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Best Press For Precision Shooting? (Single Stage vs. Turret)
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<blockquote data-quote="CatShooter" data-source="post: 127746" data-attributes="member: 7"><p>Most responders will tell you to get the press they use?? (Duh!!) Few will tell you "Don't get the XXX, I have one and it sucks". It's just the way these boards work.</p><p></p><p>But keep in mind this.</p><p></p><p>Shell holders are NOT precision devices on purpose - the "standing hight" is standardized so head space will be the same with all dies, but the fit of the rim is deliberatly sloppy so the case will self-align to the die.</p><p></p><p>So all the hype about the press is nothing - Nada... the case will flop around until it finishes it's trip into the die, and then the precision of the die will determine the precision of the round. You can load great ammo on a dinky press, if the dies are great.</p><p></p><p>So whether you buy a RCBS Jr. or a 30 pound animal like the C-H Champion, it makes no difference in the accuracy.</p><p></p><p>The bigger presses will make the work easier because they have longer handles and more leverage.</p><p></p><p>The T-Presses are handy if you load only one cartridge, and only a few of them... but most loaders soon find that these are not as solid for "big" or magnum cases.</p><p></p><p>The Bonanza is nice, but impossible to use most bullet pullers with.</p><p></p><p>The RCBS Ruckchucker is an OK middle sized press, but now that they are made in China, they are off of my personal list.</p><p></p><p>The Redding large "O" frame is very good.</p><p>The C-H Champion is the animal of the bunch at 30 pounds - and it's not cast aluminum, it's solid iron.</p><p></p><p>Redding and Forster match dies are the best available.</p><p></p><p>RCBS dies are OK.</p><p></p><p>Hornady dies are much better than they should be for the price, and are better than RCBS.</p><p></p><p>The US Palma team loads their 1000 yd ammo on a Dillon 550, so don't let anyone tell you that progressives can't load "serious" ammo.</p><p></p><p>And I won't tell you which press I use. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CatShooter, post: 127746, member: 7"] Most responders will tell you to get the press they use?? (Duh!!) Few will tell you "Don't get the XXX, I have one and it sucks". It's just the way these boards work. But keep in mind this. Shell holders are NOT precision devices on purpose - the "standing hight" is standardized so head space will be the same with all dies, but the fit of the rim is deliberatly sloppy so the case will self-align to the die. So all the hype about the press is nothing - Nada... the case will flop around until it finishes it's trip into the die, and then the precision of the die will determine the precision of the round. You can load great ammo on a dinky press, if the dies are great. So whether you buy a RCBS Jr. or a 30 pound animal like the C-H Champion, it makes no difference in the accuracy. The bigger presses will make the work easier because they have longer handles and more leverage. The T-Presses are handy if you load only one cartridge, and only a few of them... but most loaders soon find that these are not as solid for "big" or magnum cases. The Bonanza is nice, but impossible to use most bullet pullers with. The RCBS Ruckchucker is an OK middle sized press, but now that they are made in China, they are off of my personal list. The Redding large "O" frame is very good. The C-H Champion is the animal of the bunch at 30 pounds - and it's not cast aluminum, it's solid iron. Redding and Forster match dies are the best available. RCBS dies are OK. Hornady dies are much better than they should be for the price, and are better than RCBS. The US Palma team loads their 1000 yd ammo on a Dillon 550, so don't let anyone tell you that progressives can't load "serious" ammo. And I won't tell you which press I use. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] [/QUOTE]
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