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Best reloader for Precision long range?
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<blockquote data-quote="65WSM" data-source="post: 1148510" data-attributes="member: 9551"><p>The best alignment press for long range shooting with threaded seating dies is the Bonanza from Forster. I saw the Army sniper reloading room at Fort Lewis and it had Bonanza presses all around. </p><p></p><p>The RCBS rock chucker press was designed by a guy that wanted to size his .22/250 and .219 Donaldson Wasp cases for rock chuck hunting. It is a short press. It is difficult to size large magnum cases. I struggled seating Berger 130 VLD bullets in 6.5 - 06 cases last night in the Rock Chucker. The Redding Ultra press or Lyman Orange crusher are better suited than the Bonanza or Rock Chucker for Ultra Mag cartridges although I have done it with both presses.</p><p></p><p>For case forming for wildcat cartridges I would choose a Redding Ultramag press. I recently had some 6.5-284 cases sized with it (barrel change mandated the full length sizing) that resisted the less leveraged RCBS Rock Chucker.</p><p></p><p>Photo shows a sharp pointed Berger VLD in both an issue and special VLD seating stem for a chamber type die.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="65WSM, post: 1148510, member: 9551"] The best alignment press for long range shooting with threaded seating dies is the Bonanza from Forster. I saw the Army sniper reloading room at Fort Lewis and it had Bonanza presses all around. The RCBS rock chucker press was designed by a guy that wanted to size his .22/250 and .219 Donaldson Wasp cases for rock chuck hunting. It is a short press. It is difficult to size large magnum cases. I struggled seating Berger 130 VLD bullets in 6.5 - 06 cases last night in the Rock Chucker. The Redding Ultra press or Lyman Orange crusher are better suited than the Bonanza or Rock Chucker for Ultra Mag cartridges although I have done it with both presses. For case forming for wildcat cartridges I would choose a Redding Ultramag press. I recently had some 6.5-284 cases sized with it (barrel change mandated the full length sizing) that resisted the less leveraged RCBS Rock Chucker. Photo shows a sharp pointed Berger VLD in both an issue and special VLD seating stem for a chamber type die. [/QUOTE]
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