I got a great deal on a Lyman 1200 DPS 3

Luciano · December 30, 2009, 09:28 PM

... at Cabelas in the bargain cave. $136.74 with tax. It was missing some accesories but I can substitute from from other reloading stuff I have. It didn't have a box either, but seems to be working well. Have not dispenced powder yet.

Sevens · December 31, 2009, 01:50 PM

Sounds like a helluva savings. Sure hope it works. And if it doesn't, I hope Lyman will help.

GeauxTide · December 31, 2009, 08:48 PM

I loaded 50 sized and primed 280 loads in less than 30 minutes. I absolutely love my DPS3. Just remember - LET IT WARM UP THE FULL CYCLE and put it on a separate table from your bench. Using RL-19, the largest load deviation was .2 grain!

Luciano · January 1, 2010, 02:29 PM

Thank for the tip GeauxTide

Tim R · January 2, 2010, 04:03 PM

Congrats on the DPS.

I shoot High Power and require the powder charges to be as close to being the same as I can make them. I have the orginal DPS and some of the tips I have may have been fixed.

I let my DPS warm up about 6 hours before I calibrate and use the machine. By doing this the DPS doesn't seem to wonder as much which is my chief complaint. The DPS will beep a bunch while I'm letting it warm up after the 30 minutes it needs.

When you cal the last step is putting the pan on the scale and pushing the cal button. When you take the pan off there will be a scale reading that has a negitive number. Mine ends with a .9. I will call this the standing reading. I look at the standing reading before I press the button to start dropping powder. If the standing reading is a now a .8 or less, I don't drop powder. I take the empty pan place it back on the scale and push the cal button. This will normally bring the standing reading back to my .9. Some times I have to do this a couple if times to get it back.

When the DPS is done and has the correct weight, it beeps. Be sure to wait a second and see if the weight is what you want AFTER the beep.

After I pull the now charged pan off, I look at the standing weight to see if there was a change while the DPS was dropping powder.

I use a throw to throw a couple of gr's. under charge in the pan and then let the DPS finish the charge. It is much faster this way.

This thing is super senisitive. Have a good solid table or something which won't move or shake. The dog walking across the floor will screw with mine even with a solid table.

MY DPS is at least 5 or 6 years old. No major problems yet.

December 30, 2009, 09:28 PM	#1
Luciano Senior Member Join Date: March 22, 2006 Posts: 111	I got a great deal on a Lyman 1200 DPS 3 ... at Cabelas in the bargain cave. $136.74 with tax. It was missing some accesories but I can substitute from from other reloading stuff I have. It didn't have a box either, but seems to be working well. Have not dispenced powder yet.

December 31, 2009, 01:50 PM	#2
Sevens Senior Member Join Date: July 28, 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 11,756	Sounds like a helluva savings. Sure hope it works. And if it doesn't, I hope Lyman will help. __________________ *Attention Brass rats and other reloaders:* I really need .327 Federal Magnum brass, no lot size too small. Tell me what caliber you need and I'll see what I have to swap. PM me and we'll discuss.

January 2, 2010, 04:03 PM	#5
Tim R Senior Member Join Date: November 30, 2004 Location: God's side of Washington State Posts: 1,601	Congrats on the DPS. I shoot High Power and require the powder charges to be as close to being the same as I can make them. I have the orginal DPS and some of the tips I have may have been fixed. I let my DPS warm up about 6 hours before I calibrate and use the machine. By doing this the DPS doesn't seem to wonder as much which is my chief complaint. The DPS will beep a bunch while I'm letting it warm up after the 30 minutes it needs. When you cal the last step is putting the pan on the scale and pushing the cal button. When you take the pan off there will be a scale reading that has a negitive number. Mine ends with a .9. I will call this the standing reading. I look at the standing reading before I press the button to start dropping powder. If the standing reading is a now a .8 or less, I don't drop powder. I take the empty pan place it back on the scale and push the cal button. This will normally bring the standing reading back to my .9. Some times I have to do this a couple if times to get it back. When the DPS is done and has the correct weight, it beeps. Be sure to wait a second and see if the weight is what you want AFTER the beep. After I pull the now charged pan off, I look at the standing weight to see if there was a change while the DPS was dropping powder. I use a throw to throw a couple of gr's. under charge in the pan and then let the DPS finish the charge. It is much faster this way. This thing is super senisitive. Have a good solid table or something which won't move or shake. The dog walking across the floor will screw with mine even with a solid table. MY DPS is at least 5 or 6 years old. No major problems yet. __________________ God Bless our Troops especially our Snipers.

December 31, 2009, 08:48 PM	#3
GeauxTide Senior Member Join Date: April 20, 2009 Location: Helena, AL Posts: 4,426	I loaded 50 sized and primed 280 loads in less than 30 minutes. I absolutely love my DPS3. Just remember - LET IT WARM UP THE FULL CYCLE and put it on a separate table from your bench. Using RL-19, the largest load deviation was .2 grain!

January 1, 2010, 02:29 PM	#4
Luciano Senior Member Join Date: March 22, 2006 Posts: 111	Thank for the tip GeauxTide