380Lover

I must be the 'lucky one' with my LM Primer station: other than (me) feeding it small primer cases with large primers, it hasn't given me a single bug, even after I accidentally broke the original primer feeder's nylon arm off (changing the shellplate) and had to get another one (Lee sent it free!). I only have issues with the Case Feeder: if there are more than 12 cases in the feed tube it will not push the case all the way under the sizing die (I use that in Size/Decap at #1). It gets closer and closer until 11 are in the tube, then it feeds all the way. This one has me stumped, but hasn't stopped me from loading 10k .45 ACP in all sorts of 'flavors' this past 2 years with it. I've not seen more than 0.1g of powder difference with Titegroup, 700x, 800x, W231 or HS6, either: I am using the supplied Auto Disk for powder (just bought their new one, haven't tried it yet) and still the original chain(!). Maybe I am not hard enough on it? :) I do have occasional issues with the index flipper: from the hints above I will take a closer look at the Carrier orientation, it could be 'off' from the things I have accidentally done to it. I do find this a forgiving Press, though!

Hi all! .380 got me started, but I've also been seduced by 45 ACP since then. Still pursuing the quest for (making) the perfect .380 and .45 ACP shells, having a ball! Knee-deep in reloading stuff now, also inventing some automatic machines to help make me lazier at it, and I pore over Pat Sweeney's writings constantly, looking for clues. One year ago next week, my life-long frozen back (from a break when I was only 6 years old) was freed by a skilled surgeon, and now I think I can learn to shoot again (maybe...), as I can walk on my own and even pivot on one foot, great joy! Maybe I'll get to shoot USPSA sometime soon, but need to learn to point the muzzle in the right direction, first. The range near me has USPSA competitions every week, has me practicing to get myself ready to try it out soon. :)

Thanks for the USPSA Primer! I'm fixin' to join a local shoot soon.