Like a lot of guys here, I've used both the single-stage MECs and their progressive Grabber over the years. My solution for too many cycles on the collet is to simply deprime/resize every shell first. I then remove the little bolt that controls collet function from the back of the press's main shaft (in back of the base itself) and then use it as you normally would with one shell being moved through the next four stations. Doing so has you doing most of the reloading with a de-activated collet. When done, pop the bolt back in. The older style of bolts have a hex-head while newer ones take an Allen wrench, etc. to remove.
Last edited by Robt. Harris; 09/12/17 03:08 PM.
