I load for 9 calibers but have never been inclined to load 9mm. Once again with what is going in the world thinking I might need a press like that and start. Only have a single stage currently.
Some of these reloading nuts on this forum add a motor and component feeders
My suggestion? Stock up on components now before they get as scarce as good ammo. Shortages ARE coming.
LOL.. Zoom in on the box sitting next to the jug of Unique on the far left side of the pic.
Yep, saw that. May need more than one box though. :-)
I load for every firearm I shoot except for rimfire: 9mm, .45ACP, .223, .308, .30-06; all of them done on that LnL AP. I like it a lot, you get spoiled with how fast you can produce ammo with a progressive. Some of these reloading nuts on this forum add a motor and component feeders and just like that they're into huge volumes.
You mention adding a motor.. I've not seen that on a LnL. I've 3D printed a case feeder for mine, and working bugs out on a 3D printed bullet collator for a Mr Bullet Feeder die. I'd be interested in seeing what it takes to add the motor, just because I like to tinker. Do you have any links?
Hey now, why you gotta get personal? :-)
Glad to see you're back in the game. I'm quite sure when people realize the extent of the ammo shortage, they'll be a lot of presses 'out and running' again. My suggestion? Stock up on components now before they get as scarce as good ammo. Shortages ARE coming.
I get very consistent product out of the LnL, but my process is very slow and deliberate. Powder charges are tight and COAL is spot on every time.
Building rounds is therapy for me, I wouldn't win any races running it.
I don't know how to give a thumbs up, so THUMBS UP!
I get into a 'Zone' when I'm hand loading, I also view it as therapy.
Sounds like you have the correct machine for your production (and I don't care about color, I care about how it works WITH me).
One thing that took me WAY too long to do,
Get a good, solid, comfortable chair where my feet could sit flat on the floor,
Then I built bench height so the lever ball wasn't too high or too low, good leverage, and the arm, shoulder & back pain went away.
I spent WAY too long reaching too far up, out, sitting sideways, legs swinging...
And chasing a wobbly bench all over the place is exhausting, plus it guarantees consistency will suffer.
Ergonomics wasn't a thing when I started/learned, and I spent several years moving around using what ever bench I could find.
Now it's comfortable, everything within easy reach, back supported (not sitting on a bucket or concrete block!) And it's MUCH easier on me.
Only took me about 40 years to figure out why it hurt, I'm quick that way...
While my manual machine *Can* crank out rounds 'Fast', I'm slower than what most people report on the same machine,
But I do make consistent rounds, so it just takes as long as it takes... AND I have a lot less QC fails now.
I think I rushed because I hurt, and I didn't enjoy the process as much as I do now...
I think you may have very well pulled things together since you enjoy it AND produce quality ammo.