The oldest, most active USPSA club in GA (GA-01) is no longer allowing plain led bullets for competition. Actually, the indoor range itself isn't allowing them. At least not for competitions.
I was moving away from plain lead to copper plated anyway so that's good. I have enough brass, so I thought I'd load up all my plain lead bullets and use them up. I'll burn these either outdoors or at a different range for practice.
But that means, I've been loading about 2,000 rounds over the past 2 weeks. About 1,000 in 9mm, 500 in .40 and 400 in .45acp. (I'm assuming .38spl WCs are still okay. Not many indoor bullseye matches anyway. That puts the old progressive to task.
Having multiple primer tubes really helps. I can load up 500 primers and only have to pause between every 100. Keeping things tight and properly adjusted is important on long runs. And after every 200 rounds, I'd stop and clean up the press and check all screws, springs and settings.
On the Hornady AP there is a little sliding tray that does the primer feeding. It has a little wheel held in by a pin. LOC-TITE THAT PIN. Otherwise it keeps sliding out. So much better now that it's secured in place.
I'm going to cut off the sub-plate protrusion on the left side where you would attach the automatic case feeder. I'm never going to have a case feeder (~$500) and that arm just keeps getting in the way and catching on my tray of empty cases. I was going to buy a spare sub-plate but it's too expensive.
I've ordered the spare springs, but I may also order some more of the little parts involved with the primer feeding and seating.
And there are some hard pointed makeup applicators that work much better than plain Q-Tips for getting powder and primer out of the small crevices of the machine.
Pictures when I get this work done.