Your Press and Accessories Peeves, by Company brand: Hornady

This might be of some help.

Can also try the PTX Expander die in drill chuck and fine Scotch-Brite type pad to polish it's exterior or use Autosol or Flitz with cloth.
 
If you put a bunch of cases in a bag and spray in a shot of case lube and shake them around you will be amazed at how much smoother it makes a progressive press.
 
diopter said:
This might be of some help.

Can also try the PTX Expander die in drill chuck and fine Scotch-Brite type pad to polish it's exterior or use Autosol or Flitz with cloth.
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I've tried that and it doesn't help; I'm finding that perfectly clean brass(wet tumbled with stainless media) is the worst, brass that's got a light coat of carbon (ie. once fired) doesn't have this problem.


caperaway said:
If you put a bunch of cases in a bag and spray in a shot of case lube and shake them around you will be amazed at how much smoother it makes a progressive press.
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I've done this before and while it does make sizing and expanding much smoother, it still leaves lube residue on the case requiring another step to remove it.
 
digitalblue said:
I've tried that and it doesn't help; I'm finding that perfectly clean brass(wet tumbled with stainless media) is the worst, brass that's got a light coat of carbon (ie. once fired) doesn't have this problem.




I've done this before and while it does make sizing and expanding much smoother, it still leaves lube residue on the case requiring another step to remove it.
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I've never removed the lube left behind, if it's noticeable you used too much.
 
One of my peeves was the powder measure bushing coming loose after awhile so measure would move up and not drop a charge until the bushing was re-tightened. This seems to be a problem only for the long, heavy powder measure.
Hornady has a fix.

"This email is to confirm your Hornady warranty order. The order number is ######X.
Your order number is your return authorization number. Please provide this number with any contact with Hornady regarding the warranty service.
The following items have been ordered:
392485 WASHER 1.375x1x.005 SS FH QTY 5 $.00 EA "

And
"RE: New Contact Form Submission
Mr. ######XX,
Thank you for writing in to us. I will have some shims sent your way. You can also check the hardware store for new o rings, or a thick o ring of the same size.
Thank you and have a great day.
pjl
 
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When I got my LNL several years ago I saw the “powder measure bushing coming loose” on several gun sites. Mine never did but I contacted Hornady and they sent some shims. Even after 500 to 1000 loading sessions it doesn’t move.
 
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