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johnnyreb65

johnnyreb65

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Okay guys, requesting your expert oppinions.. Looking into reloading and don't know what to buy..I shoot around 200 rds month of .40 cal,, just bought a 9mm so add 200 rounds month of that and about 200 rounds of .223( lot of 200,s just a ballpark estimate of ammo usage) the occasional .303 and .306..

don't want to spend $1k for dillon 550 and all the trimmings,, looking at the RCBS Rock Chucker kit,,would this be sufficient to load around 600 rds month of various calibres and how long would it take.?


Thanks
 
Just try it, you will love handloading, me I take my time so no screw ups??
size, prime, weigh every load to the grain, set the bullet, and clean, and clean up, yeh 20 rounds is enough tonite, unless you want to spend 1 grand or more for equipment. I'll pass. Just my thoughts.
 
johnnyreb65 said:
Do you figure I shoot enought to go for a progressive?
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If you're quick and focussed, you can do about 100 rounds/hour on a single stage - that's the raw rate, not including setup and teardown.

On a progressive, the rate will be between 400-900 / hour (depending on the press and accessories) and you will be less fatigued. Again, this does not include setup and teardown.

So... do you shoot enough to go for a progressive? Depends on the value of your time.
 
As long you as you stay focused it's very easy to do 100 rounds an hour on a single stage. I use a Lee Turret press and have different turrets set up with each caliber and plenty of trays. I tumble clean my brass immediately when I get home from the range, then the next day I deprime and size my cases, and put them away for when i will need them again. I try to stay at least a thousand rounds ahead for each caliber I shoot.
 
If you are not going to be using HUGE amounts of ammo a Lee Classic Turret would likely suit your needs.

I have been using one for about a year & a half & find that I can comfortably load around 200 reounds per hour.

It is a very solid & reliable press, caliber changes are very quick & easy.:)
 
the rock chucker would probably be good to about a 1000 rounds, providing you are willing to put in two or three hours a night for 3 or 4 nights. on my 550 this would be less then three hours of loading time and on my 650 it would be less then 2 hours. so the question becomes is how much time do you have have and what is your time worth. the other problem to factor into the equation is that when you start to reload, you have a tendecy to shoot more.
 
My whole reason

My whole reason for going to the Dillon 550 was the tedium and chore-like properties of my single stage press.
The fastest I ever got was 50 rounds an hour. Later, I would use three loading trays and complete each stage with the 150 rounds. Just under 3 hours.
Buy a Dillon Square deal if you don't want to spend alot. Buy the Dillon 550 if you are really smart. You will thank yourself later for it.....
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Thanks to all for your suggestions,,sorry about the delay in responding.

Most likely gonna go with a progressive as many of you've pointed out that I shoot alot and time would be a factor.
 
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