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View Poll Results: Which press do you use to swage ?

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  • RC

    34 9.69%
  • RC2

    23 6.55%
  • RC surpreme

    16 4.56%
  • Lee Classic cast

    59 16.81%
  • Real swage press(Corbin ect)

    128 36.47%
  • Other

    91 25.93%
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    I use my LEE Classic cast, but I'm just doing .224 and pistol right now. Busted dies but havn't busted the press yet.

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    Boolit Buddy
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    Lee Classic Cast with auto ejector and I love it.

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    Boolit Man
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    Bullet Swaging Supply press for BSS dies. C-H Heavyweight CHamp with my C-H dies

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    Rcbs a4, blackmon bss, and home made press
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    Quote Originally Posted by BT Sniper View Post
    I am looking real hard at the RCE Seagrit press. I think it may be a heck of a bargin and easy for me to adapt my style dies to. Maybe I can talk to Richard see if we can get a "group buy" deal or somthing? As for regular reloading presses..... I have used them all and broken severial too it was all in R&D work of course. I can tell you that RCBS stands behind their garentee even when I told them the truth that I broke it swaging bullets. Lee played 20 questions with me but replaced the press. Redding did not.

    I didnt' feel bad about any press I ever broke. By the time they went I had made severial 10s of thousands of bullets with them saving me many times more in cost of bullets then the cost to replace it. If I had to buy another "reloading" press I would look real hard for a good used RCBS RCII RockChucker or if you are good at tinkering modify a Lee Classic Cast. I saw severial very good RCII presses listed on line latly for around $50 plus shipping.

    BT
    Got a link to the $50 rockchuckers ?

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    Lee classic cast with custom upper ram for using threaded base punch instead of shellholder type.



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    My "other" is a Hollywood Sr single. Only 44 cal half jackets so far, using an old Herters die.
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    I use three: a Series II, Walnut Hill and a Rock Chucker. It was easier for me to set up the various presses for different operations and leave them that way.

    Generally, I CS with the Series II, PF with the Walnut Hill and, for the bullets that need it, form the tips on the Series II. I only use the RCBS press for making 22 RF jackets.
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    Corbin S, only because I got it used for less than a new RC. It's also a heckuva good single stage reloading press !

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    Has anyone ever used an RCBS Ammomaster .50 BMG press for swaging? It has a 1-1/2 ram.

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    Swage Press

    I use a Corbin Hydro, a CHP-1 H, and a Corbin S Press And Dillon loading Presses.
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    I started my reloading career in the mid 1970's, clamping a RCBS JR press to the kitchen table in a tiny apartment in Sturbridge, MA.

    I smiled when I saw that all your presses were attached to a similar kitchen table.

    Quote Originally Posted by JonB_in_Glencoe View Post
    Lee classic cast with custom upper ram for using threaded base punch instead of shellholder type.



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    Quote Originally Posted by BT Sniper View Post
    If I was really good I would design my own with a built in ejector that works with my dies.
    BT

    Well????? what ya waiting on!!??

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    Found an RCBS Big Max a4 for $300 is that good deal? Seems bout average anybody have any experience with these? Understand shell holder is different?

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    Not a bad price. I have one that i bought back in the
    80`s and i paid 150 for it. The shell holder is removable,
    it is threaded with 7/8x14 .
    Terry

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    It sold was pretty sure about price being good, was wondering more about using for swaging and parts available, oh well maybe ill find out more about em in time for the next good deal.

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    I use a RCE clone. With my own .40 caliber dies.

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    Boolit Man
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    Well I guess I can tell now.
    Started with a supreme doing pistol bullets, got a mitey mite horizontal Used a Corbin Hydro and have set up a RockCrusher for my rifle rounds and loading my Nitro loads.
    All of them fun to use.
    Frank

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