Ammunition & Hand Loading > Cartridge and Shotshell reloading
Reloading press
SS_N_NE:
For a lot us, reloading is just fun. New presses and tools are like new guns. Being lower priced the tools don't break the bank so fast. Then, there is all the possibilities for the ammo you can make and adjust to your particular firearms.
I have had a blast lately chopping up .233 and making .300BLK loads. Casting .45acp and making sure the 9mm has various ball, JHP and weights to try out.
I am really sure I need a new blue press...
abbafandr:
I've used a Lee turret (aluminum :o) since starting reloading. I load about 5000 rounds of 9mm a year. Usually do 100 in an hour. Is it perfect? No, but it is quite enough for my current needs: not running out of ammo :laugh:
tstuart34:
--- Quote from: BigRed on January 21, 2016, 01:11:47 PM ---tstewart34, I will reload mostly 9mm. I will also use the press for .223-5.56, 22-250, 30-30, 44 mag and 45-70.
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4 or 500 hundred is a fair amount of time at the bench for 9mm. You are talking a minimum of 3x in and out of the press per round. You might want to consider some type of indexing press. Unless you want to spend time at the bench.
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bkoenig:
--- Quote from: abbafandr on January 21, 2016, 07:25:56 PM ---I've used a Lee turret (aluminum :o) since starting reloading. I load about 5000 rounds of 9mm a year. Usually do 100 in an hour. Is it perfect? No, but it is quite enough for my current needs: not running out of ammo :laugh:
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I used a Lee turret press for many years to load handgun rounds before I bought a Dillon. They work just fine - a little clunky but they're a lot faster than a single stage. Not really what you'd want for precision rifle reloading but they're good for pistol.
bkoenig:
--- Quote from: Dan W on January 21, 2016, 05:57:59 PM --- Me too...I have Dillon, Hornady, Lee presses and use Redding dies and just added a Giraud triway trimmer
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