hpluseleven
Member
I've read every thread I could find here and on a few other forums about progressive reloading. I have been loading on an RCBS Rockchucker for a few years. I'll keep the Rockchucker for 7mmRM, .30-06, .30-30, .350 RM, some .223 and load development, but loading pistol ammo on the single stage is killing me. I'd like to load .45 ACP and 9mm with plans to load 40 S&W at some point in the future on a progressive.
Big picture options are:
Dillon - I know people love them but I just can't get over the pricetag for a 650 (especially caliber conversions) and 550 is out because I want 5 stations, not 4.
RCBS Pro 2000 - I really want a casefeeder and as far as I can tell that is not an option unless I custom build my own contraption to make it work.
Lee Loadmaster - I've read about some people who love them, but it seems like at least as many people have problems and "tinkering" is a recurring theme with every LM story I've read. I'm not that mechanically inclined. I'm also not a huge fan of the priming system.
So...the winner is:
Hornady LNL AP. Cabelas has the LNL with case feeder for $670, but buying them separate at Natchez is $380 for the LNL and $260 for the case feeder. I figure I'll follow the $28 bullet feeder instructions in that other recent thread. Then I need a couple of shell plates, an RCBS lockout die and a Hornady EZ bullet feeder die.
What am I missing? What else do I need to buy? What else would you be thinking about/considering if you were looking at your first progressive?
Thanks for ya'lls help. Hopefully this doesn't derail into red vs blue race wars.
Big picture options are:
Dillon - I know people love them but I just can't get over the pricetag for a 650 (especially caliber conversions) and 550 is out because I want 5 stations, not 4.
RCBS Pro 2000 - I really want a casefeeder and as far as I can tell that is not an option unless I custom build my own contraption to make it work.
Lee Loadmaster - I've read about some people who love them, but it seems like at least as many people have problems and "tinkering" is a recurring theme with every LM story I've read. I'm not that mechanically inclined. I'm also not a huge fan of the priming system.
So...the winner is:
Hornady LNL AP. Cabelas has the LNL with case feeder for $670, but buying them separate at Natchez is $380 for the LNL and $260 for the case feeder. I figure I'll follow the $28 bullet feeder instructions in that other recent thread. Then I need a couple of shell plates, an RCBS lockout die and a Hornady EZ bullet feeder die.
What am I missing? What else do I need to buy? What else would you be thinking about/considering if you were looking at your first progressive?
Thanks for ya'lls help. Hopefully this doesn't derail into red vs blue race wars.