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<blockquote data-quote="DoneNOut" data-source="post: 2865584" data-attributes="member: 113404"><p>I cranked out 25yrs of ammo on the Lee 4 hole turret press. I struggled in the first years with consistency due to the no hard stop, no cam over, just had to feel the right spot in the the downward force of the handle. I got pretty good with knowing my machine. I recently taught a couple young lads how to hand load. They were producing inconsistent ammo with it. SO, I says its about time to upgrade!</p><p></p><p>I wanted to try a cam over press, so the end of the handle movement was consistent. I bought the RCBS Summit. Spent 3 months in bliss making some very consistent ammo. The Summit press takes up nothing on the bench, it has such a small footprint. I sized 500 pieces of 308 brass into 708 brass and the toggle broke. Oh, why didn't I resort to my Lee 4 hole turret? Because I sold the thing! DOH!</p><p></p><p>I scrambled and bought an RCBS Rebel press. It showed up and the press handle on the downstroke was at my ankles. Shins actually. So, I bought the 4" Inline Fabrications micro mount to raise it up a bit. Daggum is that mount the ticket! It fits the Rebel and Summit press!</p><p></p><p>Ok, back to the Summit. Told RCBS about the broken toggle. They sent a new one and a bolt upgrade kit. It appears the bolt upgrade kit took a lot of slop out the press. Time will tell if this is the fix. Plan B is a $24 crossbolt pin upgrade a guy sells on the forums that looks promising.</p><p></p><p>The Rebel press is a sweet, beefy, piece of kit! I love the hard stop when bullet seating. I am .0005 accurate with my seating depths now. I sized for the first time tonight with the Rebel. It hard stops balls on consistency. It isn't technically a hard stop on sizing, but it's solid.</p><p></p><p>Two is one, one is none: (If the Summit doesn't break, I like it the best)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]480208[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]480209[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DoneNOut, post: 2865584, member: 113404"] I cranked out 25yrs of ammo on the Lee 4 hole turret press. I struggled in the first years with consistency due to the no hard stop, no cam over, just had to feel the right spot in the the downward force of the handle. I got pretty good with knowing my machine. I recently taught a couple young lads how to hand load. They were producing inconsistent ammo with it. SO, I says its about time to upgrade! I wanted to try a cam over press, so the end of the handle movement was consistent. I bought the RCBS Summit. Spent 3 months in bliss making some very consistent ammo. The Summit press takes up nothing on the bench, it has such a small footprint. I sized 500 pieces of 308 brass into 708 brass and the toggle broke. Oh, why didn't I resort to my Lee 4 hole turret? Because I sold the thing! DOH! I scrambled and bought an RCBS Rebel press. It showed up and the press handle on the downstroke was at my ankles. Shins actually. So, I bought the 4" Inline Fabrications micro mount to raise it up a bit. Daggum is that mount the ticket! It fits the Rebel and Summit press! Ok, back to the Summit. Told RCBS about the broken toggle. They sent a new one and a bolt upgrade kit. It appears the bolt upgrade kit took a lot of slop out the press. Time will tell if this is the fix. Plan B is a $24 crossbolt pin upgrade a guy sells on the forums that looks promising. The Rebel press is a sweet, beefy, piece of kit! I love the hard stop when bullet seating. I am .0005 accurate with my seating depths now. I sized for the first time tonight with the Rebel. It hard stops balls on consistency. It isn't technically a hard stop on sizing, but it's solid. Two is one, one is none: (If the Summit doesn't break, I like it the best) [ATTACH type="full" alt="IMG_0338.jpeg"]480208[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="IMG_0334.jpeg"]480209[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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