Thread: Trying something, Eric Cortina method of load development

Originally Posted by Dermastor

Good on ya Danny. I am shooting charge weights and recording velocities tomorrow as I have had to change bullets for my 243 Comp rifle. Then will shoot the best ES load with reducing load lengths on Tuesday so I am hoping to have a new load in the next few days. Erik makes a convincing argument with very little ego involved.

It's been a bit of a saga getting this sorted, I desperately need a new press as the thread on my Lee where the die screws in is flogged out and allows slop.
It makes it incredibly difficult to seat with any degree of accuracy, I am literally having to hold the die steady with my left hand whilst pulling the leaver with my right.....then back the seating stem out 1/4 turn and start again with the next projectile slowly winding it back in (if I don't follow this procedure the seating depths are all over the show with no 2 the same).
Unfortunately with birthdays, wedding anniversary, Christmas and then more birthdays funds are not likely to be directed at the lead shed till February

also MAYBE worth a crack...can you pinch ring off 2nd set of dies and thread it on UNDERNEATH and work your two rings against each other sandwiching press in between.....the two rings pulling towards each other sort of makes the press thread redundant....

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

also MAYBE worth a crack...can you pinch ring off 2nd set of dies and thread it on UNDERNEATH and work your two rings against each other sandwiching press in between.....the two rings pulling towards each other sort of makes the press thread redundant....

That might just work.....

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

also MAYBE worth a crack...can you pinch ring off 2nd set of dies and thread it on UNDERNEATH and work your two rings against each other sandwiching press in between.....the two rings pulling towards each other sort of makes the press thread redundant....

Thats a cleaver idea MD. Danny I have a spare ring here that you can have, yours for the asking

Originally Posted by Moa Hunter

Thats a cleaver idea MD. Danny I have a spare ring here that you can have, yours for the asking

Pretty sure I have a spare, but thanks for the offer I'll try it tomorrow.

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

also MAYBE worth a crack...can you pinch ring off 2nd set of dies and thread it on UNDERNEATH and work your two rings against each other sandwiching press in between.....the two rings pulling towards each other sort of makes the press thread redundant....

Well seems like it will work @Micky Duck, feels rock solid compared to without, there is enough room to get the bullet in and there is enough travel in the stem to seat them where I need to.
I'll post results next time I'm seating projectiles.

I know when Im seating my 170grn round nose speers I have to back the die waay back up or seating stem wont go high enough to seat correctly.....so the depth of die itself isnt criticle for projectile seating.its distance from seating stem to base that matters.