Nick_shoots_fast Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 This seems like a great little press to set in the back for odd ball stuff. I have a Dillon swaging tool and would love to set this little guy up to swage. Think this can be connected to the Dillon ?case feeder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokarev Posted December 5, 2019 Author Share Posted December 5, 2019 Think this can be connected to the Dillon case feeder?In theory it should work no? It should just be a matter of lining the case feeder up with the Lee drop tube. Sent from my SM-G930P using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyD Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 38 minutes ago, Atlasguy321 said: This seems like a great little press to set in the back for odd ball stuff. I have a Dillon swaging tool and would love to set this little guy up to swage. Think this can be connected to the Dillon ?case feeder I plan on trying it eventually when I get the swager for 223. Hopefully someone does it first and puts together a parts list / guide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokarev Posted December 14, 2019 Author Share Posted December 14, 2019 Update posted as of 12/13. Production is behind schedule. Probably January now for shipments. https://leeprecision.com/app-automatic-processing-press/Also posted are three videos of the press in use. Sizing bullets, bulge busting cases and decapping. Since I'm most interested in the swage feature I am hopeful that a video of that function will be posted soon. Sent from my SM-G930P using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenstone Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Lee added some vids to the bottom of that page on Dec 13th check them out: https://leeprecision.com/app-automatic-processing-press/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokarev Posted December 25, 2019 Author Share Posted December 25, 2019 Swaging primer pockets:Sent from my SM-G930P using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJRyan13 Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 So much flex in that video... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokarev Posted December 25, 2019 Author Share Posted December 25, 2019 So much flex in that video...Yeah it doesn't look like the little universal press stand is up to the task. Sent from my SM-G930P using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
36873687 Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 Looks ok if it would hold up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokarev Posted December 26, 2019 Author Share Posted December 26, 2019 Looks ok if it would hold upAccording to Lee they have something like a million cycles on a pre-production unit. Sent from my SM-G930P using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptimiStick Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 Mine got here the other day.I got it mounted to my Inline Fab quick-mount plate, but that's about as far as I got. I'll see if I can get some time to put it through the paces this weekend....but initial thoughts, man is this thing delicate. Like....alarmingly so. All the automation pieces are plastic.. It's got warnings on the new xpress shell holders that they won't take the stress of normal shell-holders, so no full-length sizing with them. Though you can use regular shell-holders, I think you need the x-press ones for the automation kits to work. I'll see if I can get some pics up. It feels like a toy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokarev Posted January 24, 2020 Author Share Posted January 24, 2020 Mine got here the other day.I got it mounted to my Inline Fab quick-mount plate, but that's about as far as I got. I'll see if I can get some time to put it through the paces this weekend....but initial thoughts, man is this thing delicate. Like....alarmingly so. All the automation pieces are plastic.. It's got warnings on the new xpress shell holders that they won't take the stress of normal shell-holders, so no full-length sizing with them. Though you can use regular shell-holders, I think you need the x-press ones for the automation kits to work. I'll see if I can get some pics up. It feels like a toy.[emoji20]Sent from my SM-G930P using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptimiStick Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 (edited) Mine got here the other day.I got it mounted to my Inline Fab quick-mount plate, but that's about as far as I got. I'll see if I can get some time to put it through the paces this weekend....but initial thoughts, man is this thing delicate. Like....alarmingly so. All the automation pieces are plastic.. It's got warnings on the new xpress shell holders that they won't take the stress of normal shell-holders, so no full-length sizing with them. Though you can use regular shell-holders, I think you need the x-press ones for the automation kits to work. I'll see if I can get some pics up. It feels like a toy. Edit - When I checked the box again I noticed a couple of pieces of plastic floating around, it looks like the exit ramp broke in shipping. That was the other odd thing. I got it directly from Lee, and it was just loose in the box along with another box with the 'automation kit' which is a few pieces of clear plastic tubing and some plastic fittings. The swage kit is still on back-order. Usually Lee is good about packing, not sure what happened on this one. I got a kick out of how tiny the guide-rods are and how the handle is a couple of pieces of stamped metal with a couple of pieces of plastic screwed onto it.Again, I haven't used this yet - so it could be the best thing since sliced bread, but my initial impression was...a giggle. Here's a pic next to a FA M-Press for scale. If you look closely you can see my ultra-sophisticated bag of bullets on the quick-change plate to hold the M-Press down for a picture. I keep the spare quick-change units c-clamped to the shelves, but they won't reach the middle where it needed to be for the picture. Edited January 24, 2020 by OptimiStick adding pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptimiStick Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 Lee already sent out the part broken in shipping, so A+ for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokarev Posted January 24, 2020 Author Share Posted January 24, 2020 It does look pretty tiny. What is your primary plan for it?Sent from my SM-G930P using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremyc_1999 Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 This may be the solution that I have been looking for. I want to just punch primers out of my cases before I stainless steel tumble them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 31 minutes ago, Jeremyc_1999 said: This may be the solution that I have been looking for. I want to just punch primers out of my cases before I stainless steel tumble them. What press do you run? I run a 650 and have a spare tool head with a LEE universal decapper only. I can turn and burn when decapping 9mm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremyc_1999 Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 45 minutes ago, Sarge said: What press do you run? I run a 650 and have a spare tool head with a LEE universal decapper only. I can turn and burn when decapping 9mm. Super 1050. I was also thinking about another toolhead for it to run with a lee universal decapper. It is set up for 9mm and I am currently decapping on a RCBS rockchucker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 13 minutes ago, Jeremyc_1999 said: Super 1050. I was also thinking about another toolhead for it to run with a lee universal decapper. It is set up for 9mm and I am currently decapping on a RCBS rockchucker Ahh... in your case it might be quite the cost output compared to something like the LEE option. Unless you save of a s#!t ton of brass and feel like removing the other dies and just running decapping once a year or so. That wouldn't be my preference though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremyc_1999 Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 5 minutes ago, Sarge said: Ahh... in your case it might be quite the cost output compared to something like the LEE option. Unless you save of a s#!t ton of brass and feel like removing the other dies and just running decapping once a year or so. That wouldn't be my preference though. Yes, I've been going back and forth on what method I would like to do. A toolhead for the 1050 is more than the lee, but I do most of my reloading in the winter (I live in Montana so the winters are a bit harsh for shooting) Having the casefeeder would be nice. I also thought about setting up a 550 for doing my decapping. Eventually I plan on getting a CP2000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokarev Posted January 25, 2020 Author Share Posted January 25, 2020 A toolhead for the 1050 is more than the lee,This is kind of where I am too. I am interested in the Lee as a processing machine for stuff like 308. Stuff that I reload and shoot but not in quantity that justifies buying a 1050 shell plate and other parts. Sent from my SM-G930P using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptimiStick Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 23 hours ago, Tokarev said: It does look pretty tiny. What is your primary plan for it? Sent from my SM-G930P using Tapatalk Probably just decapping/swaging rifle. I was thinking it could take over single-stage duty on my non-blaster rifle stuff, but I don't think it's really built for it. That's fine. After my space re-design, it takes me a whole 1-2 minutes to swap out presses on that station. I'll continue to process pistol/high volume stuff on the Revolution spare tool-head and just use this for low-volume stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokarev Posted January 28, 2020 Author Share Posted January 28, 2020 Probably just decapping/swaging rifle. I was thinking it could take over single-stage duty on my non-blaster rifle stuff, but I don't think it's really built for it. That's fine. After my space re-design, it takes me a whole 1-2 minutes to swap out presses on that station. I'll continue to process pistol/high volume stuff on the Revolution spare tool-head and just use this for low-volume stuff. Any update on the press?Sent from my SM-G930P using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptimiStick Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Sorta. Part hasn't arrived yet. But Lee did send the part based on my photo, and the rep commented that they changed their packing methodology to avoid future breakage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igolfat8 Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 I got mine set up over the weekend. My main use will be de-capping 9mm brass. It doesn't run out of the box and if you are not willing or able to spend LOTS of time tinkering, don't buy one! After two days of frustration and almost on the verge of returning it for a refund, I've got mine running 90% reliable. The main issues were in the automatic transfer and feeding of cases. I've got mine hooked up to my Dillon case feeder and its doing a much better job than the single stage process I was using before so I am happy with the little APP. I just wish Lee would have spent more time in R&D and product set up before rushing it to market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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