Bullet Feeder
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For Pistol:
$28 bullet feeder
http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_6_42/349969__28_00_Bullet_feeder_for_Any_Progressive.html
or "Mini" Mr.Bulletfeeder
Some have bought the feeder die only from the site above and used in in place of the Hornady dies in the $28 bullet feeder.
Then there is the Bully Adaptor that combines the Lee tube feeder to Hornady Feed dies. Review on THR
For Rifle:
You have to either clone a Mr. Bullet Feeder, buy one, or buy Hornady's.................or you can just buy RCBS Gold Medal Seaters and drop bullets into it from above the dies. Not quite as fast as having a bullet collator/feeder, but way faster than guiding them between cases and seaters where you can pinch and mash your fingers if your press lever hand is faster than your bullet feeding hand.
That hurts like hell!
I did buy the Hornady Bullet Feeder and made it work.......I reviewed it and modified it for improved function and posted 2 threads on AR15.com, where Allied Armory promptly got the idea for the $28 bullet feeder! (had I thought of that I would have saved a lot of money)
$28 bullet feeder
http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_6_42/349969__28_00_Bullet_feeder_for_Any_Progressive.html
or "Mini" Mr.Bulletfeeder
Some have bought the feeder die only from the site above and used in in place of the Hornady dies in the $28 bullet feeder.
Then there is the Bully Adaptor that combines the Lee tube feeder to Hornady Feed dies. Review on THR
For Rifle:
You have to either clone a Mr. Bullet Feeder, buy one, or buy Hornady's.................or you can just buy RCBS Gold Medal Seaters and drop bullets into it from above the dies. Not quite as fast as having a bullet collator/feeder, but way faster than guiding them between cases and seaters where you can pinch and mash your fingers if your press lever hand is faster than your bullet feeding hand.
That hurts like hell!I did buy the Hornady Bullet Feeder and made it work.......I reviewed it and modified it for improved function and posted 2 threads on AR15.com, where Allied Armory promptly got the idea for the $28 bullet feeder! (had I thought of that I would have saved a lot of money)
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I use a bullet feeder die plus a 36" clear plastic tube with my Hornady LnL. This is the same as in GWS's first photo. Note that he used an eye bolt to keep the tube vertical. I used a piece of PVC to do the same. I watch sports so I usually load my tubes while watching baseball. I have 12 tubes which I ordered from Linen n Things via Amazon. The second set of 6 came from a different place. They are cheap and fairly easy to find. You just have to get a tube that fits within the top of the die and is just big enough to pass your bullet. 9mm takes a 7/16" OD tube with 1/32" walls. One end needs to be sealed and the other end gets a hitch pin clip (a bigger version of what is used on primer tubes) through holes that are drilled such that when the tube is fit into the die, the pin just clears the top of the die. You do not want to leave a filled tube in the die without the pin. The weight of the bullets will eventually bend the collets enough to prevent them feeding. Feeders with a motorized bin have a flexible tube such that you don't have the weight of a column of bullets resting on the collet.
The only "cheaper" way to do that, that I know of, is to use Gold Medal Seaters.......that's what I chose. They aren't cheap as far as seaters go, but they aren't $400 either. (they are very accurate straight line competition dies though.)
RCBS used a similar die minus the mic on top to seat bullets with their rifle bullet feeder........so if you are an inventor you could make a tube loader to feed Gold Medal dies and do the same thing.
That's what I planned to do, but I just don't have time for another project right now, and besides, they are so darned convenient and fast that I don't notice much of a bottleneck in cranking ammo out like before, and my fingers stay healthy.
Besides saving money, I just can't stomach adding a second collator to my bench....it's cluttered enough. I don't understand why RCBS and Hornady thinks everyone has all the room and money in the world. AT least Mr. Bullet Feeder uses ONE collator with conversion kits for pistol and/or rifle. They are great tools, just not cheap.
The one advantage of buying the RCBS or Hornady rifle feeders is that they do it all in one station.....Mr. Bullet feeder needs two stations.
Might mention, that if you use a Gold Medal Seater fed with a home-made tube setup..... only one station is needed with that setup.......!
RCBS used a similar die minus the mic on top to seat bullets with their rifle bullet feeder........so if you are an inventor you could make a tube loader to feed Gold Medal dies and do the same thing.
That's what I planned to do, but I just don't have time for another project right now, and besides, they are so darned convenient and fast that I don't notice much of a bottleneck in cranking ammo out like before, and my fingers stay healthy.
Besides saving money, I just can't stomach adding a second collator to my bench....it's cluttered enough. I don't understand why RCBS and Hornady thinks everyone has all the room and money in the world. AT least Mr. Bullet Feeder uses ONE collator with conversion kits for pistol and/or rifle. They are great tools, just not cheap.
The one advantage of buying the RCBS or Hornady rifle feeders is that they do it all in one station.....Mr. Bullet feeder needs two stations.
Might mention, that if you use a Gold Medal Seater fed with a home-made tube setup..... only one station is needed with that setup.......!
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Yes, but that's for pistol feeding. They got the idea for that from Lyman (their "M" dies), as illustrated by this Uncle Nick drawing:
Lyman M Die ................................................ RCBS PTX Expander
RCBS PTX expanders use the same feature.....it works. Hornady needs to add a little step to their PTX expanders....that would end all but the feeding complaints with their feeder dies. (I've always been able to adjust them fine with a little emery cloth and a wood dowel.)
If you have a Dillon, then it's the Mr. Bullet Feeder "Custom Powder Funnel" you need. First picture bullet is expanded to the step, 2nd: expanded "M" die style, and 3rd belled.
Pictures from Mr. Bullet Feeder Site.
Again, the preceding is for pistol shooters....for rifle (Mr. Bullet Feeder) a lot of Dillon folks have actually bought Lyman M dies made for rifle. Illustration from Lyman's site....notice just a hint of a flare to prevent catching an edge.....and a nice shoulder to keep the bullets from tipping on station advance. Rick with Mr. B.F. recommends them for rifle. They should help users of RCBS and Hornady Rifle Feeders too.
Lyman M Die ................................................ RCBS PTX Expander
RCBS PTX expanders use the same feature.....it works. Hornady needs to add a little step to their PTX expanders....that would end all but the feeding complaints with their feeder dies. (I've always been able to adjust them fine with a little emery cloth and a wood dowel.)
If you have a Dillon, then it's the Mr. Bullet Feeder "Custom Powder Funnel" you need. First picture bullet is expanded to the step, 2nd: expanded "M" die style, and 3rd belled.
Again, the preceding is for pistol shooters....for rifle (Mr. Bullet Feeder) a lot of Dillon folks have actually bought Lyman M dies made for rifle. Illustration from Lyman's site....notice just a hint of a flare to prevent catching an edge.....and a nice shoulder to keep the bullets from tipping on station advance. Rick with Mr. B.F. recommends them for rifle. They should help users of RCBS and Hornady Rifle Feeders too.
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The least expensive bullet feeder kit that I know of is the Lee.
http://ads.midwayusa.com/find?userS...t+feeder+kit&gclid=CLGth5z4gscCFRCEaQod2uoP_g
They were $20 when I tried to get one to work for more than just a few bullets. Not sure I ever made it through a complete tube of primers without having one problem or another. Would have been better off burning the money.
The "cheapest" bullet feeder I would buy now would be the MBF, they work and you don't need to modify them to do so.
http://ads.midwayusa.com/find?userS...t+feeder+kit&gclid=CLGth5z4gscCFRCEaQod2uoP_g
They were $20 when I tried to get one to work for more than just a few bullets. Not sure I ever made it through a complete tube of primers without having one problem or another. Would have been better off burning the money.
The "cheapest" bullet feeder I would buy now would be the MBF, they work and you don't need to modify them to do so.