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  1. I have been reloading for over 25 years with a Dillon RL550B and it works like a champ! The Dillon company is above top shelf and of the quality of other advertisers on this blog, with a 100% warranty. I have used it, and they never fail. Their on-line assistance is just as good. As for reloading, I personally find it relaxing as I have to concentrate on the process for safety. All of the problems slip away while I create a thing of beauty. Safety and following established procedures are paramount!

  2. A couple points

    First the cost, if you take your time and buy the components on sale and in bulk, the price per round is about 1/3 the cost of buying new ammunition. Its a bigger savings the more obscure the cartridge you shoot.

    Second a single stage press will give you about 50 rounds per hour, a progressive will produce around 400 rounds per hour. Mine is a Dillon 450 and is pushing 40 years old (Dillon is the 1 to buy IMO).

  3. I’ve been reloading over 40 different calibers for about as many years, and i have tried a progressive press several times, and end up selling them off. I’m sure we are reloading for different reasons, you and i. I can’t control individual case length with a progressive press, and the automatic trimming contraptions do a sloppy job of case length trimming anyway.

    I also dont feel comfortable not checking individual powder charges, as even with my rcbs powder charger, there is a variance of up to a half grain with larger powders, between charges. There are also differences between the full hopper and the nearly empty one.

    The only ammo i reload on a progressive press, is pistol ammo on my square deal b. I just can’t seem to get enough accuracy out of a progressive for rifle ammo.

    Just my unsolicited opinion.

    Good article though.

  4. I have both an RCBS and a Dillon. One mounted and the other still in the box. I use the old Herters press I learned on at my fathers knee. I collect and shoot a lot of obscure calibers. Thanks for all the lessons DAD.

  5. I own a Dillon Square Deal and a 1050, but those first few hundred rounds loaded on a single stage Lee press taught me as much as the next 10,000 loaded on a progressive!

    I recommend every reloader get a set of check weights and verify their scale accuracy from time to time. I once blew the extractor out of my Glock before I learned my scale had drifted. And a chamber check gauge is a useful accessory, too.

  6. I would suggest the RCBS turret press to start. One of the more tedious tasks of reloading is getting your dies properly adjusted. Each turret holds six dies and I have two turrets that I can easily swap and additional turrets aren’t expensive. I would also suggest a chronograph as a first purchase to verify the velocity of your loads.

    Always remember, safety first, gunpowder explodes. And NEVER exceed the manufacturers recommended load. If you think you need more power then step up to a larger/magnum caliber.

  7. To: fifth-disciple
    Gun-Powder doe’s NOT EXPLODE.
    It Burn’s Very quickly.
    That is the reason for different makes of Powder for handguns
    and Rifles.
    As always Safety First.
    I use Lee myself.

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