Is Collecting Presses A Hobby
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Tomcat47
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It is 2012.....6 May not be enough! 
You may need to invest more into your hobby!
Anything can be a hobby I suppose, if you use all of them, then they are useful tools in your hobby of shooting/reloading.
And honestly I have thought of buying more presses as I get older to leave them caliber dedicated.
I now have 3 presses. One progressive for .45 ACP and 2 standard for 9mm and .38/.357
I am wanting a progressive for 9mm and .223/5.56 to stay setup just for them.
You may need to invest more into your hobby!
Anything can be a hobby I suppose, if you use all of them, then they are useful tools in your hobby of shooting/reloading.
And honestly I have thought of buying more presses as I get older to leave them caliber dedicated.
I now have 3 presses. One progressive for .45 ACP and 2 standard for 9mm and .38/.357
I am wanting a progressive for 9mm and .223/5.56 to stay setup just for them.
Tomcat47
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^^ That counts ^^
You like me.... I had rather be shooting than setting up presses!
You like me.... I had rather be shooting than setting up presses!
Kevin Rohrer
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It's a hobby for some. I have nine on my bench. I don't have ten because the bench is full.
Maybe I need to collect benches--then I'll be able to have more presses.
Maybe I need to collect benches--then I'll be able to have more presses.
I am about out of floor space so I built a shelf stand to store a couple Dillon SDBs. I change cartridges by changing presses at the reloading position.
ROFLMaybe I need to collect benches--then I'll be able to have more presses.
jk2008
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Eight here... The most useful is a Lee hand press, which I have found to be very convenient. The worst is a Hornady ProJector progressive press that I cannot get to index properly.
rikman
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Four and growing....just got my first MEC Sizemaster for 12Ga....I have to set it u still. Still reading up on shotshell reloading.
FROGO207
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I am now GREEN with envy as I only have 6 presses in my reloading room. Unless you count Lee Loaders----yeah that's it----- then I can say I have 27 presses. That's the ticket.
So just how many sub hobbies can you have when you reload???
So just how many sub hobbies can you have when you reload???
Three and that's all I need. Yes, it can be a hobby, look how many some of these posters have. I also think we get lazy, it's easier to just keep a press setup for every caliber that you load.
I'm systematic. I have 2 progressives, large primer and small primer plus a single stage.
I'm systematic. I have 2 progressives, large primer and small primer plus a single stage.
I didn't need another press press for reloading. I'm very happy with my Pro1000 & RCBS Partner(I think thats what it is called). I haven't even set up my LNL Ejector yet. I just had to try a Load Master tho. I have wanted to get one for over a year. It is what I wanted when I bought the Pro1000 but my wallet made up my mind for me. I have also wanted to see why people rave about the Classic Cast. I want to play with ideas on making jacketed bullets so I got the BL Hand Press & the BL Classic Cast to try my ideas.
My wife has been pushing me since December to order the stuff I talked about. I hated to spend that much money but she is very persuasive.
I don't mind setting up the press. I actually enjoy it as much as reloading. I'll set up the Pro1000 just to run 20 rounds. It doesn't take any longer to set it up then it does to set each die up in the SS. The powder measure in the LNL has kinda got me bummed tho so it has been collecting dust. I just need to kick myself in the butt toss the LNL measure to the side & put on a Lee Pro measure then see what it can do.
Now if I only had a lathe.
This is the route of my problem. Hi I'm Michael & I'm a tool addict. It has been 17 hours since my last tool purchase.
My wife has been pushing me since December to order the stuff I talked about. I hated to spend that much money but she is very persuasive.
I don't mind setting up the press. I actually enjoy it as much as reloading. I'll set up the Pro1000 just to run 20 rounds. It doesn't take any longer to set it up then it does to set each die up in the SS. The powder measure in the LNL has kinda got me bummed tho so it has been collecting dust. I just need to kick myself in the butt toss the LNL measure to the side & put on a Lee Pro measure then see what it can do.
Now if I only had a lathe.
This is the route of my problem. Hi I'm Michael & I'm a tool addict. It has been 17 hours since my last tool purchase.
Elkins45
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You have to count your hammers to know how many presses you have when you collect Lee Loaders
I bought one this winter...now if I only knew how to use it...
capreppy
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I only have 2 and based on where I reload and my bench, that is about as much as I'm going to get till I get into a bigger house. They are both frequently used and have served me well.
I have thought many times about getting a second Hornady LnL AP to setup for SPP and leave my current one setup for LPP (.45 ACP actually). I don't think I'll be loading progressively any other LPP calibers.
With a small primer setup, I can do 9mm Luger and .223 Remington on the same press. I batch load thousands of 9mm Luger so don't change calibers frequently. For plinking ammo, I do load .223 Remington progressively. This worked really well on the Hornady LnL AP.
I have thought many times about getting a second Hornady LnL AP to setup for SPP and leave my current one setup for LPP (.45 ACP actually). I don't think I'll be loading progressively any other LPP calibers.
With a small primer setup, I can do 9mm Luger and .223 Remington on the same press. I batch load thousands of 9mm Luger so don't change calibers frequently. For plinking ammo, I do load .223 Remington progressively. This worked really well on the Hornady LnL AP.
For many home hobbyists, lathes are in the tool category, "cannot justify it before, but could not live without it after".
I find all sorts of uses for mine beyond the typical turning projects.
Start simple on projects where accuracy and precision are not as important to build your confidence.
Have fun.
jk2008
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I forgot about the Lee Loaders... I have a few of those, too. I rarely use them, but they are interesting in their own right.
I don't keep any of my presses dedicated to a single caliber. I don't have unlimited bench space nor do I reload any one caliber routinely--I tend to jump from caliber to caliber a lot. The closest I get to the convenince of a dedicated press is with my Lee breechlock press. With this press and the associated breechlock bushings, I can change out dies easily without having to worry about repeated die adjustment.
I don't have a lathe yet... it's been on the list for years now but I haven't thought about it much since I've throttled back on my woodworking. Also, I haven't done any real research on them yet and I don't want to buy one on impulse and regret my decision later. Maybe I'll spend some time doing that this weekend.
I don't keep any of my presses dedicated to a single caliber. I don't have unlimited bench space nor do I reload any one caliber routinely--I tend to jump from caliber to caliber a lot. The closest I get to the convenince of a dedicated press is with my Lee breechlock press. With this press and the associated breechlock bushings, I can change out dies easily without having to worry about repeated die adjustment.
I don't have a lathe yet... it's been on the list for years now but I haven't thought about it much since I've throttled back on my woodworking. Also, I haven't done any real research on them yet and I don't want to buy one on impulse and regret my decision later. Maybe I'll spend some time doing that this weekend.
cougar1717
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It's so easy to get those extra presses. For instance, you see someone advertising reloading equipment in the classifieds and it might have some dies or a powder measure with some consumables that you'd like to have. It's usually selling for a good price, so you don't mind buying the whole lot. Of course, it usually includes a single stage press. If you bought all the other stuff separately, it would be more than for this lot of used reloading equipment. So, the press is basically free. ---At least that is what I keep telling myself!
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RainDodger
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Oh my gosh. Now you're telling me I'm already immersed in a hobby that I didn't know I have? (only 4 presses here)
For any one who is bench spaced challenged for press space, develop a system where extra presses can be stored out of the way on a shelf or something.
Then, move in the press you want to use and move out the one you are not using.
Attached is a photo of my Dillon SDB storage stand. I made it to hold two incase I want to buy a third.
Admittedly, the Hornady L-N-L and Dillon 650 would be harder to move around due to their weight and size but it is possible with some thought.
My self storage stand is made out of steel tube. Wood would work as well.
There are several possible quick mounts for benches. I believe Lee makes a system. I do not know how good it is.
A company called 80/20 (www.8020.com) makes aluminum extrusions that could be set into a work bench to be used as T-slots to make changing presses quick and easy.
Be created and before long you can justify more presses than Carter has liver pills.
I have only one press at the reloading bench at any one time, the other eight are in storage somewhere. Just a couple minutes to set the press du jour in place.
Then, move in the press you want to use and move out the one you are not using.
Attached is a photo of my Dillon SDB storage stand. I made it to hold two incase I want to buy a third.
Admittedly, the Hornady L-N-L and Dillon 650 would be harder to move around due to their weight and size but it is possible with some thought.
My self storage stand is made out of steel tube. Wood would work as well.
There are several possible quick mounts for benches. I believe Lee makes a system. I do not know how good it is.
A company called 80/20 (www.8020.com) makes aluminum extrusions that could be set into a work bench to be used as T-slots to make changing presses quick and easy.
Be created and before long you can justify more presses than Carter has liver pills.
I have only one press at the reloading bench at any one time, the other eight are in storage somewhere. Just a couple minutes to set the press du jour in place.
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Bowfishrp
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You know it would be nice to have one setup for large primers and another for small. Maybe one day when I have more room in my study/computer/reloading room.
Mike Kerr
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Gosh, I hope its a hobby. If it is not a hobby then I have become a hoarder, which is now stigmatized as a sickness. I have five mounted and operational. Two more on a bench and awaiting full set up. Three additional laying around either on a bench or table; and a table top with parts for set up. I need to get better organized.
I prefer to think of my collection as stock for future sales to buy more reloading and shooting supplies and equipment. Funny how we can rationalize nearly anything.
BUT the first thing I check on an appropriate and related web site is the availability of great deals in used reloading press items.
Regards,
I prefer to think of my collection as stock for future sales to buy more reloading and shooting supplies and equipment. Funny how we can rationalize nearly anything.
BUT the first thing I check on an appropriate and related web site is the availability of great deals in used reloading press items.
Regards,
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