Bullet dropper for cast / poly cast bullets?

[Jim Poulette]

Newbie alert !

Anyone know of any good bullet droppers (for an LNL turret) for cast / poly cast bullets (.44 mag)?

I'm told the Hornady set/crimp dies are specifically for jacketed bullets, and MBF and RCBS do .41 and .45 but "don't do" .44 mag.

Any ideas !

 

[mac1911]

Newbie alert !

Anyone know of any good bullet droppers (for a LNL turret) for cast / poly cast bullets (.44 mag)?

I'm told the Hornady set/crimp dies are specifically for jacketed bullets, and MBF and RCBS do .41 and .45 but "don't do" .44 mag.

Any ideas !

Try different tools and modify as needed to make it work.

 

[Jim Poulette]

Thanks. Yeah - I've read about a dozen DIY stories on the internet. Just wondering if anything is available off-the-shelf.

 

[TrashcanDan]

Like a double alpha feeder-dropper?

Or are you looking for a seater?

 

[Jim Poulette]

Looking for a dropper similar to THIS or THIS.

This would be in the station prior to the seat/roll crimp combo die.

 

[TrashcanDan]

Ah, gotcha.
Looks like it its "one of those" calibers that aren't considered worth mass producing, like sitting down and banging out a few thousand vs. 9/40/45.
The fix for cast .44 seems to be emery cloth and some experimentin
Post #15 here. There are similar threads over there but not much on .44, and devolve pretty quickly to "I only load .44 on a single stage, and I hate anything new including fuel injection, and wish they never got rid of points ignition and victrollas"

There was mention o a g.s.i. feeder, but it may be out of production

Honestly, for what I'm doing on a 550, I wouldn't bother with .44. Unless you're goal is setting a land speed record.
Depending on the playlist I'm anywhere between 250-400 an hour (Pink Floyd vs Lamb of God). Sq Deal might be a little more, but I'm still feeding cases and heads 1 by 1.
With a progressive you should be up at a steady 300.

I'm not saying don't pursue it, just don't get hell bent on it. Seems to be boundless options for anything else.

 

[Jim Poulette]

Got it. I've already made hundreds of .44 on a single stage, and the turret by manually placing the bullet.

No biggee at all, but like you said it must be "one of those" calibers (with a lower profit margin I suspect).