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<blockquote data-quote="flashhole" data-source="post: 881510" data-attributes="member: 21375"><p>The RCBS China story has been bubbling around for over a year. Don't know the truth but what has been reported is they were getting press castings from China but had quality issues and had to abandon the venture. Customer feeback was not good and the consumer felt betrayed for having gone to China. Just the idea they went to China in the first place takes them off my list for new equipment purchases. Shame too because they had such a solid reputation. </p><p> </p><p>I share Daveinjax opinion about Hornady equipment. I do not put them in the same good category as others. Their free bullet offer entices lots of folks to buy Hornady equipment but after awhile they upgrade. I fell into that trap with some of their dies. I've purged my bench of all but one set of Hornady dies and as soon as I see a deal on that one it will be replaced too. </p><p> </p><p>I don't like all of Lee's equipment but the stuff I have I really like a lot. That includes their Classic Cast single stage and Classic Cast turrets presses, ball handle case length gages, 3-jaw chuck, dipper cups and pistol dies and Lee's funnel that fits the powder through expander die. I also have a couple of the Lee bullet molds and their bottom pour Pro 20 lead pot. All excellent equipment. </p><p> </p><p>For rifle dies I prefer Forster and Redding and the Lee Collet Neck Die. </p><p> </p><p>Hand tools for case prep are real important so get what you like. EJS makes some good stuff. I try and get oversized hand tools like the Lyman 50 BMG deburring tool (works on all cases) so my fat hands don't cramp grabbing those tiny tools for extended periiods of time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="flashhole, post: 881510, member: 21375"] The RCBS China story has been bubbling around for over a year. Don't know the truth but what has been reported is they were getting press castings from China but had quality issues and had to abandon the venture. Customer feeback was not good and the consumer felt betrayed for having gone to China. Just the idea they went to China in the first place takes them off my list for new equipment purchases. Shame too because they had such a solid reputation. I share Daveinjax opinion about Hornady equipment. I do not put them in the same good category as others. Their free bullet offer entices lots of folks to buy Hornady equipment but after awhile they upgrade. I fell into that trap with some of their dies. I've purged my bench of all but one set of Hornady dies and as soon as I see a deal on that one it will be replaced too. I don't like all of Lee's equipment but the stuff I have I really like a lot. That includes their Classic Cast single stage and Classic Cast turrets presses, ball handle case length gages, 3-jaw chuck, dipper cups and pistol dies and Lee's funnel that fits the powder through expander die. I also have a couple of the Lee bullet molds and their bottom pour Pro 20 lead pot. All excellent equipment. For rifle dies I prefer Forster and Redding and the Lee Collet Neck Die. Hand tools for case prep are real important so get what you like. EJS makes some good stuff. I try and get oversized hand tools like the Lyman 50 BMG deburring tool (works on all cases) so my fat hands don't cramp grabbing those tiny tools for extended periiods of time. [/QUOTE]
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