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Setting Up the AT 500
to Load Rifle Ammunition, Page 2

Station #2 – Install the powder die and powder funnel here
 
(We are using powder funnel "B" for the .30-06 cartridge – See Figure 15)

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Figure 15 –Installing rifle 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 16)

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Figure 16 – The groove in the rifle powder funnel.

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

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Station #3 – Install the bullet seating die here
 
  Place a bullet on the empty case and move the handle down. Thread the bullet seating die into the toolhead until it comes in contact with the case/bullet. (Figure 17)

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Figure 17 – Installing the bullet seating die in Station #3.

  In 1/4 turn increments, thread the bullet seating die clockwise while you move the handle up and down, until the proper loaded length is reached. (Always use a loading manual for loaded length information.)

Tighten the die lock ring and the lock ring on the seating stem. (Figure 18)

 

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Figure 18 – Tightening the lock ring on the seating stem.

  Examine the cartridge you’ve just assembled, checking the overall length. Advance the cartridge to Station #4.

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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
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