APP working with Load-Master
Posted: 28 Feb 2020 05:39
It is what I hoped! I took a couple of handfuls of 45 Auto "range" brass that has been sitting in a box for years with the intent of sending them directly from the APP through the L-M. My primary purpose here was to see how the primer seating stage of the L-M performed without primer pocket prep. I've found that the pocket prep has ended all issues on my four of my L-Ms. The detailing of those pockets is time-consuming.
The feeder (case or bullet) and the pocket swagging tools are what sold me on the APP press, so with that in mind, I filled the feeder tube. The brass had been washed with dawn (to remove surface debris) and then deprimed years ago.
The cases fed very fast through the swagging die. I had a few "chocolate" cases, weathered cases, and with these, you could see that the rim of the pocket ends up with a very narrow-angle across the edge. Not a full bevel like I've been applying. An additional benefit of this process for the 45 Auto is that the swage cannot enter a small pocket. There has been a recent conversation about the small primer cases and how they can lead to a L-M stoppage. No foul with the APP, I slid them off the shell holder and into the trash. The two handfuls of brass ended up being 35 cases.
I dropped those cases into the tubes of the L-M and started to cycle them through the press. Every one of the cases accepted a nicely seated primer without any effort. It was over almost as fast as it started. I've never had that happen with once-fired factory ammo brass. I pulled the cases as they moved into stage #3 (powder charging), as I wanted only to feel the primer seating action. They all felt like the same case.
The APP press is the best thing that has ever happened to the Load-Master!
The feeder (case or bullet) and the pocket swagging tools are what sold me on the APP press, so with that in mind, I filled the feeder tube. The brass had been washed with dawn (to remove surface debris) and then deprimed years ago.
The cases fed very fast through the swagging die. I had a few "chocolate" cases, weathered cases, and with these, you could see that the rim of the pocket ends up with a very narrow-angle across the edge. Not a full bevel like I've been applying. An additional benefit of this process for the 45 Auto is that the swage cannot enter a small pocket. There has been a recent conversation about the small primer cases and how they can lead to a L-M stoppage. No foul with the APP, I slid them off the shell holder and into the trash. The two handfuls of brass ended up being 35 cases.
I dropped those cases into the tubes of the L-M and started to cycle them through the press. Every one of the cases accepted a nicely seated primer without any effort. It was over almost as fast as it started. I've never had that happen with once-fired factory ammo brass. I pulled the cases as they moved into stage #3 (powder charging), as I wanted only to feel the primer seating action. They all felt like the same case.
The APP press is the best thing that has ever happened to the Load-Master!