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56 minutes ago, slavex said:

yeah sorry, of course it would depend on what you're loading. I was loading 9mm with Tightgroup and also 5,000 rounds with WSF for the GF. And yup priming as well. I actually had a Federal primer light off tonight, went in cockeyed and detonated on the index to the primer orientation sensor. First time that's happened. I spent 9hrs total loading, but that included swapping out the powder measure for the GF's loads, a snack break and a phone call where I shut it down. 

 

This is good to know, that's pretty good time loading that amount given your breaks and all. 

 

Thanks for the info!

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1 hour ago, slavex said:

@Stickman301 only 0.5gr accurate? My digital measure is accurate to 0.02gr. Loaded almost 20,000 rounds tonight and it never varied more than that, and if it did vary it was high by 0.02gr

 

 

11 hours ago, Stickman301 said:

I did the jump from 1050 with autodrive to Revo.  Mine has all the options. Digital powder measure, primer collator, large case feeder. It runs like a champ.  Didn’t have to make an adjustments to case feeder. Powder measure is accurate to .5 grain.  Primer collator runs great but you have to keep it full or adjust speed to number of primers or I’ll get an upside down primer once in a while. Easy to fix before it gets loaded. I load at 2500/hour with no issues. Other than keeping everything filled. 

 

I'm going out on a limb here and saying that variance is dependent on the powder being used. 

 

Also Slavex, do you normally load that volume of rounds in an evening? How long does that usually take for you, and are you priming? Also I am sure that is caliber specific.

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5 minutes ago, ddc said:

Have you guys been happy with Ginex primers?

 

Simply put, yes I like them. They load well and they function well in all guns from completely stock to completely tricked out.

 

I actually own an ammo company and we've used everything, I mean everything, and the Ginex seem to be just as good or better than when we were using S&B primers. I know everyone has their own favorite primer, but people cannot usually tell what primers you are using. As long as you mind proper seating depth, the Ginex primers are pretty much gold. So far we've loaded 150,000 in a couple weeks everything is very consistent.

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6 hours ago, slavex said:

 

What sensors did you end up getting it with? All of them? Digital powder measure? I was down loading tonight with a friend and cranked out 4,000 rounds so friggin easy and relaxing. All we did was watch for upside down primers coming down from the collator, the Ginex primers seem to like to sneak down more than others don't know why. S&B, Federal, CCI feed down a lot better. 

 

Yep, I got all the sensors and it comes with the digital powder measure at the base price now. I'll keep in mind about the Ginex primers as those are what I use too. 

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19 minutes ago, DJRyan13 said:

You’ll love it. Post your experience and any questions. Need more Revo threads.

 

Will do! I'll probably be searching for more tips and tricks.

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Thank you to everyone for their information. Just placed my order today for one!

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39 minutes ago, slavex said:

My Revo was a bit of a problem child as I was a first adopter. But, I've gotten all the new parts and upgrades to the system and it has been running friggin great since. 13,000 rounds loaded with nary a problem. It is awesome. I still have a my automated 1050 (also MK7) and I use it for processing only. 

 

Alright that sounds good. Did you buy yours in 2018? It seems that's where many people have their issues, posts from 2019 seem like its more user error.

 

Anyway was it a steep learning curve going from the automated 1050 to the Revolution?

 

Thanks for your input!

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Hello All,

 

After digging deep on the internet it seems like the Brian Enos forum is the best place to get answers on Mark 7 products. So I figured I'd ask my questions here.

 

I have been running the 1050 pro auto drive for 4+ years now and I am fully aware of the headaches that can arise from automating a 1050, I've just about dealt with them all. My question is whether the Revolution has had most of the kinks worked out and is actually a viable option for consistent daily loading. I have spoke to mark 7 but I wanted actual user input, the good, the bad, and the ugly. Also if anyone else has made the change from an automated 1050 to the revolution, how bad is the learning curve?

 

Thanks!