Originally Posted by
TigerJon73
Agreed on the powder. I almost made this mistake but caught myself. Right now I only use Bullseye and Varget ( 9mm, 45, and .223), but since I shoot .270 Win too, I will probably have at least one more type of powder entering my home. I leave my shot shells to my uncle to do for me.
Right now I just use a Rock Chucker (I've only been reloading for a few years. My uncle got me started and he recommended is as a great starter kit). It has been a great press, but a guy I go to church with recently bought a Dillon progressive for around $179 (not sure what model) and loves it. I was looking at a video on the RCBS Pro 2000 and it looks like a lot of fun to use. For the most part I'd like to stick with RCBS just because of how they have treated me. I bent a de-capping pin on a die and dropped and broke a point on my de-burring tool and they sent me new ones at no charge at all. With customer service like that, I have a hard time leaving them. That said, my 9mm dies are Lee's and I love them.
Try out tightgroup for your pistol ammo, Ive had great results with it. Never used bullseye or varget. So I cant speak about them. But Ive found that I get better results when using slower burning powders in rifle cartridges. The fast powders end up burning up too fast and friction takes over slowing down my bullets inhibiting accuracy.
I used to have a Dillion 550, but never really cared for it. IMHO a lot of folks have jumped on the name brand bandwagon. But to each their own. And yes RCBS has great customer service, and because of that I use almost exclusively RCBS gear now. Back when I first got into reloading I was changing over from .45 to .357 mag, and I lost the coil spring for the primer plug. I told em exactly that on the phone, but they didn't even miss a beat, just asked for my address. That's it it was in the mail and at my door two days later.