From:	Paul Jonathan Adam <Paul@********.DEMON.CO.UK>
Subject:	Re: Questions: making ammo & hospital
Date:	Sat, 10 Jun 1995 01:47:39 GMT

> Paul J aDama :-
> > I can do 100 an hour with my kit: with perfectly legal (today) progressive
> > presses I know people who produce 1,000 an hour. (
>
> 1000 hand-loads an hour? wow, mostly automated gear I assume?

No: just a mechanical press. The difference is my cheap turret press
needs three lever pulls and three manual "placings" (case, primer and bullet)
per round. A full progressive, once set up, produces one round per pull
of the press lever. Primer feed, bullet placement, and even case supply
are "automated" in that they are basic mechanical operations. The 1,000
does depend on no malfunctions :-) My gunsmith advises beginners to start
with the Lee turret press and work up later if they really need more capacity.

A Lyman progressive running flat-out is a real sight to see: the sheer quantity
of raw material consumed, and the speed the tray of finished rounds fills,
is impressive.

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In fact, the next move is up to him.

Paul J. Adam paul@********.demon.co.uk