angrycookieman

I have a Vinchi and love it, but never thought about using it for competition. When these extensions come out, I may try it.

I had the same issue, I just chucked it up in a drill and put a slight taper on it and rounded the sharp edges and it's been good ever since.

I've only had two problems with mine, and only one was the press. My first problem was the spent primers were not dropping free, jamming the press when I tried to index it. After trying everything I could think of, I finally realized that they were sticking on the decapping pin and pulling back into the case on the downstroke. I chucked it up in a drill and put a slight taper on it and rounded the corners slightly. That never happened again. Then, I noticed that sometimes the shellplate would not index quite far enough on the down stroke, causing me to miss seating the primer if I wasn't paying attention. I thought I would need a new spider gear because after checking things out, it happened every fifth stroke, but after calling hornady, the tech said that it can usually be adjusted out with the pauls, and advised me to try that and call back if needed. I was skeptical, but tried it anyway and it works great. My press seats the primers just slightly below flush, every time. It does not take an excessive amount of force to seat them. If it does, something is wrong, even if they go in all the way. All I have used are winchester primers in mixed 9mm and .45acp brass. I did learn that the timing adjustment is easier than I thought if you know what to listen for. When you are adjusting it, move the handle very slowly and listen to the clicks as it indexes. If you hear two clicks on the up or down stroke, your timing is off. Adjust the timing until the clicks run together as one, and the press should run smooth. If you can't get it like that, you probably have a bad spider gear or pauls. I hope this helps someone, and know it's not going to fix all the issues on the thread, but I just wanted to relay what I had issues with and the fixes that worked for me.

Roadapple; if you are serious about selling, pm me some info. The issues you are talking about are easy fixes, and that is a great press. I could use another one. I can't think of one to recommend as a replacement, as any press will need some sort of adjustment from time to time. They don't make a perfect one yet.

Hey guys, I've been here for a while, I find a lot of info that is useful for competition and reloading on here. I finally decided to register so I can post. I am really trying to work on my mental game, I get the adrenaline shakes before a match and find it very hard to calm down and just shoot. Anyway, just wanted to say hi!

I'm using W231 with good results... I also wanted to say, if he couldn't fill an order he didn't take it. That is not leaving someone hanging, it's good business. I never met Donnie in person, but would consider it an honor to do so one day. He spent a good bit of his time helping me through e-mail and on the phone with some issues I had when I was learning reloading. His bullets are great, and I will be ordering more very soon.