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lee autodrum, faster powder changes

Posted: 26 Jun 2019 19:18
by chet
lately i have been using the lee autodrum, works fine, this mod is mainly for reloaders who switch powders frequently, its a pain when changing powders after you turn off the powder you have to keep emptying cases till the chamber is empty, i did a mod today and it works nice, very easy to do, now i am loading 9mm only, take a fired pc a 9mm brass, drill a 1/4" hole thru, debur, get a fired 300WSM case, put the case on top of the neck and solder, done, now when i switch powders, i just put the 300wsm case on top of the shell plate and work the ram up and down about 15 times and the chamber is empty.

chet

Re: lee autodrum, faster powder changes

Posted: 26 Jun 2019 22:48
by horseman
I just unscrew the whole measure using the "thumb" wheel, turn the measure upside down in the powder bottle with a large mouth funnel in it and done. Don't even have to run the ram up and down once. Takes about 2 minutes.

Re: lee autodrum, faster powder changes

Posted: 28 Jun 2019 18:15
by chet
hi hosreman

that's what i use to do also, but since i did the autodrum mod stabilizer, its not feasible to go that route for me, the autodrum stabilizer mod really improved some erratic powder drops.

chet

Re: lee autodrum, faster powder changes

Posted: 29 Jun 2019 03:54
by GasGuzzler
Mine has very little deviation in drops and the only issue changing powders on mine is when I forget to turn it on or off.

Re: lee autodrum, faster powder changes

Posted: 29 Jun 2019 10:47
by larryw
GasGuzzler wrote:Mine has very little deviation in drops and the only issue changing powders on mine is when I forget to turn it on or off.
+1
I can sympathize ...

Re: lee autodrum, faster powder changes

Posted: 30 Jun 2019 22:30
by kmw1954
On the turret press or the Pro1000 I just remove the whole turret and dump. On the Auto Breech Lock Pro I just remove the measure with the bushing and then dump.

What is this mod stabilizer?

Re: lee autodrum, faster powder changes

Posted: 01 Jul 2019 04:26
by GasGuzzler
kmw1954 wrote:On the turret press ... I just remove the whole turret and dump.
Me too

Re: lee autodrum, faster powder changes

Posted: 02 Jul 2019 05:31
by Ranch Dog
Just label an "On" and "Off" position against a marked reference point.

Re: lee autodrum, faster powder changes

Posted: 02 Jul 2019 12:29
by Ohio3Wheels
Ranch Dog wrote:Just label an "On" and "Off" position against a marked reference point.
That's what I did with my Delux. When I'm dispensing powder the On is rotated to the front where it's visable to the press operator.

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