Just picked up my loadmaster (updated post#46 new comment and problem)

thanks t-star and acrashb
the powder i am going to be using will be mainly HS-6 and WSF
are they considered ball powder?
in my case, with the adjustable bar on, the fit was nice and basically no leakage, but when i am charging with WSF, the powder throw does vary +-0.2gr
i have not started to do my hs-6 load yet so i still need to try later

and today i got the case feeder to work and it is AMAZING
I cannot wait till i finish developing load and go full speed on this machine

another thing i found today, on one of the hinges with the grease nipple(the hinge that does not have nut on it), if i force it too hard when i grease it(i use one of those compact grease gun that u just force against the nipple), the shaft will come out from the other side
 
strikeraj said:
will be mainly HS-6 and WSF
are they considered ball powder?
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and today i got the case feeder to work and it is AMAZING
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nipple(the hinge that does not have nut on it), if i force it too hard when i grease it(i use one of those compact grease gun that u just force against the nipple), the shaft will come out from the other side
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1) HS-6 flows really well - it gave me the lowest charge weight standard deviation of any pistol powder I've tried. My Lyman manual says that WSF is a ball.
2) :)
3) that's a new one - no idea. Maybe write Lee? it sounds like a part is missing - the shafts should be positively retained. You can get a picture of how it should look from the Lee manual, available on their website.
 
ok what i should have said is i weigh all my charges during an initial set-up- about 10 or so- charge it, weigh it, dump it back, repeat, then when i'm about + or - 1/10th , off to the races-like i said , i use nothing but 231, so i don't see much if any leakage- as in none
 
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ok what i should have said is i weigh all my charges during an initial set-up- about 10 or so- charge it, weigh it, dump it back, repeat, then when i'm about + or - 1/10th , off to the races- as a safety check, i also run all my loaded rounds through a digital scale once i've established a low-high just to be sure there's powder in each one- anything that falls out of the range gets the bullet pulled, decapped and ran through the process again- sometimes it's just a light bullet, light case, or a short powder charge( not very often ) but when somethings off by 10 grains or so , you spot it pretty quickly- my powder measures are upgrades from the old style ( chrome base)and i have non-lee adjustable bars , so it is possible to snug the hopper down so tight that the hopper binds against the charge bar- mine are also made of brass/aluminum, not plastic
 
strikeraj said:
thanks t-star and acrashb
the powder i am going to be using will be mainly HS-6 and WSF
are they considered ball powder?
in my case, with the adjustable bar on, the fit was nice and basically no leakage, but when i am charging with WSF, the powder throw does vary +-0.2gr
i have not started to do my hs-6 load yet so i still need to try later

and today i got the case feeder to work and it is AMAZING
I cannot wait till i finish developing load and go full speed on this machine

another thing i found today, on one of the hinges with the grease nipple(the hinge that does not have nut on it), if i force it too hard when i grease it(i use one of those compact grease gun that u just force against the nipple), the shaft will come out from the other side
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you think you got speed now, wait till you add the auto bullet feed- i had to with mine as i couldn't feed bullets fast enough- i don't know about 9mm, but the loadmaster in 44 mag with the bullet feed is an absulte speed demon- i don't have the multitube adaptor for the bullet side as i just refill the tube when i rotate the case feeder
 
i have been using the press quite regularly these days. A few comments and also some questions.
Comment:
Whoever considering this press really SHOULD build a SOLID bench for it. I am now suffering cause i need to use one hand to hold onto the bench on each down stroke.
It is not that difficult to adjust the timing cause one time i drop my case retainer into the ram (yea that was stupid of me) and need to disassemble that thing to take it out. It was pretty easy actually and i get to take out all my spent primers in the ram.
It is really tough to take out spent primers without disassembling the bottom of the ram.

Problems:
1. I still have a miss primer about every 50 rounds, how can I improve that? This is giving me a really painful time.
2. howdo you guys put the bullets when u get ready for reload? Cause i have a small akro bin but i find it quite time consuming to pick up bullet and figure out which way is the top and then put it onto the case. That makes my loading speed still quite slow.

That's it for now
Happy new year everyone

FYI i load 9mm with excel 125gr plated SWC bullets (actual weight between 115 to 120), WSF powder, WSP primer and different sorted brass.
 
acrashb said:
Yes. Have a look at the die on the left. See the shiny insert at the bottom around the decapping pin? That's a carbide insert.

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nice photo man... did you take it or find it?... excellent lighting whoever snapped this one...
 
strikeraj said:
1. I still have a miss primer about every 50 rounds, how can I improve that? This is giving me a really painful time.
2. howdo you guys put the bullets when u get ready for reload?
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1) three things: a) ensure that the sensor is bent out far enough to reliably move the primer pickup arm into position b) keep the feed path clean and full of primers (you may want to take the feed apart, inspect for flash, and carefully smooth the feedpath with an X-ACTO or fine file). c) try slowing down as the case passes/activates the primer sensor so that the pickup arm is in position to take a new primer for a little longer. I call this the "Lee rhythm".

2) with enough practice, you can do it by feel while advancing the press.
 
Quick question, why does my pusher (thing that advances the turret) doesn't come out all the way when bringing the arm all the way down? I have to manually pull it a 1/4" to get it to go.

Tx, --PM
 
must be someting different- the loadmaster turret DOES NOT MOVE- the shellplate advances, but the turret does not move- if this is the problem, take a look at page 6 of your manual- the bit about changing the shellplate- on the upstroke, your indexer flipper should be actually beyond the frame by about 1/8th of an inch when you return the handle to the upright position, but not home- when you push it home, the handle bears on the indexer flipper and the bevel rod, which pushes on the button on the bottom side of the shellholder, advancing it to the next station- if it's not doing that, i'd check the bevel rod to make sure it's bearing against the button and not jammed underneath , or in the wrong orientation
 
PrairieMedic said:
Quick question, why does my pusher (thing that advances the turret) doesn't come out all the way when bringing the arm all the way down? I have to manually pull it a 1/4" to get it to go.

Tx, --PM
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The correct answer is likely carrier alignment. If the flipper isn't close enough to the frame, it doesn't get pulled out properly.

http://www.leeprecision.com/html/HelpVideos/videos/Loadmaster index checking-1.wmv
and
http://www.leeprecision.com/html/HelpVideos/videos/Loadmaster carrier alignment-1.wmv

Don't mess with the "bevel rod", whatever that is, just have a look at the above videos and make a simple adjustment.
 
spilled powder?

Quote-- how do you guys deal with spilled powder on the floor? and crushed primers?

Thanks

Haven't you got a broom and a dustpan? Dump it in the garbage!
 
Thanks guys, i'll check it out.

On the subject of powder spills..... Don't let the cleaner come in and vaccume your reloading room. You could get a pretty bad reaction when you're off at work!
 
the bevel rod is the indexer-on one of my publications it's called a bevel__ rod- probably beveled rod- page 6 picture says - note bevel- the other "real " manual calles it an indexer-the alignment procedure is also on page 7 of the manual
 
PrairieMedic said:
K, my shell plate moves backwards a bit, what is an ejector pall as mentioned in the indexing video?

Thanks,
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http://www.leeprecision.com/cgi-data/instruct/LM3231.pdf

It's part of the "case ejector", LM3241.
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The tiny piece that extends (in the pic) to the upper left is the ejector pawl - it is bent down a bit at its tip to engage a divot in the shellplate and stop it moving clockwise.

It should have no effect on how far out your indexer is pulled; it just forces the shellplate to rotate in one direction only.If it's not engaging the divot, the shellplate will get turned clockwise when the indexer is pulled, which will prevent indexing.
 
K, that part checks out, it makes a click when it engages the divots. That darn indexer is still only half way out. I'll take it down an lube things up tonight.
 
PrairieMedic said:
That darn indexer is still only half way out.
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OK to lube the indexer, don't lube the flipper or the frame.

Have you checked the carrier alignment? It's the most likely issue at this point, and it's easy to rotate the carrier one notch to bring the flipper closer to the frame - so that it is properly pulled out by the frame.
 
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