RCBS The Grand - Manual (Page 10)

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Caution must be taken when loading one round at a time
with The Grand shot shell press. Press vibration causes
powder and shot to settle and pack into the charge
bushings. The powder and shot charges can be increased
by up to 12%. Do not use the first powder and shot charges
after several empty cycles of the press handle.
COMPONENT ADJUSTMENT SECTION
If using other than Federal Gold Medal 2 3 /
4
" hulls, Federal
12S3 wads, CCI 209M primers, Alliant Red Dot powder or 1
1/8 oz of
# 7 1 /
2
shot, a few simple adjustments may be
necessary. If loading 3 1 /
2
" hulls, the Index Arm must be
removed and the press indexed manually.
1. Powder or Shot Bushing change Refer to section
Powder and Shot Charge Bushing Change, page 9.
2. Sizing The Grand is shipped with the Size Die adjusted for
proper hull ejection pressure. Rough handling during shipping
can cause this to change. If excessive pressure is felt during
resizing or hulls stick up in the Sizing Die please readjust.
Proper setting is with one to three threads showing. Simply
screw up or down the top portion of the Sizing Die
(photo 35).
3. Priming Station Adjustment The Primer Stem Assembly
is under spring tension to compensate for varying internal
base wad heights between hull manufacturers. Should it
become necessary to adjust primer depth, the Primer
Seater Body Assembly can be moved up or down. To make
this adjustment, loosen the top
3 /
4
" lock nut and screw rod
up or down in 1 /
4
turn increments until desired primer
seating depth is achieved (photo 36).
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Open the Primer Tray Lid. Place a sleeve of 209 primers
upside down on the Primer Tray. Slide the outer sleeve off to
the rear. You will need to slightly raise the outer sleeve to clear
the Primer Tray Lid. The primers will be properly oriented.
Properly close the Primer Tray Lid and replace Primer Tray
onto Priming Tube. (Tip: Drop four to five primers manually
into the Primer Drop Tube before installing the loaded Primer
Tray. This acts as a “reserve” supply should you have a primer
“bridge” in the Primer Tray during operation of the press.)
FILL WAD BOX
Fill wad box with appropriate type wads.
PRESS OPERATION – SINGLE ROUND
With your right hand on the Handle Ball, pick up an empty hull
with your left hand and insert into station 1 by sliding the hull
base flat on the Shell Plate Holder (A), under the two Case
Holders (B). The Case Holders will self-align the hull for the
sizing and spent primer removal operation
(photo 34).
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Remove Primer Shut Off Pin from the Primer Tray and place in
hole in bottom left corner of the Primer Tray for storage.
Smoothly lower the Handle. This resizes and deprimes the hull
in Station 1. Raise the Handle completely, this will index the
hull to Station 2. Reinstall the Primer Shut Off Pin into the
Primer Tray, this prevents an excessive amount of primers from
being fed into the Primer Drop Tube.
Lower the Handle and this will prime the hull in Station 2.
Raise the Handle completely and index the hull to Station 3.
Make sure that your Powder Hopper is in the ON position.
Lower the Handle and the hull will actuate the powder drop
system allowing a charge to fill the hull. Raise the Handle
completely and index the hull to Station 4.
Place a wad into the Wad Guide of the tilt out Wad Guide
Carrier with your right hand and then lower the Handle. This
inserts a wad into the hull. Raise the Handle completely and
index the hull to Station 5.
Make sure that the Shot Hopper is in the ON position. Lower
the Handle, the inserted wad in the hull will actuate the shot
drop system allowing a shot charge to fill the hull. The wad is
also being seated at this point.
Lowering and raising the Handle three more times will start the
crimp, crimp, final (taper) crimp and eject the loaded round.
Notice the ease of loading just one round, powder and shot
are dropped only when a hull was present. You can continue to
practice one at a time or begin your continuos progressive
loading process.
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