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      Frankford Arsenal

      I have owned a FA-RT sinec right after they came out. I had the base unit go bad on me and unfortunately they don't sell a replacement for that. I had to buy a whole new kit but the FA gave me a very fair price for a replacement. &140 shipped. I also had the primer pocket swager and it broke on...
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      To crimp or not to crimp

      I use a Lyman M die so I can use a bullet feeder on my Hornady LnL progressive so I crimp .556 to remove the flare. I always crimp straight wall cases,pistol and .30 carbine. Don't crimp my 7mm STW.
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      Decapping Live Primers

      I have de-capped number live primers and re-used them without issue just de-cap as normal just go really slow.
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      HORNADY - LOCK-N-LOAD AUTO PROGRESSIVE PRESS

      lol yup it is a must have upgrade!
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      HORNADY - LOCK-N-LOAD AUTO PROGRESSIVE PRESS

      You will love it use some lock tite on the threads I used a lock washer and the handle would still come loose.
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      HORNADY - LOCK-N-LOAD AUTO PROGRESSIVE PRESS

      I like the roller handle a lot yes it is by inline not sure if it is shorter or longer but the biggest benefit is when you are all the way down the handle is in a higher position. Here you can see the difference between the handle heights between a LnL AP w/ roller handle and LnL Iron press...
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      HORNADY - LOCK-N-LOAD AUTO PROGRESSIVE PRESS

      +! on the Hornady LnL I love mine I have loaded 20K+ on it in the last year. Dillon might be a better choice for a press where you want a case feeder etc. and are reloading tons and tons each year and want to save time. I got a 3D printed case feeder and Mr. Bulletfeeder dies with SoCal S&W...
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      Lemi Shine

      I have heard varying reviews on that product.
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      Lemi Shine

      Shiny brass catches light better making it easier to find your brass when you go to pick it up....just my opinion
    10. M

      Does anyone know....

      Nope no rebated rim for the 40/10mm
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      Does anyone know....

      Why the shell holder for Lee and Frankfort Arsenal hand primers are the same for 9mm/.38 Super &.40/10mm (both use a #19 shell holder) yet we have different shell plates for the Hornady LnL press? I mean for the hand primers why dont they use a separate shell holder for 9mm/.38 Super from...
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      help me upgrade to a progressive press

      Any cases I haven't already swaged,I swage.I dont bother trying to seat and then swage the ones that are hard. I use green magic marker on the case heads so I know which cases are mine at the range when I pick them up. If I catch some range pick up that doesn't have the mark then I keep them...
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      Vibratory tumbler? Or not?

      This is the review I did on the FA-RT back in March of '14 After using a Lyman 1200 for 20+ years and having the FA-RT for 6 I can say I would NEVER consider another vibrating tumbler. My original base died about a year ago after moving to NV from MD....maybe got jostled to much in the move? I...
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      help me upgrade to a progressive press

      You need to remove the crimp before you seat a new primer. Dillon makes a swager for removing the crimp. Hornady also has tools for removing crimps. I have the https://www.hornady.com/reloading/presses/lock-n-load-accessories/primer-pocket-swage-tool For removing crimps on 5.56 brass. I...
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      Frankford Arsenal Rotary Tumbler Lite

      You still need to remove debris from your brass before you tumble in the FA-RT. Separating gravel etc. from the pins isn't easy. I use my FA media separator first to make sure nothing is in the brass before I load them in the barrel.
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      Frankford Arsenal Rotary Tumbler Lite

      I have the larger size FA-RT and love it. I use Lemishine and Armor All car wash and wax. The residual wax left on the case helps with resizing and also keeps the brass from tarnishing as fast. I tumble 1 hour resize brass, trim if necessary, re-tumble again for 2 hours then hand prime cases and...
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      Hand Primer Recommendations?

      I have been using the Frankford Arsenal hand primer and love it. MUCH better then the Lee Auto Prime I used for years and years. I have no trouble hand priming 600+ rounds an hour
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      case flair, pistol vs rifle

      Buffalo Arms also sells Custom expander plugs You will see some are listed as expander balls for RCBS and Lyman expander die bodies. https://www.buffaloarms.com/reloading-supplies-accessories/custom-bullet-expander-balls
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      case flair, pistol vs rifle

      Yes you can buy one M die and get different expander plug check out these web pages. This should answer your questions. I just bought a M die for each different cartridge i reload for. Saves time on set up and as I said the plugs will work lose so you should loctite them...
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      case flair, pistol vs rifle

      I just ordered my first .45 ACP in 30 years so also ordered .45 ACP dies shell plate M die and bullet feeder die and crimp die
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