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So I was up until 3am this morning remounting this press to where I thought it would permanently be and sadly I'm a little disappointed. The location and height are great, only the bench top isn't as rigid as I thought it was going to be. Granted it doesn't need to be as rigid a mount as for the Pro1000 but that is what I'm use to.
This afternoon I was actually able to turn out some rounds on it! It is set up for 45acp with Lee Carbide Pistol dies with the FCD, the powder measure is the Lee Auto Drum. For this starting load I am starting with Berry's 185gr FP plated bullets, AA#2 powder set to 5.5gr., S&B Large pistol primers and an OAL of 1.190"
Impression; Over-all very pleased with this press and it will accomplish everything I expected it to. It is going to take some repetitions getting acclimated to this as opposed to the Pro1000 and the Old 3 hole press. Out of 25 rounds there were 2 times I had to stop and go back because I forgot to set a primer in the cup and once when I forgot to place a bullet after making a powder weight check. Then while setting up the press I thought I had everything where I wanted it so I ran a couple and after the 3rd or 4th one the crimp die loosened up in the Lock Ring Eliminator bushing and the rounds would no longer plunk! Then over the coarse of these 25 I was having trouble holding OAL. I'm not sure at this point if it's the press or the bullets and where they fit to the seating stem. The OAL is jumping around about .006"
For right now I'm hand feeding primers into the cup and am hand feeding cases. This seems easy enough to do and would probably be much faster than I an currently doing it once I establish an routine. It is much like what I do on the 3 hole turret only things are located differently.
These 1st 25 will be fired in the Springfield XD as it isn't as finicky as my Witness which was the whole reason for getting this press. Hopefully I now have it set where it will run the Witness, reliably and after dinner will go make another 25.
This afternoon I was actually able to turn out some rounds on it! It is set up for 45acp with Lee Carbide Pistol dies with the FCD, the powder measure is the Lee Auto Drum. For this starting load I am starting with Berry's 185gr FP plated bullets, AA#2 powder set to 5.5gr., S&B Large pistol primers and an OAL of 1.190"
Impression; Over-all very pleased with this press and it will accomplish everything I expected it to. It is going to take some repetitions getting acclimated to this as opposed to the Pro1000 and the Old 3 hole press. Out of 25 rounds there were 2 times I had to stop and go back because I forgot to set a primer in the cup and once when I forgot to place a bullet after making a powder weight check. Then while setting up the press I thought I had everything where I wanted it so I ran a couple and after the 3rd or 4th one the crimp die loosened up in the Lock Ring Eliminator bushing and the rounds would no longer plunk! Then over the coarse of these 25 I was having trouble holding OAL. I'm not sure at this point if it's the press or the bullets and where they fit to the seating stem. The OAL is jumping around about .006"
For right now I'm hand feeding primers into the cup and am hand feeding cases. This seems easy enough to do and would probably be much faster than I an currently doing it once I establish an routine. It is much like what I do on the 3 hole turret only things are located differently.
These 1st 25 will be fired in the Springfield XD as it isn't as finicky as my Witness which was the whole reason for getting this press. Hopefully I now have it set where it will run the Witness, reliably and after dinner will go make another 25.