Hey, I have a progressive press, the hornady lock n load, and am looking at getting the auto case feeder for it.
I did contact hornady, the persona I talked to said they do not recommend it, however they know of people who do it.
I would think that the inertia of the case feeder and dropping the casings would be significantly less than chambering a round. The Hornady rep agreed but said it could be subject to impact at odd angles.
My main reason for wanting to do this, is that I don't have a proper bench or a place to mount one, I am using wood working clamps to attach it to my kitchen table when I load, a poor mans inline fabrication. As such it is difficult to prime on the bench due to the force being horizontal rather than linear. Also I really prefer hand priming as I can do it in front of the tv and like to be able to feel my primers seat.
Is it ok to put primed casings in it? Anyone have experience with doing this, had any issues, or hear of any issues? I really want an auto case feed, but I don't want have a chain fire and blow myself or or my auto feed up.
My second safer option is a bullet feeder. I resize separately, due to my bench/table being wobbly which gives me an extra slot on my press. I would would need to jerry rig something to hold the bullet feeder as most seem to mount on the case feeder.
I am just trying to eliminate 1 process trying to put a bullet and case on at the same time is taking too much time and coordination. trying to decrease my times for making larger batches.
I did contact hornady, the persona I talked to said they do not recommend it, however they know of people who do it.
I would think that the inertia of the case feeder and dropping the casings would be significantly less than chambering a round. The Hornady rep agreed but said it could be subject to impact at odd angles.
My main reason for wanting to do this, is that I don't have a proper bench or a place to mount one, I am using wood working clamps to attach it to my kitchen table when I load, a poor mans inline fabrication. As such it is difficult to prime on the bench due to the force being horizontal rather than linear. Also I really prefer hand priming as I can do it in front of the tv and like to be able to feel my primers seat.
Is it ok to put primed casings in it? Anyone have experience with doing this, had any issues, or hear of any issues? I really want an auto case feed, but I don't want have a chain fire and blow myself or or my auto feed up.
My second safer option is a bullet feeder. I resize separately, due to my bench/table being wobbly which gives me an extra slot on my press. I would would need to jerry rig something to hold the bullet feeder as most seem to mount on the case feeder.
I am just trying to eliminate 1 process trying to put a bullet and case on at the same time is taking too much time and coordination. trying to decrease my times for making larger batches.
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