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  1. That OAL growth is driving me nuts. So the first few and last few of every batch are short if adjusted properly. Should the powder drop change at all when full vs not? Thanks
  2. Thanks to everyone for the great information. I loaded my first 100 rounds last night with only a few problems. The indexing is working, the powder drops are dead on, no primer feed issues. The only issues are the powder measure bushing moving, (so i will call hornady for the shim), and my oal changed from initial set-up (they got longer) Went from 1.25 to an average of 1.265. I noticed "CocoBolo" said to set up with plate full and of course I did one round, station by station all the way thru. The first 3 rounds after tightening up came out at 1.25. After that they all went long. I will try again tonight. I checked each powder drop but didn't check OAL until done. ( I had never had that change on my single stage or turret).
  3. Can you tell me what the Pawl adjustment is moving? Does it effect the line up of the dies??? It seemed to me that it was moving where the plate stops and it was making the dies not line up with the case. You are using the provided bolt to attach the shell plate correctly yes? There's a drive tab on the drive wheel that fits into the notch on the shell plate. If you look on the bottom of the ram you'll see a star wheel. When you raise and lower the handle the pawls engage the star wheel which is connected via a shaft to the drive plate that the shell plate sits on and is bolted to. The adjustment screws for the pawls raise/lower the pawls which effects when they engage the star wheel and how much they turn it. YES, it affects the line up of the dies to shell plate by controlling how much the shell plate is rotated. You stated you have to nudge the shell plate to get it to line up but you didn't say exactly which way. I'm guessing you have to advance it or the cases aren't quite under the dies. There's only two physical things that could be wrong with your press if it isn't indexing properly... One is the shell plate could be defective and have the ball detentes placed improperly. I've never read of the ever being the case so I'm pretty much ruling it out. The second is the pawls are out of adjustment. The presses come adjusted from the factory and I've only ever read of one or two cases where the pawls needed a very minor adjustment. I'm guessing yours may possibly be the second or third case. Pawl adjustment can be a bit tedious if you have to adjust them. A LITTLE ADJUSTMENT GOES A LONG WAY!!! If you've already turned on the adjustment screws it's going to be even harder but it can be done. Work with one pawl at a time ONLY! Look carefully at the relationship between the pawls and the star wheel while you raise and lower the handle and you can see how they work and how adjusting them up or down effects how much the star wheel / shell plate is or isn't rotated. When adjusting on the screws go in small increments, 1/4 turn maximum at a time. 1/8 and 1/16 turn adjustments will be necessary for finish tuning. If you aren't real inclined to try to make the necessary adjustments on your own call Hornady and talk to tech support. They are phenomenal about this kind of stuff and they can talk you through it on the phone. Just talked to Hornady. I need to adjust the RIGHT pawl. I was adjusting the left. When I called support the day before I was talking about the handle going down and he was talking about the ram going down. The left pawl adjusts the line-up with the dies and primer. The right pawl adjusts the detents and DOES NOT effect the line up. Can't wait to get home and do it the right way now
  4. Can you tell me what the Pawl adjustment is moving? Does it effect the line up of the dies??? It seemed to me that it was moving where the plate stops and it was making the dies not line up with the case. You are using the provided bolt to attach the shell plate correctly yes? There's a drive tab on the drive wheel that fits into the notch on the shell plate. If you look on the bottom of the ram you'll see a star wheel. When you raise and lower the handle the pawls engage the star wheel which is connected via a shaft to the drive plate that the shell plate sits on and is bolted to. The adjustment screws for the pawls raise/lower the pawls which effects when they engage the star wheel and how much they turn it. YES, it affects the line up of the dies to shell plate by controlling how much the shell plate is rotated. You stated you have to nudge the shell plate to get it to line up but you didn't say exactly which way. I'm guessing you have to advance it or the cases aren't quite under the dies. There's only two physical things that could be wrong with your press if it isn't indexing properly... One is the shell plate could be defective and have the ball detentes placed improperly. I've never read of the ever being the case so I'm pretty much ruling it out. The second is the pawls are out of adjustment. The presses come adjusted from the factory and I've only ever read of one or two cases where the pawls needed a very minor adjustment. I'm guessing yours may possibly be the second or third case. Pawl adjustment can be a bit tedious if you have to adjust them. A LITTLE ADJUSTMENT GOES A LONG WAY!!! If you've already turned on the adjustment screws it's going to be even harder but it can be done. Work with one pawl at a time ONLY! Look carefully at the relationship between the pawls and the star wheel while you raise and lower the handle and you can see how they work and how adjusting them up or down effects how much the star wheel / shell plate is or isn't rotated. When adjusting on the screws go in small increments, 1/4 turn maximum at a time. 1/8 and 1/16 turn adjustments will be necessary for finish tuning. If you aren't real inclined to try to make the necessary adjustments on your own call Hornady and talk to tech support. They are phenomenal about this kind of stuff and they can talk you through it on the phone. Thanks for the information. I really didn't believe it was a pawl adjustment. When the balls lock into the detent the dies are lined up. When i move the pawls they aren't. It is worse when the spring is on versus off. I will try to polish the spring groove by station 1 and make sure plate is clean. I also might try a different grease. Thanks
  5. Can you tell me what the Pawl adjustment is moving? Does it effect the line up of the dies??? It seemed to me that it was moving where the plate stops and it was making the dies not line up with the case.
  6. It sure doesn't help. But even with it out it has the problem if the plate is sufficiently tight so that it will retain the spring when I put it back on
  7. New press and everything is set up and working but can't get the shell plate to advance to the ball detent on the down stroke. Hornady said turn left pawl slightly but I feel that isn't the problem. It works fine until you put any pressure on the plate. If you don't put pressure on the plate, the spring slides under and jams. Any suggestions? It seems to me that the pawl adjustment is just moving where the ball detent is. When I adjust it as they say the dies aren't lined up well. Right now I would rather nudge it with my finger then putting each case in but it's kind of a pain.
  8. The Vihitavouri says to load to 1.26 but their data was on a 6"barrel. I am using 320 for my next batch and I think I will try 1.25. Thanks
  9. I had loaded many Precision Black bullets to 1.235. They also had to be "bumped in". They fed fine thru magazine and always cycled I was just told by another reloader that when the slide was back I should be able to drop in barrel and it would seat and then come out without sticking. It came out fine, but didn't go all the way in.
  10. Thanks, I will check that. Truth is I had no idea how much crimp to put on. To me it made sense to make as much of the ridge disappear without denting bullet too much.
  11. RECOMMENDATIONS for OAL. Zero Bullet: 45 Acp (.451 Diameter) - 230 GR FMJ Winchester Primer Starline Brass VN 320 / VN 340 / Bullseye (Powders on hand) When I drop my reloads into my Taurus 1911 they stop just shy of flush. They need to be slammed in with the Slide. I have noticed this at many different OALS. Is this normal?? How do I Fix?? Thanks
  12. Precision Bullets states that they do not recommend Titegroup or any powders faster than Titegroup. I have noticed many posts here that reference they are using titegroup or clays. Are those of you shooting with those faster powders getting smoke or a lot of fouling??? I have Titegroup and Bullseye powder and just ordered 4 lbs of VV 320 and VV340 because I thought I needed to. Did I waste my money???
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