[196THL.I.B.GUNNER]

This For those of you reloaders that may happen to have one of these . This Post should shed some light on the weak point of the 'Plastic' ratchet used to index the dies properly .

Well I did have some more of these 'junkers' on order . But I thought what could I do to change the constant reordering of these small square things with the hole in the center .

Possibly reasoning some reverse engineering and so far a great fix ! So I took the [ 4 ] dies off the top at one time and it exposes the metal indexing post , this connecting the plastic 'ratchet' near the bottom, naturally under the aluminum die plate above .

Ok , here comes my Fix , I lifted that aluminum post up and out of the worn 'Indexing' Ratchet . This Still Housed inside of the plastic surround . Then I took narrow strips of Tape & carefully wrapped the bottom of that post and entered it back into the now worn plastic 'ratchet' hole .

Yes The Tape increases the diameter to Fill up the worn internal square diameter of the 'ratchet' . Pushing it through until it fills the worn plastic ratchet piece , making it once again engaging all properly . Insert your set of dies & You're Good To Go Again

* Note I made this quite descriptive , but it was Much Easier to do than Actually Explaining it for sure . I hope this sheds some light when your plastic ratchet wears out , leaving you with no indexing at all ! Then Try My Fix , As I Gunnerized it

 

[Earl 007]

Dillon dies are all metal and have no such problems and have tighter tolerances. just saying go blue !

 

[196THL.I.B.GUNNER]

Dillon dies are all metal and have no such problems and have tighter tolerances. just saying go blue !

Thank you Mr. Earl 007 I totally agree . Dillon's are quite high in price and at my Age I would never get the long term use Vs investment . Lee Turrets are definitely price point items & lately my Reloading is occasional . You Are Correct

p.s. - I'll be lucky if I make another year or so & no one in my family reloads at all. Just another Reloading Item that will have to be sold upon my passing for next to nothing . No one really knows what i have in any aspect of my total collection money wise for sure

 

[Rick McC.]

Thank you Mr. Earl 007 I totally agree . Dillon's are quite high in price and at my Age I would never get the long term use Vs investment . Lee Turrets are definitely price point items & lately my Reloading is occasional . You Are Correct

p.s. - I'll be lucky if I make another year or so & no one in my family reloads at all. Just another Reloading Item that will have to be sold upon my passing for next to nothing . No one really knows what i have in any aspect of my total collection money wise for sure

Well; I hope your timeline estimate’s a bit off. 👍

 

[Riverpigusmc]

I just do batches and manually index mine

 

[Marlinluvr]

^^ same here but thanks for the tip Gunner!

 

[196THL.I.B.GUNNER]

Well; I hope your timeline estimate’s a bit off. 👍

As do I Sir , I am a realist & taking into account my past surgeries and age , it is just a guesstimate . Thank You for your Kind posting 🍻🍻

 

[196THL.I.B.GUNNER]

I just do batches and manually index mine

Thank You for your post , and I never did like speed when it came to my reloading of anything . As I am not a high volume shooter , I prefer hands on accuracy , constant rechecking powder throws and cartridge OAL & Function

 

[196THL.I.B.GUNNER]

^^ same here but thanks for the tip Gunner!

You are more than welcome Sir ! I do realize that many here may not opt to use the Lee Classic Turret . This post was only intended for those that do

 

[Marlinluvr]

I do use one, but usually just index by hand as I do individual steps to a number of brass before moving on to the next step! Haven’t worn mine out YET, but if and when I do, I’ll know how to fix it now!👍🏻

 

[BeerHunter]

Well; I hope your timeline estimate’s a bit off. 👍

Hear, hear!

 

[Riverpigusmc]

Thank You for your post , and I never did like speed when it came to my reloading of anything . As I am not a high volume shooter , I prefer hands on accuracy , constant rechecking powder throws and cartridge OAL & Function

Yep. I use an RCBS uniflow to load 50 case, weighing most after checking with check weights, then flare, seat, then crimp with a Lee FCD

 

[196THL.I.B.GUNNER]

Yep. I use an RCBS uniflow to load 50 case, weighing most after checking with check weights, then flare, seat, then crimp with a Lee FCD

Sounds a lot like me ! Naturally I use a roll crimp on revolver ammo & on the few ACP's I use the Taper Crimp Die [ now ]

You are truly a hands on reloader and I can applaud you for you being fastidious as am I , Or try like hell to be

Thank You for your reply Mr. Riverpig USMC 💥💥💥🔫

 

[196THL.I.B.GUNNER]

Hear, hear!

Thank You Sir ! This coming from the "Fickle Pickle" [ Inside Joke ] < 🍻