I have a 25+ year old Lee three hole turret press, an RCBS RS(same as an RC JR), and a MEC 600 JR.
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I have a 25+ year old Lee three hole turret press, an RCBS RS(same as an RC JR), and a MEC 600 JR.
Dillon XL650 (.45 ACP, .357 mag, 10mm, .223/5.56).
Hornady 366 Auto (12 guage shot/slugs)
In Christ: Raymond
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Forster Co-Ax for all rifle loading and pistol load development
Dillon SDB for all my volume pistol loading
Dillon 550b for volume .223
Ponsness-Warren 375, 12 g.
MEC 650, 12 g.
I also have a Huntington portable press, and an old Pacific C that I loaded on for about 35 years on.
Well (sigh) let's see......two Hollywoods, one Pacific, two Herter's, one CH, a Dillon 650, an RCBS Partner, an RCBS RS2 and a drawer full of Lyman 310 and antique stuff. Oh, almost forgot about the Lee hand press....handy item. My ex-wife (may she rot) got off with my Rockchucker. I didn't mind her getting the house, car, kids, etc....but that was too much!
I really gotta settle down to one or two.
dillon 650
dillon 550
rcbs outo master
rcbs turret press
lee 4 hole turret
hornady lock n load ap
lee hand press
walnut hill swaging press
corbin chp-1 hyd press
thats about it
Centerfire:
Forster Co-Ax
Hornady Pro-Jector
C-H Heavyweight CHampion (used mostly for swaging with C-H swaging dies)
Shotgun
5 Pacific DL-266s (12 ga 3" and 2 3/4", 16 ga, 20 ga 3" and 2 3/4"); also have same/same in DL-105s (sentimental reasons)
Hornady 366 with head/die sets for 12/16/20 and 410
Pacific DL-155 410 3" and 2 1/2"
Hornady Apex 91 set up strictly for 12 ga buckshot
2 Hornady Apex 3.0s (upgraded to 3.1s) 12 ga and 20 ga
Swaging
Bullet Swaging Supply
Sold my Rock Chucker in Jan after purchasing a Forster Co-Ax. Use a RCBS Ammo Master for the big boys such as the 450 Nitro express.
i begin with a rcbs rs then pass to a rock chucker and a lee 3 holes turret
Oh Dear:
Rifle and Pistol:
Bonanza Co-Ax
2 - Star progressives in .38
Dillon 550
Dillon 650
2- Dillon 1050's
Shotshells:
Mec 600 Jr - 20 ga 3"
Mec Sizemaster - 12 ga
Ponsness Warren 800+ with Electirc drive - 12 ga
Spolar with Hydraulic - 12 ga, 20 ga, and 28 ga.
Dillon 650
Dillon 550
Dillon Square Deal B
Old style Rockchucker
2 RCBS Jrs.
RCBS Green Machine which I don't use
Star and Lyman 450 Lubrisizers
Forster and Lee case trimmers
The Dillon 550 and 650 feed IPSC and Steel Plate guns. The SDB is fitted for 9mm and is seldom used. The 550 loads .45-70 and .223 rifle rounds but most of the rifle is in small enough volume that it's not worth setting up a progressive press. Gotta have at least 100; preferably 200 rounds to mess with a progressive. One of the Jr presses was my first press, bought used around 1982. I got the 550 in 1991. I find a single stage to be a real benefit even with teh high volume pistol rounds, especially for load development and fixing minor problems like a primer pulling back into the pocket after being punched out.
The single stage presses, powder measures and case prep equipment are all mounted on 1/2"x6"x12" steel plates with matching bolt patterns. There are brass threaded inserts in the bench top so the tools are easily removed and swapped around to suit what I'm doing. The Dillons are on another bench and are not moved around.
David
RCBS Jr2 is the only press I've ever had, bought it new over 30 years ago. I've put my money into dies, have over 40 die sets currently. I load everything from 9x18MAK to 45-70 on this. It has never had a home, just clamped to whatever surface is available.
Now that my son has a job (started today, Praise God!) by fall I should have a room for reloading. I will then probably invest in a Lee Classic Turret.
I used a Bair press for the first ten years.
When I wore out the ram, it got replaced by a Rockchucker that is used for almost all of my rifle loading. The Rockchucker is about thirty years old but doesn't show any signs of wearing out in the next couple of lifetimes.
I have been using a Lyman All American turret press for most all of my handgun loading since I bought it back in the early 70s.
My Dillon SDB hardly ever gets used because it is such a PITA to change calibers.
I also have a RCBS ammo master in case I need some serious power, like forming .22 hornet from 45-70 in one pass.:)
I might replace the Lyman AA with a Lee classic cast turret press this year. The Lyman is still going strong but sometimes I just want a new toy.
I also have a Lee hand press that gets used mostly for light duty sizing of handgun cases during the winter if the cellar is too cold or I want to watch some tv upstairs while catching up on some loading.
Jack
Lyman t-mag,Lyman crusher II
This is the only reloading press I've ever owned, and I still can't figure out how you guys load and shoot these wheel weights.
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You need a Dillon to load those wheel weights....plus it fits in the case better after you remove the clip. I've simplified this by just bending it down and around so I have a place to crimp. Hope this helps:veryconfu:veryconfu
Dillon 550b
lee load all
The lee press that used to come with the loading manual....comes in handy as I don't have any other single stage
several lee loaders (recent)
Another caution! once that WW enters the 30 degree arc range......it becomes a boomerang!!!:bigsmyl2:
Lee Classic cast turret. 4 hole
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Blammer, carefull there mate, I think that you might be loading a ZINC wheel weight.
I am currently using a Dillon 550b, a Redding T-7, and a Seaco Lube/Sizer. Hidden away in the cupboard there is a Simplex "O" frame (pretty much an exact copy of the RCBS Rockchucker), and a Lee Ammomaster.
One Rockchucker, ca. 1973
One Dillon RL 550B ca. 1984
One Lee LoadFast 12ga ca. ?
One Lee Load-All 20ga ca. ?
Regards,
Stew
Started with a Lee Breech Lock Challenger Kit. Moved on to a Lee Classic Turret press.
I reload .223/5.56mm,6.8 SPC,30/30 WCF,7.62mmx39mm,and .308 Winchester. Rifle calibers are done single stage on the turret press. Powder charges are set either with the Lee Perfect Powder Measure or a RCBS Chargemaster 1500.
Semi-progressively, I reload .380 ACP,.38 Special,9mm Luger,.357 Magnum,.40 Smith and Wesson, and .45 ACP.
The Classic Turret handles all this with aplomb. My breach lock press will probably be used with Lee Sizer Kits once I start casting (hopefully this Friday).
I do have a Lee Pro 1000 in 9mm that I don't use anymore, I'm faster with the Turret press, because I don't have to keep stopping to fix primer feed issues (yes CowboyT I've cleaned it, thanks for the vids BTW). When I get going well, I can load around 250-275 rounds an hour easily. One of these days I'll have to post a vid of my method.
Not to brag too much on the Classic Turret press, I've looked at my primer,powder, and ammunition inventory and I've figured out that I've loaded so far: 12,000 rounds 9mm, 500 rounds .380 (brass is the limiting factor here), 4000 rounds 40 cal, 600 rounds .45 (don't shoot this much), 1200 rounds of .38 special, 550 rounds .357 magnum (for Dad, loves his Blackhawk) 200 rounds of 30/30, and surprisingly over 1500 rounds of match grade .308 (must be why I'm getting better at F-class). 670 rounds of match grade 5.56mm (I have tons of mil surplus M193 from when it was cheap, I've only loaded 50 rounds of 7.62x39 (hunting ammo lots of Wolf on hand for blasting), and my 6.8 spc load development will commence at the end of the month when my upper arrives.
I'm looking at a Lee Load All II for 12 guage, I'd like to load some buckshot for practice and tactical type classes, I don't want to use my premium Federal Tactical stuff on steel targets. Maybe casting my own would be fun!!!!
-Dave