What do you regret buying?

[theodoreh]

Lyman digital scale- junk. Replaced with rcbs digital scale- been a safe powder measure.

Rcbs full length body dye- hard on brass. Replaced with Redding full length with custom bushing- much better brass life and consistency.

 

[Varmint Shooter]

K&M Arbor Press with standard force pack. Looking to sell it.

 

[mandl]

K & M Neck turning kit. Never used it. Would sell it.

 

[Creedmoor shooter]

500 sleeve of bullets I never shot before.

 

[wv270wsm]

I had a rcbs case prep station that I did not like just my 2 cents

 

[Brad Pierce]

Hornady lock n load electronic powder measure. Can load faster and more consistently with RCBS 505

 

[sodakota]

Lee dies

 

[redleg1013]

An engagement ring

 

[FEENIX]

I have more regrets in not buying.

 

[misterc01]

individual lee case trimmers. Got an RCBS and have neve opened the lee trimmers.

 

[adinallo]

I just read something Mudrunner posted in another thread, something along the lines of you will definitely regret buying some equipment....so help those of who come after you. What RELOADING EQUIPMENT have you bought that you regret and why? I would rather this not get into another discussion about which widget is best, rather a list of products you wish you hadnt wasted your money on.



I'll kick it off, the Lee single stage press I have I do not like. I've not seen the older ones, but I understand this quick change bushing thing is a new feature and I dont like it because it just introduces one more area for error/stacked tolerances. I would rather the die screw directly into the press not a bushing.

I regret buying a 21st Century neck turning lathe for my 338LM. I should have purchased the 21st Century power Lathe first, but I tried to take the less expensive route. Both are superior tools, I am stuck with an extra one now. Anyone interested in purchasing, please PM me. AD

 

[bigal1964]

the optical chrono. used it once.

 

[Sealesniper]

I have bought some crap before, but the most recent and worst is the Lee Auto prime and the Lee Precission hand priming tools. I have to use my free hand to hold the plastic cover on the primer tray and every 10th to 15th primer double stacks, and pushed the plastic tray off, then primers turn over. Stop, fully remove cover, unload the upside down or sideways, or doubled primers in the tool, then turn all the primers in the tray the the correct direction, and start again. Seems to be worse with small primers (that is why I have two of these one large, one small) but they are both garbage. I always go back to my K&M. Might be a little slower, but very consisent and probably faster in the long run.

 

[jacknifejc]

An engagement ring

Haha. I was waiting for someone to say that.