Hornady Lock n' Load progressive

[GreenPanther]

Has anyone used the Lock n' Load press? I will be buying a new progressive soon and it seems to have great reviews from what I have seen. Hornady advertises it can load at a rate of 500/hr, is this realistic? How easy is it to change over from one caliber to another? Also, has anyone seen a good deal on where to buy them?

 

[BigBlack]

I love mine!! Cant wait to save up for the auto case feeder and then the bullet feeder.

 

[hunts4food]

I love mine!! Cant wait to save up for the auto case feeder and then the bullet feeder.

What he said. Easy and quick to change calibers too.

 

[Clarke123]

I have one that is about 3 months old.
They are a good progressive press for the money, but they do require
attention to set-up and cleaning (powder spills will ruin priming!).
They (or any progressive press) are NOT for an inexperienced reloader.

Look at some of the YouTube Videos and


http://ultimatereloader.com/

They do a review of all of the current progressive offerings,
but kind of "sugar coat" the results.

 

[GreenPanther]

Thanks for the info

 

[Zacktiller7]

i haven't had a problem with mine yet!

 

[Tomthumb]

I've had one for a few years. Love it!!! Got it because it's easy to use for a progressive and is heavy duty for rifle calibers. Like Clarke123 says, progressives are for experenced reloaders. If you ask I'm sure someone would give you a hands on demonstration. Good Luck and have fun.

 

[cooter]

great press for the money. just go slow and pay attention when your starting out on it. You won't load any where near 500 an hour until you get experience on it but yeah the press is probably capable of it. I bought new plates for each caliber on mine, that way the dies are already set and ready to go I can change calibers and be back loading in probably 3-5 minutes

 

[Khewitt]

I love mine!! Cant wait to save up for the auto case feeder and then the bullet feeder.

This^^^^^^^