchasing a bullet feeder and case feeder eventually.
Are you going to be doing lots of caliber changeovers? Or sitting cranking out 1000s of rounds at a time?
I mostly plan on reloading 9 mm with occasional 45 ACP. My main concern is accuracy so I'm looking for a progressive press that is very consistent . I currently reload on a Lee single stage press Averaging 50 rounds an hour.
If accuracy is your concern, then I would steer towards the Lock-N-Load AP because of the float you get (for dies) with the lock-n-load bushing system.
Thank you for that info.
So should I get the Ammo Plant or the RCBS Pro Chucker 7? Or a Dillon 1050?
Looking to mass load 9mm and .223 and maybe some .45ACP and .308
+YuanMizzle Ive got the full hornady ammo plant and I like it but I wish I had a 1050 no shit!!! the ammo plant is temperamental and still clinky. the 1050 is solid as a rock.
can this be put on a lee loadmaster?
Seems to me this is a tremendous cost to make standard ammo. If one wants precise ammo, one should load each one individually.
curious do u lube ur rifle cases before dropping into case loader
Yes, absolutely. You can also use something like the RCBS lube die instead of pre-lubing.
can this automatically deprime the brass?
+efg abc forgive me if im wrong but i believe you would want to deprime it first, then clean and tumble it, check for shell stretching, etc.
in most cases when you pick up your range brass and its still relatively clean you dont need to tumble it, but if you want to tumble it before hand you can as well, but this will deprime and reshape the brass with the right die
that last round was 0.002 check your eyes... Gary
Could be I'm using 1/2 of total needle swing (when I say +/-, instead of net swing)
I see...thanks...
I wonder if hornady would use their own product or a Dillon
Hornady 095345
Does this remove military crimp?
Military crimp has to be done seperately. Hornady make a machine for that also
Is anyone from Utah?
...no... no one is from Utah. Not even Mormons.
lol
Dont buy the story
Need more proof
Would like to send thousand rounds of brass to see how it runs. If its stays with in thousand loading
That many then sure its worth time and money. Dont save on money just shoot more papper.
Two hundred yards
Is flat shooting
500 yards is loading skills to stay the same on papper
Have been reloading with this system for 5 years never had any
problems. I use once fired brass and concentricity is always good.