spideysteve

Awesome. Thanks! Looks like I will just keep using the CCIs ....l

I tried the cardboard and it didn't seem to be any better. I ended up closing every 2nd slot in the feed plate and that helped some, but didn't eliminate the problems. Could you post a pic of how you put the cardboard in? Thanks

Just bought a 1050 this week after talking to quite a few people. Glad I found this thread so I will know what to look for if I get a similar problem. Thanks for all the updates on it

I have found the Hornady case feeder to be an unreliable POS. Upside down cases, log jams at the top, cases don't drop and then jam the motor. Actually after a few times that happened the pin that goes through the motor shaft (which spins the case feed plate) broke. I drilled and tapped it out to make a more sturdy pin than just the factory roll pin. In general I have not been happy with it. Happens with 9 mm, 40 and 45. I have the small rifle plate but have tried any 223 yet

I've got a Hornady bullet feeder on my LNL AP. Works flawlessly. No micro switch on it is my only complaint but that is easy enough to install.

Ordered my new 1050 yesterday ... I read somewhere a while ago (a couple years ago I think, before I even bought any reloading gear) about different brands of primers not feeding properly through the 1050 Anyone have any experience with that? Does, say Federal feed better through it than CCI or anything like that? I seem to recall reading that due to slightly different sizes of primers, some wouldn't feed as well as others ... any experiences would be great

I've been using this in .40 for a while now ... no issues once I got it set up properly, which really didn't take very long at all ...

Looks awesome guys ... nice work on welding the frames together ... I love my SS set up (just running the baby-sized thumler) but it works awesome ... Maybe after I finish building my new reloading bench I'll build a new tumbler too

Ok thanks guys. I will use them together. And thanks for the quick shipping Brian!

Talked to a massage therapist today ... she was working on my arms and I asked her about a few things, including this topic ... her suggestion was breathing, consciously breathing before starting. Think about your breathing and nothing else for a few seconds when you get up there. Most people will notice that their chest and muscles are tight and constrained, but if you don't think about it, you won't notice it. It doesn't even have to be deep breathing exercises or anything like that, just feel yourself breath in and out. We practiced a bit and it helps to relax you for sure. I will try it at my next match in a couple weeks.

At the suggestion of a friend, I ordered these: Picked up from the post office today ... Since I'm new to shooting (just started this year) he thought it would really help with all aspects of the game for me. Any suggestions which order to read them in?

All good stuff here ... awesome thread as I have been struggling with the same thing as the OP ... one piece of advice I got from another shooter was ... get into a routine when you step up to the line ... watch baseball players stepping into the batters box - they all have a routine of some sort and they all do it exactly the same, every time ... What do you do when given the "load and make ready" command? Doing the same things and having the exact same routine can help with that focus. Practice the routine during dry fire training, and then it becomes habit, which will help to keep that focus in the right place I'm really new to shooting (just about a year now) but this has helped me in my last 2 matches quite a bit

Take into account the free bullets from Hornady (which I got for 4 sets of dies, the bullet feeder and the case feeder each) then yes, I would say 1/2 the price. No other part of the machine has had a problem, just the case feeder ... junk ...

One other thing... Someone on the forum at canadiangunnutz posted this comparison review .... http://www.comrace.ca/cmfiles/dillonLeeHornadyComparison.pdf Put the Lee Pro 1000, Dillon 650 and the Hornady LNL AP up against each other ... Interesting comments

I'm probably about to roasted by all the blue people, but ...... I have a Hornady LNL AP ... As good as a 650 imo and 1/2 the price. I load 9mm, 40, 45, 223 with it. My main caliber is 40 which is what I shoot the most of, so those dies are typically on it. Caliber changes are very easy due to the Hornady bushing system which works with all standard thread dies. And they give you free bullets when you buy it which is a nice touch. Just send the UPC and your receipt, they send you bullets for free. I've got the bullet feeder and case feeder with it. 5 stations make it quite versatile. smooth operation and the priming system is great. Hornady support and warranty is top notch as well. Set up videos are on the Hornady YouTube channel. I had my iPad beside me watching as I set it all up. That being said, my only gripe with the machine is the case feeder ... POS IMO ... Upside down cases, log jams at the top of the feed hopper, cases don't drop sometimes which strains the motor, and the roll pin through the motor shaft which spins the feed plate snapped on me today due to case jam. I rigged up a stronger one, so fine now, but the whole thing is crap in general. Bullet feeder though is top notch .. Hornady hit that one out of the park .. The magic is the feed dies ... Double collet system so a bullet only drops when a case is there pushing on it. Great unit. One thing about any press is that you do need some mechanical aptitude in general. Keep things shiny and clean and usually will have no issues.

200 gr frontier ... Loaded light, but heavy enough to make major and low felt recoil ... Try it with a faster powder ... I use VV N320

This is an awesome thread. Perfect timing for me as well. Saturday when I go to the range I will definitely try the tongue press that Dwight said. I tried double plugging and it didn't really work for me ... Then I read somewhere that each person is different when it comes to why they flinch and that I had to figure why I was ... Noise? Blast? Exactly what? For me it's the muzzle blast .. I even flinch to some degree while I'm running the timer standing behind the shooter What I've been doing so far is repeating in my head every time I press the trigger "eyes open, front sight" ... Kind of like my mantra ... While it has worked to some degree, I still have to actively think about it every time I shoot which means there are times it escapes me and then I'm back to flinching. Thanks to the OP for starting a good topic ...

I guess I should have thrown in a couple things in all of this ... 1 ... I live in a place where very few people shoot, and only 3 people shoot open guns here (a dad, mom and daughter team), all in 38 super ... very small community of shooters, especially pistols ... less than 30 active IPSC shooters in a community of 80,000 people ... more rifles and shotguns than pistols 2 ... The demographics of where I live are such that people are either too busy or have too much money (or both) to bother reloading ... typically only bench rest shooters doing 800m+ reload up here 3 ... Personally I don't really care if it shoots better or not (although one person I know has posted chrony results showing a higher percentage of consistency), it's just a personal preference and I like working with clean brass, maybe I have OCD 4 ... I haven't found any differences in force required to run the press with SS cleaned brass vs vibe tumbler cleaned brass FWIW, here's what I do .... Deprime all dirty brass using universal depriming die. Put into small ziplock baggies in the following quantities: 220 x 9 mm 200 x .40 180 x .45 Use 2 teaspoons (roughly) of TSP powder (Tri Sodium Phosphate from Canadian Tire) Dump brass, stainless pins, and TSP into tumbler, fill to about 1" from top with hot water. Leave sitting overnight (not on the rollers, just sitting on the floor). Turn on unit next morning as I leave to go to work. After work, dump out water and rinse a few times (not perfect, just get most of the black water out). Add 1 x 9 mm case full of Lemishine (approx 1/4 teaspoon) and fill again with hot water. Turn on unit for an hour or 2 (roughly, not using an exact timer or anything). Rinse thoroughly with Franklin Arsenal media separator and bucket full of clean water. Spread out on towel and let dry overnight (not on any wood, just on floor). Make sure all brass from previous night is dry. Sometimes I just leave it there for a few days and look at it later, depending on my schedule. I will check them for cracks or dents as I spread out on the towel or as I'm putting them into big ziplock bags when they are dry. Approximately 10 lbs per bag. Repeat procedure. In this entire process, the most tedious is depriming the dirty brass ... My next step I think will be to re-size ... Case Pro or Case Master Jr coming next ....

Just got the Stainless system (I'm a clean, shiny kind of guy) and I am amazed at how nice the cases look. The primer pockets look NEW. Not a trace of anything in them. I'm a convert. I've been using the SS method for about 6 months. Got all my supplies from stainless tumbling media dot com. Sold my vibe tumbler after i saw the results from my first batch and used it ever since. Call me a convert with the SS method. Pretty awesome I say. Lots of debates on whether or not it is needed, but I do it because I like it. Lots of threads at canadiangunnutz about it. I've got a system/method that I use and I can make the nastiest, dirtiest brass shine lke it's brand new. I pick up any brass I find no matter what it looks like. As long as it's not damaged (cracked, split, etc) i will put it in the tumbler and make it look like brand new. Lots of videos on YouTube as well showing how clean the brass comes out. Some people don't like it because it's a bit more involved than the regular vibe tumbler and takes a bit more time, but I have a system now with it that I use and it keeps my time down. I can post my method if anyone is interested.

A bit late to the party with this but here's what I use in my Tanfoglio Limited .... 200 gr Frontier FMJ 4.5 gr VV N320 1.190" OAL Gives a PF ~175 (~875 fps) I chrono'd 25 rounds and got that. Use it every match now. Best part is that it's a very soft shooter. HTH

You mean you SELL guns TOO??!!

Well I guess this is really all academic for me. I like shooting my limited (and am really not that good yet, C class after shooting 6 qualifiers) ... The reason i was wondering about it was 2 fold ... Reloading would likely be easier as I'm all set up, but really I'm set up for 9mm too, so no biggie. The second reason was that my wife is looking at getting into shooting IPSC and she wants an open gun if she does ... Still trying to plug through the 9 pages of posts on the other thread .. Awesome info .. Thanks again everyone

Mag capacity has been about the only answer I've found before posting this. Up in Canada we don't have that issue since we are limited to 10 round mags anyway ... Thanks for that thread link ... I did a search before posting but didn't find that one ... Thanks for the replies folks!

Hi all I did some searches, found a few answers, but not really too much out there about this topic that I could find ... As background info .. I'm fairly new to handgun shooting in general (bought my first one 2 years ago) and just started shooting IPSC this year. I'm shooting my Tanfoglio Limited Custom 2 that I got earlier this year ... At any rate, just wondering why there are very few open guns in 40? Most you see are in 9 mm or 38 super ... I've seen a couple open guns in 40 but really not many at all in comparison to the other calibers ... Any thoughts? Thanks

How bout passing some of that Irish whiskey over here ...