RDA Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 OK got my DDA Mr Bullet feeder installed... not to hard to set up... I watched the video tutorials & followed the directions that came with the feeder.. all I have to say is WOW.. I loaded 50 -- 9mm rounds in about 70 seconds .. taking my time.. thus far.. I LOVE THIS SET UP.. all you have to do is crank the handle.. Next up, Ponsness/Warren Auto Drive.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SD1 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 I have two Mr. Bullet Feeders (new versions) that I got at the same time, each hanging on a 1050. One for 9mm and one for .223. The 9mm one has served me well with very little problems. The .223 one has been a nightmare. Inverted bullets, constant jams so bad I would always have to remove the entire dropper assembly from the tool head to completely disassemble the system. I finally stopped using the .223 one and just left it hanging there for now. YMMV. You have something in your setup that isn't quite right. Unstable bench or excessive case feed movement may be your issue. No man can out load a MBF ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Law Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 I have two Mr. Bullet Feeders (new versions) that I got at the same time, each hanging on a 1050. One for 9mm and one for .223. The 9mm one has served me well with very little problems. The .223 one has been a nightmare. Inverted bullets, constant jams so bad I would always have to remove the entire dropper assembly from the tool head to completely disassemble the system. I finally stopped using the .223 one and just left it hanging there for now. YMMV. You have something in your setup that isn't quite right. Unstable bench or excessive case feed movement may be your issue. No man can out load a MBF ... I never said anything about out loading the feeder. That is definitely not possible. I have been in contact with Rick (inventor of the Mr. Bulletfeeder) and I have some leads on getting things resolved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaredr Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 I have one and use it for .223, 9mm, .45, and .30 bullets for .308 and 300BLK. I've had no problems with the bulletfeeder in any of those calibers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrt4me Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 OK got my DDA Mr Bullet feeder installed... not to hard to set up... I watched the video tutorials & followed the directions that came with the feeder.. all I have to say is WOW.. I loaded 50 -- 9mm rounds in about 70 seconds .. taking my time.. thus far.. I LOVE THIS SET UP.. all you have to do is crank the handle.. Next up, Ponsness/Warren Auto Drive.... or better yet, the rotary conversion by Craig Forcht (Forcht Firearms & Machine in Iowa) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom488 Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 I've been running a 1050 with a MBF loading .223 for a couple of months now. Initially, I had a problem with the feed spring applying some side tension on the dropper, preventing the dropper from returning to it's "collapsed" or "closed" position, and spilling bullets. This is due to the fact that the tool head moves on the 1050. Lightly lubing the dropper with WD-40 helps, as did adding an extra weight to the dropper. If you zoom in on the below photo, you can see a gray weight sitting on top of the brass weight. This was a die from my Harbor Freight parts bender, and is a round chunk of steel with a hole in the middle, just a little bigger than the clear feed tube of the bullet dropper. You could substitute a stack of 9/16" or 5/8" washers from Home Depot (not sure of the exact O.D. of the feed tube - measure first). The idea is the extra weight overcomes the friction created by the tension of the spring, and ensures the dropper closes back up, preventing more than one bullet from falling at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 I've been running a 1050 with a MBF loading .223 for a couple of months now. Initially, I had a problem with the feed spring applying some side tension on the dropper, preventing the dropper from returning to it's "collapsed" or "closed" position, and spilling bullets. This is due to the fact that the tool head moves on the 1050. Lightly lubing the dropper with WD-40 helps, as did adding an extra weight to the dropper. If you zoom in on the below photo, you can see a gray weight sitting on top of the brass weight. This was a die from my Harbor Freight parts bender, and is a round chunk of steel with a hole in the middle, just a little bigger than the clear feed tube of the bullet dropper. You could substitute a stack of 9/16" or 5/8" washers from Home Depot (not sure of the exact O.D. of the feed tube - measure first). The idea is the extra weight overcomes the friction created by the tension of the spring, and ensures the dropper closes back up, preventing more than one bullet from falling at a time. I thought Rick, AKA Mr Bulletfeeder, said to just stretch out the spring slightly until there is no tension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SevoTT Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 I have a MBF for 9 and 223. Works well for both. Adding a plastic detent ball smoothed out the shellplate and speeded up the loading cycle. I can get 75-100 in the time it takes the RF100 to load up another batch of primers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midas Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Anyone running this on a 650. Thanks Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cecil Posted January 24, 2014 Author Share Posted January 24, 2014 Yep.. I am running a Mr Bullet feeder on my 650...just installed it within the last month... all I can say is WOW.. I can crank out 27 cartridges in one minute easily taking my time.. did the shell plate spring & phenolic ball upgrade.. along with my RF100 its a breeze to load 9mm.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Anyone running this on a 650. Thanks Jan Yep! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anm2_man Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 The .223 one has been a nightmare. Inverted bullets, constant jams so bad I would always have to remove the entire dropper assembly from the tool head to completely disassemble the system. I finally stopped using the .223 one and just left it hanging there for now. Is it likely that the same goes for the .308 version? Is anyone using the .308 Mr Bulletfeeder (new version)? Did he finally release the .308 version ? The reason I asked, I talked to him a couple of years ago about a .30cal version that would load those nice long tracer projectiles. I gave him a handful for testing, but never heard back from him and I basically forgot about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alecmc Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Didnt feel like starting a new thread for a simple question about the bullet feeder. will the mr bullet feeder light flat tip bullets? I use alot of the bayou bullet 105 grain bullets for steel challenge, and I want to make sure they'd work with the bullet feeder. they look like this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaredr Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Didnt feel like starting a new thread for a simple question about the bullet feeder. will the mr bullet feeder light flat tip bullets? I use alot of the bayou bullet 105 grain bullets for steel challenge, and I want to make sure they'd work with the bullet feeder. they look like this: i haven't used that profile but have fed .45 ACP 200gr LSWC with no problem. they have an even more flat profile that the bullet you pictured, so i would expect yours will feed fine. heads up re: use of lead, i found that they worked fine but I did need to clean the collator out every 500-1000 rounds. issue i encountered was the bullet lube from the lead bullets would begin to build up on the collator face plate and would (eventually) gum things up. was easily resolved by using some alchohol to wipe down the collator plate and remove the sticky bullet lube. also - i was using very inexpensive valliant lead bullets that had a fairly soft bullet lube, you may have different results if you're using something that has a harder lube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alecmc Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Thanks jaredr. Anybody else have thoughts on that? Personally experience ? ( BUMP! ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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