Progressive press suggestions?
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Correct - check my writeup, referenced earlier. I've loaded many thousands on a loadmaster. Having said that, as mentioned in the writeup, it has relatively more stoppages than the Dillon or Hornday, and relatively more quirks and less capability (e.g., it's effectively a four-hole press - check the writeup). But it should, because it costs less than both.
Every press out has its pro & cons from cast iron to aluminum frames. You have to do your home work on them as you’re the one who knows what he can afford and in the end game knows wants to he wants to shoot. Also how many rounds to make worth their while buying a better machine, whether a single stage serves their needs to the multi rigs or a progressive.
From the Lee starter $100 kits to going all out with the commercial machines, it how much you want to spend on your hobbies. You’ll see and measure flexing on the cheaper machines much more than the expensive brands and you can also buy stuff you’ll never use.
To most or some one just getting into reloading will need good measuring tools with the knowledge to use and maintain them, which we sometimes assume new people to reloading already know, so they’ve got lots of reading, books to buy and research to do.
I can recommend starting out with a good quality single stage press then moving up looking at them, all of them, before you cluster fcuk yourself.
Lee, RBCS, Redding, Hornaday, Lyman, Dillon to my older Herter’s that I can’t find parts for anymore and there’s also others, that are in most cases are all good machines.
On the progressive presses, most people will shy away from the Cadillac models but if something wears out, you’ve got a decent guarantee rather than a new door stop.
Its still buyer beware, much like anything else, and IMHO, I’d go with better but more expensive stuff.
Driller
From the Lee starter $100 kits to going all out with the commercial machines, it how much you want to spend on your hobbies. You’ll see and measure flexing on the cheaper machines much more than the expensive brands and you can also buy stuff you’ll never use.
To most or some one just getting into reloading will need good measuring tools with the knowledge to use and maintain them, which we sometimes assume new people to reloading already know, so they’ve got lots of reading, books to buy and research to do.
I can recommend starting out with a good quality single stage press then moving up looking at them, all of them, before you cluster fcuk yourself.
Lee, RBCS, Redding, Hornaday, Lyman, Dillon to my older Herter’s that I can’t find parts for anymore and there’s also others, that are in most cases are all good machines.
On the progressive presses, most people will shy away from the Cadillac models but if something wears out, you’ve got a decent guarantee rather than a new door stop.
Its still buyer beware, much like anything else, and IMHO, I’d go with better but more expensive stuff.
Driller
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