Nice upgrades/investments. They just don't make machines like this anymore.

That is a WEN mobile base. Love them. Have them on SO many tools. ~$50 from the rain forest.

My first project with my mini lathe was to make a better fitting "pilot" for my Prep Center as I agree, some of the pilots aren't the best fit. Here's my efforts and glad I did it... kzbin.info/www/bejne/rabLlJmNlrKNm5Y

I've been debating putting the dent in mine as well.

Thanks!

Might want to search the rain forest for "28 Bolt and Nut Identifier Gauge" as I just checked my order link and what I paid $17.99 for is now $20.99 or close to 20% higher...so you might find the same product for less than $21.

@ReLoadersBench Thanks. Yes I've seen a number of these on all the usual sites, was just curious if you had sniffed out a particularly good deal.

@@MethaneHurricane You might want to avoid the super cheap ones, it may just be luck of the draw but I'd bought one of these 20 dollar ones and most of the NF nuts weren't cut to the right size, which kinda defeats the point. Or just check it when you get it so you're still within the return window.

@zrobotics Cheers, I'll have to tread extra carefully then considering that returns are generally not even offered in this country. Well, not nearly as widely as in the US anyway.

Thanks. Turnbull does a very nice job and you get what you pay for with them IMO.

Honestly, I can't imagine why anyone wouldn't run BUIS. Electronics fail at the most inconvenient times.

Did you try and put the black adapter on from the top of the green piece or from the bottom up on the green piece? As I covered in the video, the green "tube" is actually tapered, so the ONLY way it can go on is from the bottom up.

I see it online now for ~$0.40 a round. When you factor in tax, shipping charges, FFL receiving fees (for my state) as well as our new 11% tax on anything pew pew related, that jacks up the price quite a bit, so yes, for me it's DEFINITELY cheaper to reload. For someone just starting out reloading and wanting to begin on 5.7x28 (not recommended IMO a round to learn to reload on as it's not very forgiving), no, it would not be cheaper to reload.

Correct. Not quite sure what it is, but akin to a type of lacquer. Supposed be more for the P90 than the FN Five Seven pistol in terms of helping the round to feed better. I've heard of folks completely stripping the coating (via dry tumble and not having any issues shooting the round from a pistol. YMMV, so take that with a grain of salt). Interesting round, that's for sure.

Agreed. I'm beyond impressed with it, especially having used (and gone through 2) Hornady bullet feeding dies in 9mm. The Hornady bullet feeding dies were never reliably consistent for me. Lee is crushing it with this product!

You and so many others. My Hornady 9mm BF dies (been through 2 now...and no more now that I have the Lee) pale in comparison to how well this die works. A year later and many thousands of rounds and I'm a happy camper. I only wish the bullet tube mount was a bit more stout (and would be willing to pay for an aluminum one...maybe an idea for the mini mill).

I too went the RCBS way years ago as that was just about the only/best at the time. The Lee offering is less than a year old, but I like it better than the RCBS for setup and ease of use.

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I've made a few videos of the FA X10 covering when it was announced, followed it for a few years until it finally shipped (shot show previews, Gavin previews, etc.) and then watched after it was released. Quite a number of issues post release that I tend to believe (don't quite know for sure) were finally worked out in the field. The lack of videos now that the dust has settled and it's been out over a year tell me all I need to know (I think there are more videos covering the things initially wrong/broke/replaced than there are "this is my cool press that runs flawlessly, check it out" ). There is not a lot out there in volume. I personally don't think it caught on like they had hoped, but I've never seen any sales numbers so I can't say for sure. A couple of channels have highlighted it, but nothing regular or ongoing. To fully trick it out, you will be laying out a considerable sum. The Mark 7/Apex 10 line are from what I hear a bit finicky and are quite expensive. I have my LnL and XL750 presses tuned to my liking and all things considered never really got the X10 "bug". I have more than enough presses and certainly don't "need" another. I was initially intrigued when announced and priced at $699. The endless delays and price hikes turned me off me thinks. Just not my cup of tea for the foreseeable future.

@@ReLoadersBench thank you for the info. I may just get another six pack then . What is your cool press ? . The six pack with dies basically ready to go is only $400. Vs $800 plus the $85 for the shell plate . Thank you .

@@stevealoia - I like what Lee has done with the six pack. They have put out more new presses/designs than any other manufacturer and honestly, I can't understand all the bashing Lee gets. Great value for the cost/benefit IMO. My cool press is my Hornady LnL that is fully tricked out with the equivalent of an Ammo Plant but mine is all analog, no electronics. I have videos of what I've done to it over the years.

@@ReLoadersBench thanks for the info . I think I’m going to go with the Lee six pack . I have one to do my 223. The load master is doing my 9mm. But yeah I’m going to the six pack for 9mm .

Purchase was through the rain forest, but SimpliSafe has the warranty and support. SimpliSafe replaced the camera and I'm in the process of replacing it again as it has proven to be completely unreliable...which will be another video.

@@ReLoadersBench Thanks, will wait for updates 😀

The Mark7/Apex10 were/are high end presses that have been out for years. I believe Lyman is the current owner and that probably means changes were made over time to increase production and lower costs (design and material "changes" as well most likely). The FA X10 was in "development" for so many years (I did videos on it when first announced at $699) and I would say for the first year of true production they were still working out some of the growing pains. Even with Lyman lowering (to some degree) the prices of the Apex10, the FA is a much lower cost "version" of a press with comparable stations. None of these 10 station presses, IMO, have not been without issues. Frustrating to spend that kind of money for hardware that still has some challenges. I'm taking a wait and see in this space as I've been "dealing" with only having 5 stations for so long it's routine now. When Dillon and Hornady come out with a 10+/- station press then I'll get excited. There is a DEARTH of videos on the FA X10, again IMO as compared to other popular presses, and that says something all by itself.

The guy to my left was shooting .357 from a revolver and he was so far back from his bench it was almost a safety issue. Guy to my right was to the left of his bench so his GF could be in front of the bench and as he was demonstrating to her how to shoot the Labradar was picking up the shoots. I should have either found a less busy area or change the Labradar settings (left it at the default of "medium"). When neither left/right guys were shooting, the Labradar worked fine in picking up my shots with the taller tripod.

@@ReLoadersBench thanks! I tried out the Garmin indoors and shots from other lanes would mess up the series. I ended up returning because I thought the maximum backlight setting was too dim for my preference. Which brings up how is the general brightness of the Labradar LX? Much appreciated info!

@@Majeskty - Since I didn't mention anything specific about the LX's screen, that means it didn't make my list of anything that bothered me. Long way of saying it was fine to me and easy to see at the range. Since you can see all the sets on your iPhone that's even better IMO.

Looks like he's no longer in business. His web site is no longer up, his FB is "old" (no newer posts) and I emailed him a few weeks ago asking if it was possible to purchase something...to no reply.

Thanks. I definitely got my value out of that HF spray gun. From someone who basically knows nothing about HVLP spray guns (as there seem to be tons of them out there from the HF price range to the $500 and above specialty range) all I can say is I know when something looks decent and this spray gun did more than a decent job for me. For my level of need and the job I was doing it was perfect.

Short answer is I don't know, but at some point in the near future will find out. I hope it works good for me too! Thanks.

@@ReLoadersBench 🙂

By "screws" for the dies, do you mean the gold/silver lock rings? If so, those are from Lee Precision and are called Ultimate Lock Rings (these are the split version with the hex screw to tighten the locking of the rings).

My original intent when installing the T-Track was for misc/smaller (e.g., powder drops, bench swaging/priming etc. shown in the video) but over time I've used them for larger devices (i.e., Hornady Case Prep Center) and for inline progressive RCBS Green Machine presses or old shotshell loaders (which are designed to operate on a flat surface and have a low center of gravity and small footprint). I use Inline Fabrication's flush mount plate system for swapping out presses. I do not use the T-Track for my "standard" progressive presses (Dillon XL 750 and Hornady LnL).

Funny you mention this as I use my Zero filter first and then pour that into my Brita even though I didn't show that in the video. Works for me.

That older ammo pouch was from the rain forest back in 2017. My exact purchased item is "no longer available", but a product search lead me to this item (seem same-ish)... www.amazon.com/Tactical-Drawstring-Magazine-Adjustable-Military/dp/B078WVHXC9/ref=sr_1_5?adgrpid=1233652356149416&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.5z1Z1VprWJvxqCl06H70MP44Yodq_bTv6_ZQKUcdWTLgRPcnCHFU9o7np5wB4yFx0hPkiTLbwFXYb2BhAqbBizI1oRxZk7zoI6FpQMJjBA7peEFLEvQRD_oR_Bh4YOLTGUrlMRZc54087-Av-IUP13wxluetoSgMtd6rMAW1bE6aqndph95VtmIkzMpkKTnWg0maDNvYIT8-vgyexiDwwQWChJnLUjykgi6SuRmMT66nktgNTgMWvaeFK0uELGafcj3SvnOnoL6sCW8egd9jHYU5-hNzNtcKJxxfBeSKS4I.WagaphCLsDi_JLVuER-iElszu4guiJOcqgDwmpEIqJs&dib_tag=se&hvadid=77103439177493&hvbmt=bp&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=87537&hvnetw=s&hvqmt=p&hvtargid=kwd-77103507710077%3Aloc-190&hydadcr=7825_13609554&keywords=molle%2Bdump%2Bpouch&msclkid=8682fd04bb3e1cb43d2c9bde8d4658d9&qid=1725576826&sr=8-5&th=1

Thank you!

What can I say, the movie resonated...and I'm not really a Ben fan.

Thanks for that tip. I'll do that as well just to be on the save side.

My .223 prep involves decapping/full length resizing after cleaning. That has ALWAYS presented a problem for swaging on the press in the past (unless I was using the RCBS bench swager). The case opening (neck tension ?) was always an issue for "fitting" the swaging rod easily. Not so with the Lee product based on my usage.

This is the 3rd one I restored and made videos of the others on my channel, but I can't recall if I went deep into the steps. Same steps I used on my table saw restorations and I did go into extreme detail on all the steps I took for the tables.