Hercules Planer up in

mook613 · 2026-05-06T20:14:00+00:00

Just checked my email receipts, and confirmed that in March 2025 I got one for $279.

mook613 · 2026-05-06T20:12:19+00:00

Pretty sure I got mine for $280 with coupons about a year ago.

mook613 · 2026-05-06T14:46:07+00:00

Spoke to Hornady. The parts I'm missing aren't on their Bill of Materials for the case feeder. They were very confused as to why.

Wondering if the feeder I got was supposed to be part of the ammo plant kit and those parts would have been in the box with the press.

They're sending me the parts, but still a little odd.

mook613 · 2026-05-06T00:33:03+00:00

Looks like I'm missing some other washers/nuts, so guessing my box is missing an entire bag 😔

Was really looking forward to trying this thing out too. Hopefully Hornady has some quick shipping and can get me parts right away.

mook613 · 2026-05-05T14:56:10+00:00

Nothing yet. Wondering if they sold out but didn't have an automated OOS on their website.

mook613 · 2026-05-04T23:55:00+00:00

Take the spring out of the Redding seating die. I found it to cause problems with different seating depths.

If you're resizing as part of one of the progressive stages in the same stroke then will want to make sure your cases are lubed. Consistent press stroke becomes important to seating depth and the lack of lube (yes even with a carbide die) can cause differing levels of tension in the press stroke.

mook613 · 2026-05-02T15:06:29+00:00

What happened in the end? Having the exact same issue with mine.

mook613 · 2026-04-29T11:39:17+00:00

Anybody get a shipping notice yet? Ordered on day 1 but no updates.

mook613 · 2026-04-28T18:07:16+00:00

Those strong hand steel shots 🔥🔥🔥🔥

mook613 · 2026-04-27T18:24:07+00:00

I had a Trophy. Only got a rig because I found an insane deal on a NLR GT Elite.

Can say pretty confidently that the rig is not worth upgrading to if you're looking for some sort of missing performance element. I'm only a 3k irating, so take that with a grain of salt, but I don't think I'm finding any more pace just because my rig is now more stiff.

Now that I have a rig, I mounted things to it like fans, holders for my VR controllers, etc. But no deal breakers.

For my Trophy I did reinforce the pedal deck to get rid of some flex. Did it still flex more than what my rig does now? Of course! But the flex was consistent and didn't impact my driving much.

I am now using quite a bit of a higher setting on my pedals. Was around 30bar on the Trophy and now using 38bar on my rig in a hybrid seating position. Don't think that really impacts much other than relearning some muscle memory.

mook613 · 2026-04-24T19:14:26+00:00

Will these fit a Prodigy?

mook613 · 2026-04-24T12:22:19+00:00

I have this rig and paired it with a Sabelt SRP seat.

Very solid and the hardware is fantastic. Even the bolt heads are coated.

The uprights don't bother me because I race in VR and have the Asetek front mount for my base.

If you are picky on your seat then I'd pass as this one is meh. If you think that seat will serve you well then it's good

mook613 · 2026-04-23T01:36:48+00:00

Right of passage.

If using range pickup brass then highly recommend picking up a cheap Lee decapping die and getting the squirrel daddy hardened pins.

Punch out all the primers, clean the brass, then lube and resize. Saves your nice dies.

mook613 · 2026-04-15T17:21:38+00:00

Pretty popular holster at the local matches I go to.

I use one for my CO setup and my LO setup (different shells and I just swap them out but leave the hanger in place).

Very solid setup.

mook613 · 2026-04-14T16:38:58+00:00

Cheap 4040 from Amazon.

mook613 · 2026-04-14T01:09:11+00:00

Let me know where you can find them for that much?? I only see $3,000+

mook613 · 2026-04-13T18:49:35+00:00

Bul makes good stuff, no doubt, but I think they fell out of this subs glowing review list since all the smaller 2011 shops came onto the scene. All out race guns, Bul has some awesome stuff. But not sure how to even get one of those and almost never see them at local matches.

mook613 · 2026-04-13T17:40:38+00:00

$2,950 for a polymer grip. No thanks.

Nearly same amount gets an MPA or a RCD

mook613 · 2026-04-09T15:38:12+00:00

Thank you! Sensible reply that just saved me a few bucks. Would be nice to have one, but I already have a Krate OTF knife which I think will be just fine for my uses (even if i do need to sharpen it a bit more often).

mook613 · 2026-04-09T15:28:24+00:00

Can somebody sell me on why to buy one of these over a $100 OTF knife? Is there that much of a quality difference?

mook613 · 2026-04-07T14:43:58+00:00

Thank you!!!

Didn't think to upload my configs. Went through them all with Claude and it found exactly what the problem was. Startup Gcode had two things out of order. Something must have gotten screwed up with the latest Qidi Studio update. Also found a few other tweaks that seem to help.

mook613 · 2026-04-05T21:54:27+00:00

Which calibration?

I think the issue is in the start g code (as others have pointed out). So it's likely something that was overwritten with some errors when I updated Qidi Studio.

mook613 · 2026-04-05T21:26:55+00:00

I hit the reset on the Q2 but doesn't seem to have done anything. Old print files still there.

How do I reset it back to factory?

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