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Member Section => Reloading => Topic started by: alfsauve on January 29, 2014, 01:18:11 PM

Title: That's my design! Cool
Post by: alfsauve on January 29, 2014, 01:18:11 PM

So maybe Hornady already had this in mind when I built mine, but at the very least it shows I was on the right track.   


For those who don't remember, or care, I designed and built a "control panel" for my Hornady Lock-n-Load press.  It counted primers, warned when they were out and also reminded me when I forgot to prime a case.  Here's a picture of my setup from August, 2011.

(http://sauve.smugmug.com/Gun-General/i-vzW2nBr/0/L/IMG_5548-L.jpg)


WELL?  Guess what Hornady introduced at SHOT Show?

The Lock-N-Load® Control Panel.

http://www.hornady.com/store/Lock-N-Load-Standard-Control-Panel (http://www.hornady.com/store/Lock-N-Load-Standard-Control-Panel)

(http://www.hornady.com/store/images/T/lnl-control-panel-squarecut.jpg)

(http://www.hornady.com/assets/images/products/reloading/insets/control_panel_primer_slide_sensor-250.jpg)

Of course their model does so much more and has a number of other functions.   Plus they have the "standard" model and the "deluxe" model and a number of optional sensors.






Wonder if they applied for a patent on their system?

Title: Re: That's my design! Cool
Post by: kmitch200 on January 29, 2014, 07:50:23 PM

Sue 'em!!!  ;)
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