They are easy to adjust. I am a tinkerer also. I go from 1 oz #9 to 1.25 oz of #4s to .875 oz #9s all the time.

 

Any comment on how they do with the finer pistol powders like WC820?
Thanks

 

Never used WC820 but I do get migration when loading .410s with Hodgdon 110 on my Spolar.

 

The Spolar is the easiest reloading too to adjust that I have ever seen. For some strange reason Spolar discourages people from making adjustments. I don't get it because easy adjustability is the main thing I like about the tool and it is certainly a very strong selling point.

I asked Carter about using WC820 for .410 reloads. He never heard of it and suggested that I not use it or any other very fine powder. I have found that Spolar has a strong tendency to recommend very conventional, name brand components and recipes. When I say, for example, that I use Claybuster wads instead of Rem wads, I get a funny look. Same with Fiocchi primers or WC820 or 3/4oz 12ga loads or anything else out of the ordinary.

I plan to order 28 and 410 toolheads for my Spolar in a few months. I can guarantee that I will be using WC820 in 410. I expect the powder to migrate but I hope to minimize it with some fiddling. I did suggest to Carter that they work on a solution for fine powder migration but that idea did not get any sort of positive reception. I guess we will be on our own. Maybe we need something like the red plastic gizmo that folks use on MEC loaders.

 

Bill, I mentioned the WC 820 to Carter also and that was before you got yours. He said then that he had not heard of it. He did say they used to have powder bushings that had a groove or two milled in them and you inserted O rings to stop the migration of 296 or 110. He said they had stopped having them done like that and no longer offered them.

I use WC820 and you do get a fine mist of powder after a time but it is not a problem. I am running 410's now and I don't remember even seeing anything but have only done about 150 shells.

 

I've reloaded close to 5,000 .410's with a hydraulic spolar in the last few months, and have had no problem at all with WC820 migrating out of the bushings. Just keep the charge bar clean and ONLY the top of it coated with the powder lube they send you and it will work like a charm.

 

Thanks everyone. I talked with PuebloShooter today (Thanks for you time Tom) and have come to the decision I am deffinetly going to purchase one. When I talked with Spolar yesterday I was just a little learious because they said they break fingers on customers that adjust them. (Obviously kidding however she was highly discouraging any sort of tweeking with them.) After the above posts I will be ignoring that because I am always tweeking my load. My next question I forgot to ask PuebloShooter was about thier table they sale. How many of you use it & do you think it is worth the $800 it will cost by the time it reaches your door?
THanks
Mac

 

Chic and Ladderco6,

Thanks a million for the feedback about WC820. Now I can order the 410 toolhead without worrying about powder problems.

McKay,

Bet you will love the Spolar!

Yes, Dicksie almost has apoplexy (sp?) when I tell her I take her tool apart and adjust everything up, down and sideways, just to see what happens! Next time I tear it apart I am sending Spolar a picture of the parts scattered all over my workbench and asking them how to put it back together.

Seriously though, I called Spolar about my 3/4oz loads in 12ga. I wanted to know Carter's advice about adjusting the main crimp die so I could get the crimp closed without a hole in the center. Carter said leave the die alone and forget loading 3/4oz in 12ga, since it could not be done. Haha. I have since loaded about 5,000 3/4oz shells after adjusting the final crimp die down as far as possible. The owners manual stresses that we must not touch the adjustment on that die. Wacky, since the adjustment worked very well.

So feel free to tweak away but don't expect any help from Spolar.

As to the Spolar table, I would forget it. You can make a much better table yourself way, way, way cheaper. The Spolar table looks really flimsy to me, they show it on the video about how to use the tool and the table is rocking back and forth. I have the tool bolted to my workbench which is bolted to the wall. You do need a super solid bench so make it really strong especially if it will be freestanding.

 

Thanks for all your help and your last post bill. I will be mounting it to my bench I currently have in the same place I currently have the SL900 mounted. It is sturdy and when running my dillon it does not move at all. I am emailing Spolar right now for a quote on everything I want.....THanks

 

Just wanted to come back on and post my decision. I recieved my spolar last week with the hydraulic set-up, & toolheads for 12, 20, 28, & 410. Have only had the time to load 12 on it but it is sweet. Does not seem to matter the Hull brand it will load them all the same. Great press, hope it continues to operate flawlessly. Now I just need to get rid of my Dillon SL900......Thanks for all your help on the forum and the serveral phone calls I made to a couple of you to help with my decision.

Mac

 

It sounds like you made a good choice. I love mine but I hate getting rid of equipment and have my PW platinum 2000 hydraulic sitting right next to it and still use in on a regular basis. Where you will find the Spolar really shines is in the .410.

Good Luck

Al

 

McKay

I have loaded about 200,000 shells on my Spolar so far and would give you the following suggestions:

1. Look to see that the primer is there before pushing the handle back. Every time! Primers feed well over 99% of the time but s**t happens.

2. If you are not selective with your hulls and load hulls that have had oversize primers in them you may find that the machine won't index. Check to see if the primers have backed out a little on the wad seating-shot drop station or the powder drop station.

3. Wads- Some wads do not stay open as well as others, consequently when the wad slips into the hull the ram will fold over a petal and drop the shot on top of it. Use your finger or thumb to open the wad and you will rarely have a problem. I use a lot of TGT12's that are stitched or buy wads with a good flair.

4. I have a hole cut in my bench which allows the shells to drop into a container. Keeps the shells from rolling under the action arms.

Good luck with the Spolar!!

 

ladderco6, I have a Spolar and are looking at buying some WC820. What die did you get for the powder and how much are you dropping? Thanks for the info. Brad