Hornady ammoplant review....not happy

Sorry to hear that...I was thinking about purchasing one of these ,myself.
Can't you just return it to point of purchase and swap out for a replacement?
With all the good feedback I hear about Budget Shooter Supplies I am surprised that he does not step up to the plate and offer you a replacement.
I am sure he could return the 'DUD' that you bought off him to Hornady for reimbursement.
 
settle down, it'll get there for free!... shipping is slow from the states... they send the stuff the most low budget shipping ever... it'll be there soon!

ive had zero issues reloading .308 and 9mm in my AP. I am having issues with .223. It does not like to prime .223 cases very easily! Im pretty sure i need to send the plate back...

When you get it to work youll love it! Im loading some .45 this weeknd for the first time. It'll be the first time using hornady dies as well. I dont expect any problems!! Hoping to reload a 1000 .45 in 3-4 hours!

Good luck with your press!
 
lacesout said:
settle down, it'll get there for free!... shipping is slow from the states... they send the stuff the most low budget shipping ever... it'll be there soon!

ive had zero issues reloading .308 and 9mm in my AP. I am having issues with .223. It does not like to prime .223 cases very easily! Im pretty sure i need to send the plate back...

When you get it to work youll love it! Im loading some .45 this weeknd for the first time. It'll be the first time using hornady dies as well. I dont expect any problems!! Hoping to reload a 1000 .45 in 3-4 hours!

Good luck with your press!
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The problem with priming .223 cases usually stems from the primer pocket.
The easiest to prime from my experience are Winchester and R.P. which have non crimped primers.
L.C., PMC, and PSD also prime very well once the primer pockets are swaged.
F.C. Don't have crimped in primers but are hit and miss.

As far as Hornady warranty replacement parts go they usually ship the next day but take 3 weeks to make it to Canada.
When I send them to my US shipping address I usually receive them in 3 days.
 
thump_rrr said:
The problem with priming .223 cases usually stems from the primer pocket.
The easiest to prime from my experience are Winchester and R.P. which have non crimped primers.
L.C., PMC, and PSD also prime very well once the primer pockets are swaged.
F.C. Don't have crimped in primers but are hit and miss.

As far as Hornady warranty replacement parts go they usually ship the next day but take 3 weeks to make it to Canada.
When I send them to my US shipping address I usually receive them in 3 days.
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Sounds like you have had lots of experience using the Hornady warranty, no?
 
punkrockboy said:
Sounds like you have had lots of experience using the Hornady warranty, no?
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I've had a few growing pains with it but Ive also produced over 20,000 rounds on it and prepped another 40,000 rounds of brass through it.

1)My first experience with them was when I bought some Hornady One Shot case lube. Some people swear by it others swear at it.
They sent me 2 tubs of Hornady Unique which is a great lube for the single stage.

2)The sub plate had a defect in it which would hang up .223 cases on attempting to eject.
They sent a new sub plate, spent primer tube, primer tube setting tool, and shellplate.

3)I had a friend over who was making some ammo and got some powder in the area of the primer slide.
The slide didn't move forward enough to center the punch over the slide but he tried to force the priming situation causing a bent slide and dented punch.

4)I purchased another primer drop which was missing a small nut.

5)I left powder in the powder measure for 2 months when I had to leave on short notice to go out of the country.
This darkened the plastic so I ordered a new one. $10.64 including shipping.

6)One of the gears on my bullet feeder stripped where the cross pin drives the shaft. This problem initially started when the above mentioned friend tried to dump 400 230gr .45 bullets in the bullet feeder at one time.
I flipped the gear over which worked for another 15,000 rounds but it finally gave up the ghost.
I forgot to order it when I ordered the primer punch.

I have tried both a Dillon 550 and a 650 and wouldn't take either over the Hornady as far as the press itself.
On the 550 you must manually index the shellplate.
On the 650 which has auto indexing the shellplate moves 72 degrees every time while the Hornady moves the shellplate 36 degrees (1/2) on the downstroke and 36 degrees (1/2) on the upstroke making for a more fluid motion.
The Dillon 650 also will spit out a primer wether there is a shell in place or not unlike the Hornady.

The case feeder on the Hornady however is a little more finicky than the Dillon.

I have no negative bias against Dillon. I own the RT 1200 Rapid Trim and only use Dillon case lube for my progressive lube needs.
I also use Dillon primer pickup tubes which make picking up primers much easier than the Hornady units and will eventually purchase the Dillon primer tube filler.

I have been thinking of purchasing a Dillon 1050 B but caliber change kits cost $450 and the complete setup with a bullet feeder costs over $3,000 with only a 1 year warranty.
I'm not sure if I want to make that big a comittment at this time.
 
thump_rrr said:
I've had a few growing pains with it but Ive also produced over 20,000 rounds on it and prepped another 40,000 rounds of brass through it.

1)My first experience with them was when I bought some Hornady One Shot case lube. Some people swear by it others swear at it.
They sent me 2 tubs of Hornady Unique which is a great lube for the single stage.

2)The sub plate had a defect in it which would hang up .223 cases on attempting to eject.
They sent a new sub plate, spent primer tube, primer tube setting tool, and shellplate.

3)I had a friend over who was making some ammo and got some powder in the area of the primer slide.
The slide didn't move forward enough to center the punch over the slide but he tried to force the priming situation causing a bent slide and dented punch.

4)I purchased another primer drop which was missing a small nut.

5)I left powder in the powder measure for 2 months when I had to leave on short notice to go out of the country.
This darkened the plastic so I ordered a new one. $10.64 including shipping.

6)One of the gears on my bullet feeder stripped where the cross pin drives the shaft. This problem initially started when the above mentioned friend tried to dump 400 230gr .45 bullets in the bullet feeder at one time.
I flipped the gear over which worked for another 15,000 rounds but it finally gave up the ghost.
I forgot to order it when I ordered the primer punch.

I have tried both a Dillon 550 and a 650 and wouldn't take either over the Hornady as far as the press itself.
On the 550 you must manually index the shellplate.
On the 650 which has auto indexing the shellplate moves 72 degrees every time while the Hornady moves the shellplate 36 degrees (1/2) on the downstroke and 36 degrees (1/2) on the upstroke making for a more fluid motion.
The Dillon 650 also will spit out a primer wether there is a shell in place or not unlike the Hornady.

The case feeder on the Hornady however is a little more finicky than the Dillon.

I have no negative bias against Dillon. I own the RT 1200 Rapid Trim and only use Dillon case lube for my progressive lube needs.
I also use Dillon primer pickup tubes which make picking up primers much easier than the Hornady units and will eventually purchase the Dillon primer tube filler.

I have been thinking of purchasing a Dillon 1050 B but caliber change kits cost $450 and the complete setup with a bullet feeder costs over $3,000 with only a 1 year warranty.
I'm not sure if I want to make that big a comittment at this time.
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Thanks for your feedback.
 
Fwiw...my new LNL is working great. Having said that, I had to smooth out the inside of the large drop funnel with some emery cloth and a shot of dry lube to get the bullets to feed perfectly...took about 60 seconds after 20 minutes of swearing at it. I also had a lot of trouble getting the case feed shuttle to feed cases into the shell plate consistently. The answer was to disregard the manual's recommendation on shuttle and try them all until one worked. A small dam on either side of the case shuttle helped stop cases from falling off every now and then. That was really all the issues I have had...so far.

My Ammo plant also came with a ton of "extras" like multiple case shuttles (2 number 2's, 3 number 3's etc), an extra 10 LNL bushings and a couple of extra primer tubes...sometimes poor QC works in your favor. Not bad for $1200 plus tax imho...plus 500 bullets for $10US.
 
I wont get the ammo plant ever. Probly never even a progressive unless i start loading for handgun. waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too many unique, difficult to come by, moving parts. Load 4, press down for 6 months. nope.
 
stvnbrg said:
I wont get the ammo plant ever. Probly never even a progressive unless i start loading for handgun. waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too many unique, difficult to come by, moving parts. Load 4, press down for 6 months. nope.
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To each their own.
I'm thinking of getting a second one.
It costs less than half the price of a Dillon 1050
 
stvnbrg said:
I wont get the ammo plant ever. Probly never even a progressive unless i start loading for handgun. waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too many unique, difficult to come by, moving parts. Load 4, press down for 6 months. nope.
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Every Reloader should have a single stage press... I have an XL650 and a single stage Lee... Neither my POS cheap aluminum cast O frame press or my finicky $650 progressive have ever let me down and I have loaded quite a bit of ammo on both.
 
Ill stik with my junky lee products... That way if it breaks I can say ... "What do you expect I paid 150 bucks for it" ... Although I do get press envy and the ammo plant seems like a very slick unit, as of right now its not in the cards for me.

As for hornady QC I do have something to add. In the last 2 years I have bought a set of 300wsm dies and there were no decaping pins. When I spoke to the lady on the phone she said.. And I quote "Wow... Must have been a Friday " then apologized and sent me a little bag full of replacements. I also know a guy at my range was saying that he bought a set of 9mm dies with 2 expanders and no seating die.. The products themselves are great but it seems like they might have a weak guy or two in the warehouse
 
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