410 reloaders

[DeepSouth]

I have 5 of the Lee round hopper Auto Prime tools. Bought them when they were cheap mostly from ebay. Looking there now 1 worn out 1 will cost as much as all 5 of mine. Got the EZ Auto Prime with square hopper and the new Auto Prime free with other purchases. Don't care for either. Got the Auto Bench Prime that I don't like loading primers in the new triangle safety hopper. But when set up it loads fast.

I had 1 problem while fire forming. I'd fire a round and the gun would breech open. Reading up on as much as I could find the rim of a 303 is thicker than a 410 case/hull. Others have sanded the head stamp to reduce the thickness. Letters can barely be seen on some and none on others. They are using federal large pistol primers mostly/ in those. Some having luck using CCI LP primers.

Primers have different heights, Fed .117, CCI .118, Rem .119, Win .121. Wish I could find the height of other brands.

[DeepSouth]

Got the Forester trimmer cutter yesterday. It's for the classic model. The shaft of the old one measures .489, this one is .551 or 14mm. Looks like I get 2 14mm drill bits from amazon for $17. Hope my drill press centers well. Wish I had a lathe.

 

I've got lots of different colored, different brands of short brass 12 ga hulls if anyone wants some for shipping only.

Edited Sunday at 02:40 PM by DeepSouth

[DeepSouth]

Changed my mind about drilling, didn't want the holes off center. Stopped by a machine shop with the bearing block and collar. They would need the 14mm drill bit I have ordered for the job. They want $60 for their work. I called Forester, special order over the phone for the bearing and added the collar, along with shipping $35. Got them ordered and canceled the drill bit order.

Got the tire tread gauge yesterday to measure depth of the primer pockets, it's in MM, 2 pocket's centers 4mm, must be the few that the rifle primers were below the head. Guessing with this bedside lamp most are 3.8, must be the ones that the primers were flush with head. About 10 are 3.6, must be the ones I had to reprime with pistol primers. After trimming they will be drilled a bit deeper to 3.8mm.