alemonkey
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I've been thinking about picking up a progressive press in the next couple of months. I've been using a Lee turret press for a while and it works well for pistol ammo, but it seems to have enough slop in the turret that OAL is inconsistent. This can cause problems with rifle rounds, especially in my AR where I like to load them as long as possible while still feeding through the magazine.
I had always thought I would get a Dillon RL550 when I went progressive some day, but after researching it the price of the caliber conversion kits seems pretty high. Outfitting a Dillon press for 4-5 different calibers could get very expensive. Does the Hornady require as much of an investment as the Dillon to convert calibers? I already have dies for everything, so I'm wondering what else would be required.
I had always thought I would get a Dillon RL550 when I went progressive some day, but after researching it the price of the caliber conversion kits seems pretty high. Outfitting a Dillon press for 4-5 different calibers could get very expensive. Does the Hornady require as much of an investment as the Dillon to convert calibers? I already have dies for everything, so I'm wondering what else would be required.