Originally Posted By: BubbaChickenYou know, in all the years I have reloaded, I have never used a powder check die, of course, I have not used a progressive press either, largely because I did not want to create ammo that I did not inspect each and every operation on as I went.
In my past, I simply used powders that filled the open capacity of the case with the proper charge volume, and I was unable to double charge any without spilling it all over the place, with a single exception, and that was some Bullseye in some .45 ACP loads I once did, and had I visually checked them, I would have seen the problem. That was my learning experience, a full-auto .45 for the single magazine required to allow time for me to get my finger off the trigger. I pulled all those rounds and recycled them. That experience, early in my reloading days (late 1980's/early 1990's), broke me from wanting a progressive press, in fact.
Other than that one time that I screwed up where a visual inspection, even randomly, of the cases would have demonstrated a problem, I have never needed a check die to verify loads. I looked into the cases and compared the entire tray at one time. Worked like a charm.
Now, on a progressive press? If it were ME?? I would use a buzzer type indicator die, something that got my attention. I don't know if yours has a buzzer or a capacity to stop the press, but if not, that is what I would look for. I have seen my step-son have issues with a progressive press, and it was very ugly, once case in point was that no primers were mounted in over 100 rounds of 9 MM, the other occasion I witnessed was a powder related malfunction, in both cases, all ammo had to be pulled, and in the only other problem I saw him have, he had a lot of cases that were crushed or otherwise unuseable because of bullet seating and case centering issues, which made a real pain in the azz for him, and almost sent him back to doing it my way, one tray at a time, single stage.
You are out of your mind.
Giving advice on stuff as "if it were possible", and "I have never used a progressive press either" Don't give advise on things you have never done! You sound like a dumb azz that want's to be important. Good Grief.
Crawl back into your rabbit hole. You are nuts!
A "buzzer type indicator die"?????? What the F is that?????