UFO light for reloading press

mrerick · 11-21-2021, 02:03 PM

I added a LED strip light to my press a few years ago.

It's there to shine light into the cartridge case in the step after powder is dropped in and prior to bullet insertion. That way I 100% visually inspect the powder level.

Here's a demo video:

https://youtu.be/hIraXq6u0VY

Last year I added a finished cartridge counter. It uses a magnetic reed switch that is actuated by the bullet in a completed cartridge at the taper crimp stage for pistol cartridges like the 9mm and .45acp:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vyh-Lp2FziU

11-21-2021, 02:03 PM	#3
mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,925 Thanks: 1,377 Thanked 3,140 Times in 1,520 Posts	I added a LED strip light to my press a few years ago. It's there to shine light into the cartridge case in the step after powder is dropped in and prior to bullet insertion. That way I 100% visually inspect the powder level. Here's a demo video: https://youtu.be/hIraXq6u0VY Last year I added a finished cartridge counter. It uses a magnetic reed switch that is actuated by the bullet in a completed cartridge at the taper crimp stage for pistol cartridges like the 9mm and .45acp: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vyh-Lp2FziU __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.

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