Originally Posted by
ER_STL
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Speaking of the hopper, I had recently picked up Lee's newer drum version once the older disc-hopper I had originally bought for the LCT starting throwing charges inconsistently. While I only have about 500-600 throws through it, I like it considerably more. It doesn't spill powder and it has an overall more stable feel to it. That being said, it's obvious that when you put it next to Hornady's powder hopper that it doesn't quite have the same level of build and quality. I can't say that it will/would function and better/worse over the long run as I haven't run them side-by-side but Hornady certainly appears to be a step-up. I would suppose that's expected given that the LCT and it's accessories fills a niche below the big progressive presses, and it appears to do it nicely.
Next up: putting everything else together.