Midsouth Shooters Supply

We finally received our first shipment of the Hornady Lock-N-Load Case Prep Center! We were so excited to see how one worked – so we pulled out of the box and checked it out. Set up time was about three minutes, noise level was low, the part we were unaware of initially was the fact that you have to have a standard hornady shell holder for the caliber you are trimming (Prepping). So if your like us and run a L-N-L Progressive, and don’t have a shell holder  – you’ll need one first. You also should be aware that RCBS and Lyman shell holders do not work with this. (Hornady’s obviously work the best – and they didn’t pay us to say that)

 

We also for some reason didn’t read the description and realized half way into it that you’ll need to order the Large and Small Primer Pocket Reamers separately. (Lg 005-390751 and Sm 005-390750 both are $6.60)   

 

Overall it’s a really sturdy piece of equipment, great trimming and easy to finish up prep, and clean. As well the new improvement to the handle design gives better control bringing the case down to trim. (Notice the design on the cover of our 2009 catalog  vs the picture above. The price at first seems high, but we compared to RCBS Trim Pro Power Trimmer ($260.12) and Trim Mate Case Prep Center ($108.58) Combined total of $368.70 and realized it’s a pretty good bargain.