New press opinions

[ButterBean]

Better off to with Lee

I concur

 

[Tiny Tim]

Not bashing Lee products. They have served me well and still use a great deal of them. I simply believe there are better products in the press arena. That said, they have always made good when I've had a problem. It just sucks if you don't have a backup when it breaks and have to wait for replacement. I think it was gingerman that had a broken press toggle recently.

 

[FEENIX]

Any opinions on the Frankford Arsenal F-1?

Frankford Arsenal has had some innovative offerings in the last few years in the reloading world. End-users have some loyalty to specific brands and experiences, and there will always be pros and cons to any product but it boils down to the end-user's budget and preference. IMHO, it is a good buy for its price point; however, the final decision is yours.





Good luck and happy safe reloading.

 

[Mike D Texas]

For single stage loading, Forster Co-Ax is my preferred press.

 

[ButterBean]

Not bashing Lee products. They have served me well and still use a great deal of them. I simply believe there are better products in the press arena. That said, they have always made good when I've had a problem. It just sucks if you don't have a backup when it breaks and have to wait for replacement. I think it was gingerman that had a broken press toggle recently.

It was Gingerman ant it was an RCBS press

 

[Slick8]

I run a redding boss which is just long enough for the RUM length rounds and similar to the rcbs.

I'm keeping it for loading / mandrel dies but thinking of adding a T7 for sizing dies.

 

[sprink]

If money isn't a factor the Area419 Zero press might be worth considering.

 

[victor3ranger]

The rock chucker is a really good piece that will last. I have a few of them
The Lee O press is good too but I think I made mine mad when I broke it into so I got rock chuckers

 

[birddog 68]

I've got a Lee and a rock chucker. Both get the job done at a reasonable price.

 

[340Shooter]

My only pet peeve with the rock chucker is the spent primer catcher. It sucks. The rebel looks good though.

 

[FEENIX]

My only pet peeve with the rock chucker is the spent primer catcher. It sucks. The rebel looks good though.

If that is all your issue, ebay has quite a few spent primer upgrade kits.

 

[xsn10s]

I've done well with a single stage Rock chucker for rifle. It's no speed Demon.

Same here. I even have a Lee handheld for decapping outside the house. Then I'll bump the shoulder with the Rock Chucker and seat bullets using the Lee handheld. Not because it's better, I just have limited space right now. That accounted for all my LR loads for the past decade.

 

[victor3ranger]

If that is all your issue, ebay has quite a few primer upgrade kits.



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Well look at that little sucker, I need to look into that

 

[Bob Wright]

Same here. I even have a Lee handheld for decapping outside the house. Then I'll bump the shoulder with the Rock Chucker and seat bullets using the Lee handheld. Not because it's better, I just have limited space right now. That accounted for all my LR loads for the past decade.

I prime with the rock chucker too. I can tell when pockets are tight or loose, so I'm good with it.