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Should I buy a new press ?
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<blockquote data-quote="osok-1k" data-source="post: 1824249" data-attributes="member: 106259"><p>I've been hand loading since 1976, shot bench rest and still am a LE sniper. I'v had Dillon and RCBS presses, replaced my 60 year old Rock Chucker about a year ago with a new Rock Chucker Supreme. I would have bought the Co-Ax except they were not available at the time. </p><p>It sounds like you don't care as much about what things cost as much as doing things right the fist time. If you want to be precise, get great equipment to start with, take your time to learn exactly what each tool does and how to use them correctly. Buy good dies, Forster, Whidden, Redding and certain RCBS, I've found Hornady to have loose tolerances and would not use them for precision loading. Buy a good powder measure to get your load close and trickle up to exactly the desired weight. Have your scale calibrated if you use a beam scale and on and on. One of the best ways to learn is to find someone in your area who has a lot of experience both in loading and precision shooting and ask if they would mentor you until you get comfortable. I would not buy a Dillon except for pistol loads or something like 5.56 / 300 BO where you need volume more than precision. They're great tools for their intended purpose, which is to load a lot of ammo in a short period of time, 750 is the smallest I would consider. Be patient and have a quiet place (distractions cause mistakes) to load with a solid bench where you can hopefully leave things set up and enjoy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="osok-1k, post: 1824249, member: 106259"] I've been hand loading since 1976, shot bench rest and still am a LE sniper. I'v had Dillon and RCBS presses, replaced my 60 year old Rock Chucker about a year ago with a new Rock Chucker Supreme. I would have bought the Co-Ax except they were not available at the time. It sounds like you don't care as much about what things cost as much as doing things right the fist time. If you want to be precise, get great equipment to start with, take your time to learn exactly what each tool does and how to use them correctly. Buy good dies, Forster, Whidden, Redding and certain RCBS, I've found Hornady to have loose tolerances and would not use them for precision loading. Buy a good powder measure to get your load close and trickle up to exactly the desired weight. Have your scale calibrated if you use a beam scale and on and on. One of the best ways to learn is to find someone in your area who has a lot of experience both in loading and precision shooting and ask if they would mentor you until you get comfortable. I would not buy a Dillon except for pistol loads or something like 5.56 / 300 BO where you need volume more than precision. They're great tools for their intended purpose, which is to load a lot of ammo in a short period of time, 750 is the smallest I would consider. Be patient and have a quiet place (distractions cause mistakes) to load with a solid bench where you can hopefully leave things set up and enjoy. [/QUOTE]
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