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Post by hornet22savage on Oct 5, 2013 13:54:14 GMT -5
I'm looking to get into reloading and I was wondering what the difference is between the different presses. Single stage, Turret and Progressive and what would you guys reccomend for the first time reloader. I had been looking real hard at the RCBS RockChucker starter kit and Midway.
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Post by billc on Oct 5, 2013 19:53:12 GMT -5
My first press was a Rock Chucker. Nearly 40 years later I'm still using it. While I have a Dillon 550 most of my reloading is still performed with the Rock Chucker. I would highly recommend a Rock Chucker for a first time reloader
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Post by pposey on Oct 5, 2013 23:08:18 GMT -5
I went with the Lee classic cast press, it had features that I liked,,, Rock chucker is a very good press as well though
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Post by Rifleman on Oct 8, 2013 5:30:44 GMT -5
Rockchucker is a good first press. The "O" type design and heavy metal frame keeps it from flexing when you start full length resizing some of the bigger rifle cases.
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Post by 7mmfreak on Oct 8, 2013 10:44:31 GMT -5
For the money the Lee Classic Cast Press is really hard to beat.
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Post by 03mossy on Oct 8, 2013 15:07:08 GMT -5
I started with a Lee classic cast turret. I use it as a single stage most of the time but is sure is nice leaving all the dies setup and ready to go. Just swap out the turret and your reloading another caliber in seconds.
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Post by Rifleman on Oct 8, 2013 18:47:19 GMT -5
You can get some real good deals on Reloading gear on Ebay as well.
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Post by hornet22savage on Oct 12, 2013 7:28:28 GMT -5
Thanks for all of the replies so far.
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Post by ronlaughlin on Oct 12, 2013 8:18:20 GMT -5
One thing that can get kinda irritating is the spent primers from fired brass, if they fall on the floor. If i were purchasing a new press, i would examine how the different models contained the fired primers. The press i have just has a little 'box' that is supposed to catch them ejected primers, but about 1/4 of them aren't caught. Perhaps there is no sure answer to spent primer capture, but it sure would be nice if there were. My press sure works good, and it is pretty too, but i wish it knew how to catch spent primers better. It is a Redding Boss, and it has worked good for many years, but.............. Myself, i don't believe a progressive press is good for a beginner. There are too many things that can go wrong, but only one thing that can go right. It seems to me that kit you are looking at should do a fine job for you.
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Post by 7mmfreak on Oct 12, 2013 15:17:15 GMT -5
Perhaps there is no sure answer to spent primer capture, but it sure would be nice if there were. I do almost all of my loading on a Forster Co-Ax. The primer capture on it is as good as it gets. |
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Post by rossman40 on Oct 17, 2013 10:53:28 GMT -5
The single stage is the way to go for the beginner. If your trying to feed a autoloader then a progressive is the way to go. To me with a single stage or turret you get a "feel" when something isn't right
When I used to load for accuracy I actually used two single stages. One to de-prime and size, then inspect the brass, prime by hand and fill the powder off the scale. Then on the second press (my most accurate) finish it. But I would only do 50 or 100 at a session. You spend most of the time going over the brass.
For my pistol reloading or AR plinking rounds I used my buddies Dillon. Not worried about brass as much and just dropped the powder. I would do 1000 at a time and depending on how much talking we would do I would be done with 1000 in less time then I took on 100 bench rifle rounds. Of course it takes one guy just to fill the primer tubes and keep the powder and cases bins full, his Dillon 650 with the case feeder was that fast. And then to spell you when your arm wears out after about 300-400 pulls.
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