Originally Posted by
gloob
The idea is you don't have to full length resize most calibers, other than 5.7 or other bottle necked ammo fired out of a non-locked breech. If you're reloading in the field, it's almost as useful to make ammo that will fit back into the gun it came out of, versus sitting under a tree to pump out reloads that will fit any SAAMI spec firearm... with your portable hand press and your bag full of case gauges, dies, lube, trimmers, powder cabinet, and kitchen sink.
Let's be real. The reason hand presses are useful is to do case prep while sitting in front of the TV, in close proximity to your bench and dies and lube and trimmers, etc.