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Have you considered the Lee Classic Turret press? It indexes with each stroke of the ram and will easily produce 200 rounds per hour. For low cost it can't be beaten. You can be in the game for 1 calibre including the powder thrower and dies for about $250.
I have two lee Loadmasters, one for small primer cases and one for large primer cases. Despite what some people have said they have been dependable and consistent. Sometimes they need a little tinkering but I think that is par for the course for all progressives. The Dillon 650 is a wonderful machine but is also 3 times the price of a Loadmaster so that is a major consideration.
I wanted something quicker than my single stage Rockchucker to load calibres I don't use in as great a quantity as 9mm, 45, 38 Spec, etc. which I do on the Loadmasters so I recently bought a Lee Classic Turret press (the cast one). I have to say I am thoroughly impressed. If properly mounted it is rock solid, calibre changes are quick and the turrets are cheap. A few people have complained about the priming system but once I got the routine down it is nearly flawless. 150-200 rounds an hour can easily be processed which sounds like it might fill the bill for you.
I'm not really a Lee fanboy and some of their stuff is less than ideal but these two presses have worked well for me. I have heard good things about the Hornady progressive as well and it might be a good price compromise between the Loadmaster and 650.
If progressive is the way you want to go you owe it to yourself to read the dillon/lee/hornady progressive comparison sticky by acrashb in the Reloading section. Its a great review.
WOW! Some really great advice! I love reloading and a stickler for trying to produce very extreme "accurate" loads. I mean: I hand trickle my powder so every load is exact. Do I need to do this? Likely not since I usually just hunt coyote, but I guess it is a good act to be that strict to detail when it comes to reloading. I love my 22-250 and love any chance to get to pull the trigger whether its coyote hunting or ringing the gong at the range! I am thinking a better press would make me want to shoot a heck of alot more than I do. Plus wanting to get into reloading for other calibers also. ted_dent, you make a valid point. I am off to read this "Sticky". Thanks a bunch so far, guys! Muchly appreciated. PS: Don`t laugh, but here is my reloading area now. Only thing different is: The Lee beam scale is gone and a RCBS Range Master 750 takes its place and I added a Lyman 5 place cleaning center.
Darcy,
Have you considered a Dillon BL 550 Basic Press? Dillon has an excellent reputation for both quality and for customer service. They are avail at X-Reload.com for less than $300.
Based on you current setup, I'd maybe suggest a couple of things:
1 - consider getting a second single stage press rather than a progressive and use them for somewhat dedicated actions - eg 1 for decap / size, 1 for seating.
2 - doesn't say how you prime - if you don't already have 1 get a hand primer - it's looks like there might be one in your pic, if so - ignore
3) take the handle off that trimmer and put a drill on it. Makes trimming way faster.
4) If you decide to stay single stage, get a good powder dispenser like the rcbs chargemaster or Hornady LNL one. Saves a lot of time and generally quite accurate.
If, however, you like the "process" then stick with what you have (do the trimmer thing tho) and spend any extra money on more components.
