Originally Posted by
kmw1954
To all the respondents I am asking this question because you have all given an opinion with your best intention.
Of all the new people that you have known that have started reloading and spent all the money for the equipment how many do you know lost interest or found that this just wasn't their "cup-o-tea" and quit after just a short time? I know of a couple and also one that I started to reach on my equipment and shortly lost all interest.
My impression is there must be more out there than we think or there wouldn't be as much equipment for sale on ebay, craigslist or facebook as there is. Which is also why I always suggest looking for used equipment. It can be had at fractions of the cost and then if you find this isn't for you then you are not out a bunch of cash.
Much of what we hear is all relative to one thing or another and many times what is relative to you has no importance to me. and am with dverna and have echoed in the past the same sentiment.
One of the pitfalls of your argument is the expectation of knowing what kind of reloading you will be doing and the kind of reloader you are. If you have never reloaded you are only guessing because you have zero experience.
You have no idea how much your interests will change, grow, expand or contract over the next 15 to 40 years.
There are only 3 basic types of presses, Single stage, Turret and progressive. The press one choses should be relevant to what they intend to load not what someone else believe what they need. Not everyone can do what they need on a single stage press just as not everyone will ever need a progressive. Just as if I am only ever loading 9mm I certainly don't need a huge compound leverage single stage press just as if all I ever load is 30/06 or 340 Weatherby Mag I certainly wouldn't want a RCBS Partner, Lee C press or Dillon 1050.