Best economical press.

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11 years 6 months ago #23223 by Siscowet
Replied by Siscowet on topic Best economical press.

Moreau wrote: With the price of the RCBS Rock Chucker kit so high would it be better to just get the RCBS progressive 2000? How much would all of the accessories cost? What would it cost to get the progressive running vs the Rock Chucker?

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Joe

This is gonna be a long message. First, Progressives are fine, but I would recommend a single stage to start just to train yourself in the proper procedures. If you have never reloaded before, it is easy to make mistakes. You have a lot going on. Old case preparation, decapping, cleaning, reaming out the primer pocket if old military brass. Then sizing, case trimming if needed, which is tough to do in a progressive. Priming, powder dispensing, which needs to be accurate, bullet seating, possibly crimping, etc. I personally think it would be better to learn the process on a single stage, and move up to a progressive when you feel competent in everything, but that is just my opinion.
As far as the Lee Challenger, so far the thing I like the least about it is the primer feed arm system is really Mickey Mouse, and didn't work for me. I had a primer stuck half way in that wouldn't seat. I ended up going over to a friends house to get it seated all the way so I could get it out of the shell holder, which the primer blocked from removing. After that I decided to buy a hand priming tool, which I always liked better anyway. Other than that it works ok, but it definitely isn't as heavy duty as a rock chucker. In retrospect I should have taken Leb's advice. My next move now will be to a progressive.

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