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I'm looking to reload for the following right now and need some double checking:
45ACP
38 Special
308 Win

For the pistol rounds, I was looking at a Square Deal B from Dillon with an additional toolhead to swap it between the 38 and 45.

For the 308, I was looking for a single stage press, as it's for long range target shooting and much lower volume than the pistol rounds. A couple recommendations have been made for a RCBS Rockchucker kit.

If those are sound presses for those applications, the next question is, where do I actually buy them? I'd prefer a BC vendor, and a site sponsor, but I also don't want to wait 2-3 months for a reply or order to be processed...
 
I have a Square Deal B press for pistol calibers..it works very reliably does a great job ,excellent value . 200 hundred rounds an hour is not too difficult to achieve.
I use a forster bonanza for rifle..( essentially the samne as the current Co- Axial...very efficient and easy to use.
Both recommended
 
I was thinking about getting the square deal b for reloading handgun ammo, but finally went with the Dillon 550b instead because it is more versatile. It uses standard dies, which I already had, and if I want to, I can set it up for rifle cartridges too. I bought mine from a place in BC a couple weeks ago on a Friday and it was delivered the following Wednesday. Not bad from Vancouver to Ft St John. The guy I ordered from is not a site sponsor, so I can't link to his site, but his name is Murray Gardner, and his site should be pretty easy to find. I started with the rock chucker kit for pistol and rifle, it works pretty good.
Kristian
 
turbo_bird said:
I was thinking about getting the square deal b for reloading handgun ammo, but finally went with the Dillon 550b instead because it is more versatile. It uses standard dies, which I already had, and if I want to, I can set it up for rifle cartridges too. I bought mine from a place in BC a couple weeks ago on a Friday and it was delivered the following Wednesday. Not bad from Vancouver to Ft St John. The guy I ordered from is not a site sponsor, so I can't link to his site, but his name is Murray Gardner, and his site should be pretty easy to find. I started with the rock chucker kit for pistol and rifle, it works pretty good.
Kristian
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Heh, I know exactly who Murray is; he does the IPSC Black Badge stuff at the club... didn't know he sold reloading stuff though. I'll check with him, thanks.
 
Forster Co-Ax for your single stage; contact Peter at Hirsch Precision (site sponsor, link at top banner)
 
PrecisionLongshot said:
I'm looking to reload for the following right now and need some double checking:
45ACP
38 Special
308 Win

For the pistol rounds, I was looking at a Square Deal B from Dillon with an additional toolhead to swap it between the 38 and 45.

For the 308, I was looking for a single stage press, as it's for long range target shooting and much lower volume than the pistol rounds. A couple recommendations have been made for a RCBS Rockchucker kit.

If those are sound presses for those applications, the next question is, where do I actually buy them? I'd prefer a BC vendor, and a site sponsor, but I also don't want to wait 2-3 months for a reply or order to be processed...
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+1 on the RCBS Rockchucker Kit.

WSS at Langley has one when I was there about 3 days ago.

Also at Italian
 
Well, I use a dillon 550 for pistol reloading. Single stage would be maddeningly slow for me for pistol. I am hoping to get a forster co-ax for rifle.
 
RCBS Rockchucker for decapping primers then i go to my RCBS Big Max for the sizing an seating on my long range an rifle cartridges ,and for my pistol n carbine loading i use a Hornady LNL AP progressive with case an bullet feeders.
 
kingdarb said:
Well, I use a dillon 550 for pistol reloading. Single stage would be maddeningly slow for me for pistol. I am hoping to get a forster co-ax for rifle.
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Yeah, I don't know anyone who can hack doing pistol single stage. Progressive is the only way to fly there.

Single stage for rifle since I need everything exactly the same each time. I can handle a little variation in the pistol loads for max 50 yard work. Not so much for 300+ rifle.
 
PrecisionLongshot said:
Yeah, I don't know anyone who can hack doing pistol single stage. Progressive is the only way to fly there.

Single stage for rifle since I need everything exactly the same each time. I can handle a little variation in the pistol loads for max 50 yard work. Not so much for 300+ rifle.
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I loaded somewhere around 1000 rounds of .357 on my single stage and maybe 2000 or 3000 of .45 acp before I bought the Dillon. If I was to do it again, no way would I be doing it with a single stage. I reloaded almost 2000 rounds of .45 with my Dillon the first 3 days I had it.
Kristian
 
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