Upgrading Eqpt to Increase Reloading Speed

[Beadwindow]

Fellow Reloaders,

I've been successfully relaoding for the past four years with a Lee Hand Press, which I'm sure I'll be using for some time to come. I also have the "Challenger" press, which I hadn't used yet for want of a place to mount it to.

I've already reloaded for many calibres from .22 Hornet to 9.3x62, as well as made my own cast bullets for several milsurps. Looking forward to some of the reloading I'd like to do in the near future, and considering the amount of dies and components that I've collected, I feel as though it's about time that I upgrade some equipment in order to speed up my rate of production without sacrificing quality.

At the very least, I'll mount the Challenger Press, and maybe a Lee Load-All for reloading slugs. Has anyone had good experiences with Lee's new portable relaoding stand, or found something of similar quality for the price (about $130, and space is a factor)? Similarly, I probably want to speed up a couple of processes like lubing cases, priming and dispensing powder.

I could get a primer feed for the Challenger Press, as well as a powder feed of some sort, though I'm curious as to how consistent the latter is compared to charges measured from my Hornady scale. Also, I'm not familiar with turret presses or how much they speed up the reloading process. If people here could give me a brief summary on how helpful it would be to upgrade to a turret press, that would be greatly appreciated. I could always keep the Challenger handy for sizing and gas checking cast bullets or some other function, but want to get a better iidea of what's best to use before purchasing tons of gear, as reloading gear and components can add up awfully fast!

With Regards,

Frank

PS. I'm not limiting myself to Lee Products, though I've been happy with them thusfar

 

[hk33ka1]

You can get the Lee Reloading stand for about $75 from Factory Sales in Wisconsin. I have yet to use it because I already have a bench. You might want to look into mounting your Challenger on a piece of flat wood like plywood or a 2x6 and then using C clamps to hold it to the edge of your table when in use.

Lee makes a primer feeder that fits on the newer Breech Lock Challenger press, but not the older style Challenger.

The Lee powder measure doesnt mount on the press but could be attached to the same board as your press and you throw charges one at a time into cases. It can be made fairly consistant but weighing each charge in your scale will usually yield best results for top accuracy in rifles.

I also have the Load All II for slugs and Buckshot and some birdshot. I really like it and think it is a great value.

 

[mooseman1]

as for speeding up ,you could always get the rcbs charge master combo and paint it red ,or that might lead you too have to change out everything to rcbs stuff.