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Ha ha my "tuning fu" is about as tuned as its going to get these days. Actually I can do that many is less time and have my afternoon nap.:D
You need to make a somekind of video library of all the units you have. It sure would be interesting to see what all you do.
 
To each their own Mr. Morris.

I've had cases stack up at the feeder, cases hang up at the size bushing.

I've been having issues with a batch of Winchester primers not wanting to feed.
Real fun to pull the primer tubes off to clear those primers when it happens.

Bullets snagging in the bullet feeder tube...

Lots of moving parts means lots of places for things to go wrong, many of which aren't as obvious as cases failing to feed...

I'm not as trusting as you are, I do QC checks, weigh loaded rounds, etc.
 
The other part of that post Mr.Morris made is...
This is a NEW RELOADER, one that might not know what a primer is supposed to 'Feel' like when it slides home, one that hasn't polished, tweeked, tuned to the Nth Degree, one that doesn't have years of EXPERENCE with a single machine type.

We have all seen the threads on polishing powder charge bars, polishing primer feed parts, how to adjust the primer seater, etc.
You don't do that stuff unless there is an issue to begin with...

New loaders might not know what to look for, might not know what to do about things when they find issues.
The more you look, the more you find, the more you compensate or correct, the better rounds you produce.

Arguing AGAINST QC, especially for novice loaders, is a safety issue & counter productive.
I also have to point out that 'IF' you have machines that haven't been checked or adjusted in 'Years',
You aren't changing calibers, bullets or anything else.
The machine has to be DEDICATED to that particular round,
Same caliber, case prep, powder, primer, bullet for YEARS.

Some guys can buy all those case & bullet feeders, presses, etc dedicated to a specific caliber/load,
But most of us will do caliber changes, powder changes, bullet changes,
And that will require a lot of tuning on a single machine no matter who you are.

QC isn't a bad thing, it's the ONLY way to produce rounds you intend to make, and it's a safety step.
 
This is a NEW RELOADER
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That is a very good point! Orders of magnitude more likely to have Mr. Murphy visit when you are learning, that's generally how we learn isn't it. Also why many people buy cheap presses to start with then later move good presses and wonder why they didn't just start with the good one, they didn't know any better.

I also have to point out that 'IF' you have machines that haven't been checked or adjusted in 'Years',
You aren't changing calibers, bullets or anything else.
The machine has to be DEDICATED to that particular round,
Same caliber, case prep, powder, primer, bullet for YEARS.
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Checks are preformed at the beginning of each session unless changes are made but yes the same loads over and over and over, what progressives are really good at.

It doesn't have to be DEDICATED to that single round but the tool head, powder bar and powder check arbor do need to remain in the same position and not be adjusted.

We didn't get to that point in this thread yet because the OP has yet to answer the question in post #11 (or been back to the forum since the OP for that matter) on how often he intends to change from one caliber to another but I am going to go out on a limb and say "a" press isn't going to be the right answer anyway.
 
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Ha ha I was feeling pretty proud to crank out a 100 357 today in 45 minutes.
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A masochistic pal, and an equally disturbed friend of his, managed to do a marathon loading session over a weekend.
They loaded 4,000 rounds of 9mm on a single stage press.
Yup, you heard that right, a single stage press.
I watched for awhile, and ran out for pizza and coke (need caffeine for a job like that).
It was like watching a well oiled watch.
They really had it down pat.
Ridiculous, but effective.
 
Total308 said:
LNL works good for bulk loading, but stay away from the bullet feeder never could get mine to work good enough. Brass feeder works great after you get it set up correctly. I burn a bunch of 223 thru mine, can't meet your total rounds per hour with my LNL but not to far behind. Hornady service and warranty have been great for me.
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Why can't u get it to work right? Use Hornady bullets and its all good. If you are loading berrys bullet, the dimensions are a bit wider. A 9mm berry needs .356 and won't work with 9mm bullet feeder die that's set up for .355. In that case, use a 38/357 due that is setup for a 357 bullet. Works great


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