Which Press is best for me?

GaBowman · 05-13-2003, 08:00 PM

I recently purchased a .223 and want to get into reloading my own ammo for it. I am thinking that I might shoot between 400-600 rounds per year (maybe) so a fancy press that reloads alot of bullets quickly isnt really what I am looking for. I want to stick with a plain and simple press that loads one at a time. I want to load precision loads to determine the best loads for my guns. I also want to keep the costs down to a minimum but want equipment that will last. Other calibers that I would also consider reloading for later oi would be .300 Rem mag, .243, and 35 Rem. Any suggestions?

GB

Vapodog · 05-13-2003, 09:02 PM

I' m a strong advocate of the RCBS rockchucker start up kit.....it' s a great investment....it' s good for a life time and your grandchildren' s too.

recoiljunky · 05-14-2003, 08:17 AM

The Lee Aniversary Kit will work fine.

Solitary Man · 05-14-2003, 08:51 AM

Since you' re looking to keep your costs down, I don' t think this is what you want, but one of the best presses is probably the Forster CoAx. That' s what I have and I really like it a lot. If cost is your main concern, however, I think the RCBS kit may be your best bet.

GTBuzz · 05-14-2003, 11:15 AM

The CoAx is in a class by itself. Also check out the Redding press. It is about the same price as the Rock Chucker, but higher quality. Redding dies are better than RCBS too, but considerably more expensive.

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handloader1 · 05-14-2003, 09:43 PM

RCBS RC Supreme Master Reloading Kit. Good luck.

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05-15-2003, 03:40 PM

Oh my gosh, DG, I can tell you are from Ohio with that statement

Seriously, I don' t have a lee press, but can tell ya you ain' t throwing money down the street. I got the Rockchucker. As long as all is aligned up, a press is a press is a press. I think the older Rockchucker I have is over priced myself. I paided 250 for the kit several years ago. If I had it to do over I would buy separate peices.

That trimmer on the rockchucker ain' t much. Powder thrower is ok too. I like my scale with the kit, but of course a nice digital would be good. You could buy that lee kit and the money you save buy a nice digital scale. Or a good trimmer, that I am throwing around the idea of buying. Or the money you save buy a nice set of digital calibers.

Briman · 05-16-2003, 07:46 AM

Lee is bad? I pretty much use only Lee dies. I have a few sets of RCBS dies, but for the same price a FL RCBS die, I can get a set of Lee collets with a neck and FL die. I also quit using my POS RCBS case trimmer and started using the MUCH cheaper Lee system that is easier and faster to use.
The LEE presses do look cheap however, I prefer the Rockchucker.