Hornady 366 AP Loader - Manual (Page 14)

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Step 9: STATION EIGHT (Taper Crimp)
Fig. 10: Taper Crimp
The taper crimp is a smooth crimp starter (#82) and will taper the finished case better than
factory loads. As the shell at Station Eight enters the taper crimp die (#59), the mouth of the
shell will be “rolled.” On the return stroke, the shells advance, but the shell in Station Eight
contacts a cam in the platen casting (#107), moves to the left, and drops through a hole in the
platen casting (#107) down the chute (#108) to the back.
Adjustment of the taper crimp (#82) is done by loosening the lock nut (#29) and raising or
lowering the taper crimp starter (#82) to obtain the desired taper on the case mouth.
At this point in a normal reloading sequence, you would have a completed shell at each
station. To begin reloading, go back to the beginning and follow instructions for Step 1
and Step 2, but this time fill the primer tube (#2) when you insert a shell in Station One.
As the shells advance around the loader, remember to turn on the powder and shot when
the shells advance to the positions, and to reinsert a shell at Station One and a wad in the
wad guide after each pull of the handle. You can continue the sequence until all your
empty shells have been reloaded but always remember to check the powder and shot
hoppers (#80) and make sure a primer drops on each stroke. If you refill the primers,
shot and powder after each 100 rounds, you will never load shells without components.