Hornady LNL Issue

[emc002]

Need a little help on an issue that just cropped up with my Hornady LNL.
I've cleaned the shell plate and base and tried realigning a couple times. Unless the shell plate itself is out of spec, I'm stumped.

Items in use:
Hornady LNL AP
Shell Plate #1
Hornady New Dimension .45 ACP Dies

Problem:
I insert a .45 ACP casing
I pull the lever to advance the casing to the first station for depriming.
The casing is severely canted at about a 70~75 degree angle, making it miss entirely the opening of the die.

I can manually manipulate the casing to set it straight.
I have not had this problem when reloading .45 LC, but this uses a different shell plate.

[Waldog]

I encountered the same problem while loading 45acp with a number 1 shell holder. Although I only encountered a "tipped" case about every 50 -100 rounds. I think what happens is that the case retainer coil spring gets caught on the edge of the case rim while the shell holder is rotating to the next station. I found that if the shellplate retaing nut was loose it would allow the shellplate to cant out of position and the retaining spring would catch on the rim. Snug up your shell holder nut and see if that helps.

Also, Hornady makes a #45 shellplate that is made specifically for the 45 ACP. It's demensions are a little tighter than the #1. ALL my case problems went away with when I starting using the #45 and I keep the shellplate nut snug. (Mine seems to loosen up after about 250 round so that I have to retighten periodically)

[ar15barrels]

Dare I say it?







































Get a Dillon 650.

[crowbar]

Though my loading of the .45 on the LNL AP has been limited, I use the #45 shell plate and have no case cant issues so far. For the bolt holding the shellplate, I'm thinking about drilling a hole thru it and inserting a little piece of weed wacker string for a home made nylock - if it ever loosens up on me. I do check it between lots of on hundred cases.

[emc002]

Get a Dillon 650.

Smarty pants, I have a 550!

[crowbar]

Upgrade?

Smarty pants, I have a 550!

You could upgrade to a LNL AP.

[emc002]

You could upgrade to a LNL AP.

I'm assuming you're making fun of AR15 Barrels, but if you really missed it in my first post

Items in use:
Hornady LNL AP

For the record, I have a Hornady LNL AP, Dillon 550, RCBS Rock Chucker. And *gasp* I like them all for different reasons! Shocking, I know! How dare I not like Dillon over Hornady / Remington over Mossberg / Glock over Springfield, etc.
Now brand bashing and purse swinging for your favorite reloading manufacturer aside...
Any further help on my question?

[crowbar]

I'm assuming you're making fun of AR15 Barrels, but if you really missed it in my first post


For the record, I have a Hornady LNL AP, Dillon 550, RCBS Rock Chucker. And *gasp* I like them all for different reasons! Shocking, I know! How dare I not like Dillon over Hornady / Remington over Mossberg / Glock over Springfield, etc.
Now brand bashing and purse swinging for your favorite reloading manufacturer aside...
Any further help on my question?

oops; posted on the fly. Not brand bashing at all, just next in line to poke some fun at the ongoing red v. blue debate. After many tears of loading pistol rounds on a Lyman Spar-T press and then a Rockchucker, I bought and enjoy my LNL. I still use the RC for rifle, the Lyman is pretty well retired.

As for the problem with the #1 shell plate and .45 ACP brass, the extractor groove in the cases are quite a bit different from a .45 to say a .308, even tho' the rim diameters are the same. Must be the reason Hornady makes the #45 shellplate. Tell ya what, how about I loan you my #45 shellplate for a test drive ?

crowbar / Mike

[emc002]

Tell ya what, how about I loan you my #45 shellplate for a test drive ?
crowbar / Mike

Mike,
That's a very generous offer and I really appreciate it. But being as you're so far from me, I think I'm going to try the fixes suggested here first, and simultaneously by Shellplate #45.
I know #1 works for my .308, so at least I'll get that use out of it!

[crowbar]

Mike,
That's a very generous offer and I really appreciate it. But being as you're so far from me, I think I'm going to try the fixes suggested here first, and simultaneously by Shellplate #45.
I know #1 works for my .308, so at least I'll get that use out of it!

If you get stuck and can't find the #45 (it took me awhile) let me know. Also, there is some great info on the LNL AP here: http://ezine.m1911.org/HornadyLNL_frame.htm

Curious, what powder are you using with the .308 when you load on the AP ?

crowbar / Mike

[emc002]

Curious, what powder are you using with the .308 when you load on the AP ?

crowbar / Mike

Hogdgon Varget

[crowbar]

Hogdgon Varget

So far I'm too chicken to load rifle rounds on my LNL. I also use Varget; 47.0 grains behind a Sierra 155 for Palma matches. I throw light and trickle up on a balance beam. Can the Hornady powder measure throw Varget close enough to load and go ? I might just have to try it with eleven hundred primed cases sittin' on the shelf, and enough Varget and 210M's to load those a couple more times. Sure would save some time...

[emc002]

No issues for me with the Hornady Powder measure and Varget. Just be sure to wipe down the outside of the Poweder measure with dryer sheet to reduce static.

[ar15barrels]

Smarty pants, I have a 550!

Then why are you using the LNL?

[ar15barrels]

That's a very generous offer and I really appreciate it. But being as you're so far from me, I think I'm going to try the fixes suggested here first

If Hornady offers a separate plate for 45, it's probably because they know it's needed.
Buy it and be done.

The Dillon plate for 308/30-06 is also recommended by dillon for 45.
Seems they did something different to make it work.