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Setting Up the AT 500
to Load Pistol Ammunition, Page 1

We are using the .45 ACP cartridge as an example in this section. The AT 500 machine comes to you with the shellplate (with the #1 shellplate slot ready for use) and large primer bar installed.

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Station #1 – Install the sizing/decapping die here
   

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Figure 23 – Installing a sizing/decapping die in Station #1.

  Move the handle down (which will raise the platform) and thread the die completely into the toolhead until the die comes in contact with the shellplate. Tighten the die lock ring. Return the handle to its rest position and insert an empty cartridge case into the #1 slot. (Figure 24)

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Figure 24 – Inserting an empty cartridge case in Station #1.

  Move the handle down to resize and deprime the case. Return the handle to its rest position. Advance the case to Station #2.

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Station #2 – Install the powder die and powder funnel "E"
for the .45 ACP cartridge here
 

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Figure 25 – Insert a pistol powder funnel into the powder die.

  Slide the funnel into the powder die and tighten the set screw, assuring yourself that it has entered the groove in the funnel. (Figure 26)

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Figure 26 – The groove in the pistol powder funnel.

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  With the resized case in Station #2, move the handle down and thread the powder die into the toolhead until the funnel comes in contact with the case. In 1/4 turn increments, thread the powder die clockwise while you move the handle up and down until you begin to see a minor bell shape appear on the mouth of the case.

 

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Figure 27 – A properly belled pistol case.

  Tighten the die lock ring. Advance the case to Station #3.

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AT 500 Table of Contents
AT 500 Cover Page Configuring the AT 500: 

Changing Shellplate Position 

Caliber Conversion Chart

Changing Primer Size

The Toolhead

AT 500 Parts List
AT 500 Machine Schematic
Suggested Minimum Equipment to Begin Reloading
Reloading Safety
Parts List Setting up the AT 500 to Load:

Rifle Ammunition
    Page 1
    Page 2
    Page 3

Pistol Ammunition
    Page 1
    Page 2

Mounting the AT 500 to Your Bench
The Reloading Process
AT 500 Upgrades
AT 500 Accessories
Contact Information

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