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Hornady Progressive Press Shell Plates (old vs. new) – Part 2

December 26, 2010

Life was great with the new press after I had “fine-tuned” it with the new Ez-Ject base plate and the #45 shell plate I ordered from Midway. A couple of issues had disappeared, with the new system. The retainer spring would faithfully drop into the “eject groove”, which is the area where the retainer spring ducks…
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Hornady Progressive Press Shell Plates (old vs. new) – Part 1

December 26, 2010

Recently, I acquired a brand new Hornady Lock-n-Load progressive press from “Phil” a guy that was “getting out of it”. He purchased the press a couple of years earlier and NEVER USED it. It was sold to me with the comment: “I hear it requires some tinkering.” Having never reloaded before, all I knew I was getting…
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