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following is a list of items you will need before you begin. (Figure 33) 1) Empty brass
casings
2) Primers
3) Powder scale
4) Loading manual
5) Powder (see manual)
6) Bullets (see manual)
7) Dial calipers
8) Safety glasses
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| Figure 33 – What you will need
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To begin, place an empty case in Station #1 and move the handle
down. While the handle is in the down position, place a new primer in the primer bar.
(Figure 34) Return the handle to its rest position and insert the new primer into the case
by pushing the handle forward.
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| Figure 34 – Placing a primer in
the primer cup at Station #1. |
Place your left thumb on the shellplate cover and advance the shellplate to
Station #2. Move the handle down. While the handle is in the down position, charge the
cartridge case by dispensing a properly weighed amount of powder into the black plastic
funnel. (Figure 35) Return the handle to its rest position.
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| Figure 35 – Charging the case
with powder at Station #2. |
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Place your
right index finger on the shellplate cover and advance the shellplate to Station #3. Place
a bullet on the case (Figure 36) and move the handle down, this will seat the bullet into
the case. Return the handle to its rest position.
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| Figure 36 – Placing a bullet on
the cartridge case at Station #3. |
Place your right index finger on the shellplate cover and advance the shellplate
to Station #4. (Figure 37) Move the handle down, this crimps the case around the bullet.
Return the handle to its rest position.
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| Figure 37 – Advancing the
shellplate to Station #4. |
Finally, grasp the finished cartridge with your right hand while you advance the
shellplate to Station #1 again. Remove the completed cartridge from the machine. (Figure
38) Place the finished cartridge into a Dillon ammo box and repeat the above steps.
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| Figure 38 – Removing the
completed cartridge. |
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